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It is on the Renigunta–Arakkonam section of Southern Railway, with the distinction of having the second longest name among all stations on the Indian Railways, following the renaming of Chennai Central to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central railway station in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. [1]
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 ...
In 1944, all the railway companies in existence at the time were taken over by the Government. [12] In December 1950, the Central Advisory Committee for Railways approved the plan for re-organizing Indian Railways into six regional zones which were divided subsequently to create newer zones.
This is a list of railway stations in India. ... Tamil Nadu: SR/Southern railway: 92 m: Araku: ARK: ... Railway zone Elevation Map
On 1 March 2014, the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 was enacted paving way for the formation of South Coast railway zone. 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.
Salem Railway Division is the newest division of the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It was carved out of the Palakkad railway division and Tiruchirappalli railway division . It was inaugurated on 14 November 2006 in the presence of Arjun Singh and the then chief minister of Tamil Nadu , M. Karunanidhi .
Cheranmahadevi railway station (station code:SMD) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. [1] It serves Cheranmahadevi, located in Tirunelveli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [2] [3]
1951: Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway Company, and the Mysore State Railway were united to form a new zone of the Southern Railway. 24-12-1952 Ernakulam - Kollam MG line - turning of first sod by Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India. 16-05-1956 Formation of Divisions in Southern Railway; 23-08-1957 ...