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The Madras Railway (full name Madras Railway Company) played a pioneering role in developing railways in southern India and was merged in 1908 with Southern Mahratta Railway to form Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway. The Madras Railway was formed in 1845 and its first track from Royapuram in Chennai (then known as Madras) to Arcot was opened in 1856. It had as its objective, connection of Chennai on the east coast with the west coast, as also linking up with Bengaluru and the Nilgiris, and to link up with the line from Mumbai.

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  • Madras Railway (de)
  • Compagnie du chemin de fer de Madras (fr)
  • Madras Railway (en)
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  • Die Madras Railway, abgekürzt MR, wurde am 8. Mai 1845 gegründet und war lange Zeit die drittgrößte indische Eisenbahngesellschaft nach der East Indian Railway und der Great Indian Peninsula Railway. Sie spielte eine Pionierrolle bei der Entwicklung der Eisenbahn im Süden Indiens. (de)
  • La compagnie du chemin de fer de Madras (en anglais : Madras railway company (MR)) a joué un rôle de pionnier dans le développement des chemins de fer dans le sud de l'Inde, créée en 1845, elle est remplacée, après fusion, en 1908 par la compagnie (en). (fr)
  • The Madras Railway (full name Madras Railway Company) played a pioneering role in developing railways in southern India and was merged in 1908 with Southern Mahratta Railway to form Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway. The Madras Railway was formed in 1845 and its first track from Royapuram in Chennai (then known as Madras) to Arcot was opened in 1856. It had as its objective, connection of Chennai on the east coast with the west coast, as also linking up with Bengaluru and the Nilgiris, and to link up with the line from Mumbai. (en)
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  • Madras Railway (en)
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  • Madras Railway (en)
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  • Southern India (en)
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  • Merged with Southern Mahratta Railway to form Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway in 1908 (en)
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  • Railways in British India (en)
  • "As a child of its era, the railway left an indelible mark on the 19th century developments in India. In a country of continental distances, it provided the foundation for modern economic expansion by facilitating the carriage of huge quantities of passengers and freight over very long distances at hitherto unparalleled speeds. During the early part of 20th century, in a growing economy with rapid increase in demand for mobility, railway development was sparked off at a pace similar if not more marked than in Western countries in the 19th century. Development and rapid expansion of railway network in British India served as the backbone for economic growth and industrial development in the post independence era." (en)
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  • Die Madras Railway, abgekürzt MR, wurde am 8. Mai 1845 gegründet und war lange Zeit die drittgrößte indische Eisenbahngesellschaft nach der East Indian Railway und der Great Indian Peninsula Railway. Sie spielte eine Pionierrolle bei der Entwicklung der Eisenbahn im Süden Indiens. (de)
  • The Madras Railway (full name Madras Railway Company) played a pioneering role in developing railways in southern India and was merged in 1908 with Southern Mahratta Railway to form Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway. The Madras Railway was formed in 1845 and its first track from Royapuram in Chennai (then known as Madras) to Arcot was opened in 1856. It had as its objective, connection of Chennai on the east coast with the west coast, as also linking up with Bengaluru and the Nilgiris, and to link up with the line from Mumbai. 1857 from Walaja Road to Cuddalore route was proposed via Katpadi. The link with the west coast was first established in 1862 with a line to Beypore, which served as the western terminus of Madras Railway. The western terminus was shifted to Kozikode (then known as Calicut) in 1888. The link between Jolarpettai, a station on the Chennai-Beypore line of Madras Railway, and Bangalore Cantt. was established in 1864. In 1871, Madras Railway extension up to Raichur was linked with an extension of Great Indian Peninsula Railway from Kalyan to Raichur, thereby establishing Chennai-Mumbai link. The Chennai-Vijayawada link was established in 1899, thereby paving the way for opening of the Howrah-Chennai main line. By the end of 1877 the company owned 150 steam locomotives, 391 coaches and 3223 goods wagons. The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901. Amongst the constituent railways of Madras Railway were Kolar Goldfields Railway, Nilgiri Mountain Railway and Shornapur Cochin Railway. The Madras Railway was merged with Southern Mahratta Railway in 1908 to form Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway. (en)
  • La compagnie du chemin de fer de Madras (en anglais : Madras railway company (MR)) a joué un rôle de pionnier dans le développement des chemins de fer dans le sud de l'Inde, créée en 1845, elle est remplacée, après fusion, en 1908 par la compagnie (en). (fr)
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