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[[Category:Railways]]
The '''Madras Railway''' was formed in 1845 although its first section of line, from Madras to Arcot, was not opened to traffic until 1 July 1856. In 1859, its object was given as "the construction and working of a railway from Madras to the western coast at Beypore, with branches to Bangalore and the Neilgherries; also of a line from Madras, ''via'' Bellary, to join the line from Bombay - total, about 820 miles."1
== Characteristics ==
Headquartered in Madras, whence its lines radiated, the Madras Railway was built to [[broad guage]]. It was the last [[guaranteed railway]] to fall to Government ownership (31 December 1907). In 1908, it merged with the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] to form the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] (MSMR). The Government took over the management of the MSMR on 1 April 1944. On 14 April 1951, MSMR together with the South Indian Railway and the Mysore State Railway became the Southern Railway of Indian Railways.
== Records ==
There are no Staff agreements held at the [[British Library]] in the [[India Office Records]].
== Notes ==
1 "Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.
The '''Madras Railway''' was formed in 1845 although its first section of line, from Madras to Arcot, was not opened to traffic until 1 July 1856. In 1859, its object was given as "the construction and working of a railway from Madras to the western coast at Beypore, with branches to Bangalore and the Neilgherries; also of a line from Madras, ''via'' Bellary, to join the line from Bombay - total, about 820 miles."1
== Characteristics ==
Headquartered in Madras, whence its lines radiated, the Madras Railway was built to [[broad guage]]. It was the last [[guaranteed railway]] to fall to Government ownership (31 December 1907). In 1908, it merged with the [[Southern Mahratta Railway]] to form the [[Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway]] (MSMR). The Government took over the management of the MSMR on 1 April 1944. On 14 April 1951, MSMR together with the South Indian Railway and the Mysore State Railway became the Southern Railway of Indian Railways.
== Records ==
There are no Staff agreements held at the [[British Library]] in the [[India Office Records]].
== Notes ==
1 "Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.
