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Southern Railway was created on 14 April 1951 by merging three state railways, namely, the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway Company, and the Mysore State Railway and became the first railway zone created in newly formed India. Southern Railway maintains about 5,081 km (3,157 mi) of railway lines and operates 727 ...
Indian Railways is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It is headed by a Railway Board whose chairman reports to the Ministry of Railways. It is organized into separate functional groups or verticals while divided into 19 operational zones ...
This is a list of railway stations in India. ... Tamil Nadu: SR/Southern railway: 92 m: Araku: ARK: ... Railway zone Elevation Map
South Central Railway topped among all railway zones of India in terms of train punctuality and passenger earnings in 2016–17. [19] The zone has become the first in the country to complete 100% LED lighting at all 733 stations under its jurisdiction. In 2018, for the cleanliness category it was ranked second among all railway zones in India. [20]
Map of South Western Railway zone (in Cyan) South Western Railway covers most of the railway lines in the state of Karnataka and Goa except the Konkan Railway line, parts of Sri Sathya Sai district and Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh, Krishnagiri district, parts of Dharmapuri district and Tirupathur district of Tamil Nadu and parts of Sangli district and Solapur district of Maharashtra.
On 17 February 2019, the Government of India has announced the creation of South Coast railway zone. [3] On 28 February 2019, the Union cabinet approved the Detailed Project report of South Coast Railway zone. On 8 January 2025, the Prime Minister of India has laid the foundation stone for the construction of headquarters at Visakhapatnam. [4] [5]
Vriddhachalam Junction railway station (station code: VRI) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. [2] It is located in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and serves Virudhachalam .
Extent of the Indian railway network in 1909. Officially notified as a new railway zone on 14 April 1952, its origin goes back to 3 March 1859. On 14 April 1952, the Northern Railway zone was created by merging Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway, Eastern Punjab Railway and three divisions of the East Indian Railway north-west of Mughalsarai (Uttar Pradesh).