Southern Railway zone
Southern Railway (abbreviated as SR) is one of the eighteen zones of Indian Railways. It is headquartered at Chennai and operates across the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and the union territory of Puducherry. The origin of the Southern Railway can be traced back to the Madras Railway formed in 1845. 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. Southern Railway maintains about 5,081 km (3,157 mi) of railway lines and operates 727 railway stations.
7-Southern Railway | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Chennai |
| Reporting mark | SR |
| Locale | Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry |
| Dates of operation | 14 April 1951– |
| Predecessor | South Indian Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Mysore State Railway |
| Successor | Southern Railway South Coast Railway South Central Railway South Western Railway |
| Technical | |
| Previous gauge | Broad gauge Metre gauge Narrow gauge |
| Length | 5,081 km (3,157 mi) route |
| Other | |
| Website | Southern Railway |
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