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==Final Route==
The route finally selected was alighnment (A) and named the ‘Villupuram-Trichinoloply Chord Line’. Sanction was given in Dec 1924 and work commenced in Jan 1925. The track was constructed as a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]] ) line, however the bridges were to broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) specification
<ref>’Marvels of the South Indian Railways 1859-1951’ by South Indian Railway Heritage Centre, 2010, page 136</ref>
<br> Sections of the line were as follows:-
