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*[[Carnatic Railway]]. Took over Indian Tramway, 1870; merged with Great Southern of India to form SIR , 1872
**[[Indian Tramway Co.]], opened 1865. Formerly Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway; Failed in 1870 and taken over by Carniatic Rly merged finally SIR..
*[[Madras Railway]], the [[Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline]], broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]). Constructed, owned and worked by MR up to 31 Dec 1907, then transferred to SIR. Opened 1860-61; extended to Calicut, 1888; finally to [[Mangalore]], 1907.Line length 417miles(671km) <ref name=AdminSIR>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n144/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” pages 136-152 (pdf 144-161]; Retrieved 28 Nov 2016</ref>.**[[Mettupalaiyam Branch Line]]. Constructed, owned and worked by MR up to 31 Dec 1907, then transferred to SIR. Podanor Junction to Coimbatore and Mettupalaiyam. Opened 1873, 26 miles(41km) ) <ref name=AdminSIR/> . **[[Palghat Branch Line]]. Palakkad Junction(Olavakode) to [[Palghat]]. Constructed, owned and worked by MR up to 31 Dec 1907, then transferred to SIR. Opened 1888, 2.5 miles(4km) <ref name=AdminSIR/>.
===SIR Branch Lines and extensions===
