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The [[Quilon-Trivandrum Extension Railway]] was an extension of the [[South Indian Railway]](SIR) network from [[Quilon]]+, to [[Trivandrum]]+.
The SIR were given sanction in 1913 <ref name=name/> for the extension of railway line from Quilon to Trivandrum beach (present Pettai Station) and it was opened for traffic on 1 January 1918. In 1926 the extension of this line from Trivandrum Beach to the heart of the city, that is Thampanoor (the present-day Thiruvananthapuram Central), was completed in 1931.
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanniyakumari_District_Railway Wikipedia "KanniyakumariDistrict Railway - History"]; Retrieved 29 Jan 2016</ref>
+Note
Quilon (since renamed Kollam),
Trivandrum (since renamed Thiruvananthapuram)
==Records==
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway <ref name=name>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 29 Jan 2016</ref>
gives the following: -
*'''L/F/7/2175 ''' “Collection 370/20: Railways: Miscellaneous: South Indian Railway, terms for construction and working of Quilon-Trivandrum extension; 1913-19”
==Further Information==
See '''[[South Indian Railway]]'''
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:State Railways]]
The SIR were given sanction in 1913 <ref name=name/> for the extension of railway line from Quilon to Trivandrum beach (present Pettai Station) and it was opened for traffic on 1 January 1918. In 1926 the extension of this line from Trivandrum Beach to the heart of the city, that is Thampanoor (the present-day Thiruvananthapuram Central), was completed in 1931.
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanniyakumari_District_Railway Wikipedia "KanniyakumariDistrict Railway - History"]; Retrieved 29 Jan 2016</ref>
+Note
Quilon (since renamed Kollam),
Trivandrum (since renamed Thiruvananthapuram)
==Records==
Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway <ref name=name>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 29 Jan 2016</ref>
gives the following: -
*'''L/F/7/2175 ''' “Collection 370/20: Railways: Miscellaneous: South Indian Railway, terms for construction and working of Quilon-Trivandrum extension; 1913-19”
==Further Information==
See '''[[South Indian Railway]]'''
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:State Railways]]
