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Karaikkal-Peralam Railway

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The '''Karaikkal-Peralam Railway''' was a small short metre gauge ([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) branch line which connected the French enclave of [[Karikal|Karaikkal]] with the rest of British India at [[Peralam]]. It The line was 15 miles(24km) in length and operated by the [[South Indian Railway]]and opened in 1898. "The line is partly in British and partly in French teritory and was constructed (by the agency of the South Indian Railway Company) with the object of placing the town and port of Karaikkal in communication with the railway system of Southern India"<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 142]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref> == References ==<references />  
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