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The '''Suramangalam-Salem Railway''' was sanctioned for construction by the [[South Indian Railway]] Company (SIR) on behalf of the District Board of Salem in March 1915. The short broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line linking [[Suramangalam]] to [[Salem]] was 4 miles(7 Km) in length.
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/itemsstream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf #page/n145/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 137]; Retrieved 21 Dec 201513 Feb 2016</ref>
The line opened 1917-18 and was worked by [[South Indian Railway]](SIR) as part of its network.
<ref>"Indian Railway Mileage 1910-17" Spreadsheet available at
dsal.uchicago.edu/statistics/1910_excel/1910.125.XLS</ref>
==Further Information==
See '''[[South Indian Railway]]'''
== References ==
