Salem-Vriddhachalam Railway

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‘Salem-Vriddhachalam Railway’, 86 miles(138km), opened 1931 from Salem to Vriddhachalam . The first 3.9miles(6.3km) from Salem Junction to Salem Town had opened in 1917 and described as the ‘Suramangalam-Salem Railway’, owned by the Salem District Board as a BG line and converted to mixed gauge (MG and BG) in 1931. Part of the ‘South Indian Railway ‘SIR Metre Gauge’ [1]

Further Informaion

See separate page SIR Metre Gauge

References

  1. ↑ US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ pages 196-197, pdf 239-240; Retrieved 2 Oct 2020
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