Southern Railway zone

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Southern Railway
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7-Southern Railway
Overview
Headquarters Chennai
Reporting mark SR
Locale Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry
Dates of operation14 April 1951;73 years ago (14 April 1951)–
Predecessor South Indian Railway
Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Mysore State Railway
SuccessorSouthern Railway
South Coast Railway
South Central Railway
South Western Railway
Technical
Previous gauge Broad gauge
Metre gauge
Narrow gauge
Length5,081 km (3,157 mi) route [1]
Other
Website Southern Railway

Southern Railway (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.

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History

The history of the Southern Railway can be traced back to the Madras Railway. In 1832, the proposal to construct the first railway line in India at Madras was made by the British. [2] In 1835, the railway track was constructed between Little Mount and Chintadripet in Madras and became operational in 1837. [3] The Madras Railway was established later in 1845 and the construction on the first main line between Madras and Arcot started in 1853, which became operational in 1856. [4] In 1908, Madras Railway merged with Southern Mahratta Railway to form the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway. [5] [6]

In 1944, all the railway companies operating in British India were taken over by the Government. [7] Post Independence, various re-grouping proposals were studied as there were 42 different railway systems. In December 1950, the Central Advisory Committee for Railways approved the plan for Indian Railways into six zonal systems and the Southern Railway zone 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. [8]

Organisation

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Southern Railway headquarters in Chennai

Southern Railway zone covers the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry and a small portion of Andhra Pradesh. [8] Andaman and Nicobar will form part of the zone once the proposed new railway line between Port Blair and Diglipur becomes operational. [9]

The Southern Railway is headed by the General Manager, assisted by an Additional General Manager. Southern Railway is headquartered in Chennai and is divided into six divisions namely Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Palakkad, Salem and Thiruvananthapuram. [8]

Name of DivisionEstablishedHeadquartersComments
Bezwada 6-May-1956 Vijaywada Moved to SCR in 1966 and SCoR in 2019
Madurai 6-May-1956 Madurai
Tiruchirappalli 6-May-1956 Tiruchirappalli
Madras 1-August-1956 Chennai
Palakkad 4-August-1956 Palakkad previously known as Olavacode
Guntakal 10-October-1956 Guntakal Moved to SCR in 1977 and SCoR in 2019
Mysore 31-October-1956 Mysuru Moved to SWR in 2003
Hubli 31-October-1956 Hubli Moved to SCR in 1966 and SWR in 2003
Bangalore 31-October-1971 Bangalore Moved to SWR in 2003
Thiruvananthapuram 2-October-1979 Thiruvananthapuram
Salem 14-November-2001 Salem

Operations and infrastructure

The zone operates both passenger and freight trains. Various classes of passenger trains including Vande Bharat Express, Shatabdi Express and Tejas Express are operated by Southern Railways. [10] Freight operations include container traffic from the ports, coal bound to the thermal power stations, oil and petroleum products from refineries, cement and food grains. Most of the lines inside ports, thermal stations, manufacturing industries and owned by the respective companies and the zone provides a link connecting to its network along with the wagons and locomotives. The zone has a larger proportion of passenger traffic compared to freight. [11] [12] There are about 727 stations on the Southern railway network. [13]

Locomotives

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A Erode WAP-7 locomotive of Southern Railway
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A X class locomotive of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Southern Railway utilizes various classes of electric and diesel locomotives to haul the trains. Steam locomotives are used by the Nilgiri Mountain Railway. [14] The zone has three electric locomotive sheds and four diesel locomotive sheds. [15]

NameLocationTypeLocomotive classCount
Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam Arakkonam Electric WAP-4, WAG-5, WAG-9 171
Electric Loco Shed, Erode Erode Electric WAP-4, WAP-7, WAG-7 205
Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram Chennai Electric WAP-7 109
Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam Ernakulam Diesel,Electric WDM-3A, WDG-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-4, WAG-5 68
Diesel Loco Shed, Erode Erode Diesel WDM-3D, WAP-1, WAP-4, WAG-5, WAG-7 132
Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock Tiruchirappalli Diesel WDM-3A, WDG-3A, WDP-3A, WDM-3D, WDP-4, WDG-4, YDM-4 148
Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet Chennai Diesel WDM-3A, WDG-3A, WDM-7, WDS-6, WDG-4 53
Coonoor Loco Shed, Coonoor Coonoor Steam, Diesel X Class, YDM-4
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A typical LHB coach of Indian Railways

Maintenance and workshops

Southern Railway maintains wagon and locomotive workshops at Perambur, Chennai and Ponmalai, Tiruchirapalli, engineering workshop at Arakkonam, carriage maintenance workshops at Basin Bridge and Egmore and a signal and telecommunication workshop at Podanur, Coimbatore. It has three EMU car sheds in Chennai at Avadi, Tambaram, Velachery and MEMU sheds Kollam [16] and Palakkad. [17] Southern Railway maintains trip sheds at Basin Bridge, Egmore, Tondiarpet and Jolarpettai. [15] Southern Railway operated ticket printing presses at Royapuram, Thiruvananthapuram and Tiruchirappalli, but have been phased out due to digitization. [18] [19]

Railway coaches and wagons

Southern Railways uses both ICF coaches and LHB coaches for its trains. ICF coaches manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai have been used predominantly for over sixty years since the formation of the zone in 1951. [20] The ICF coaches are being slowly replaced by the newer LHB rakes which provide better passenger comfort and safety. [21] [22]

Railway lines

Following are the list of railway lines operational. [23]

LineStartEndTypeGaugeElectrifiedNo. of LinesLengthMajor stations
Chennai Central-Jolarpettai Chennai Central Jolarpettai Main Broad Yes2 (4 till Arakkonam)213 km (132 mi) Arakkonam
Chennai Central-Renigunta Chennai Central Renigunta Main Broad Yes2 (4 till Arakkonam)135 km (84 mi) Arakkonam
Chennai Central-Gudur Chennai Central Gudur Main Broad Yes2136 km (85 mi) Sullurupeta
Jolarpettai–Shoranur Jolarpettai Shoranur Main Broad Yes2366 km (227 mi) Salem, Erode, Coimbatore, Coimbatore North, Podanur, Palakkad
Shoranur-Mangalore railway line Shoranur Mangalore Main Broad Yes2315 km (196 mi) Kannur, Kozhikode
Shoranur-Ernakulam line Shoranur Cochin Harbour Terminus Main Broad Yes2107 km (66 mi) Thrissur, Aluva ,Ernakulam Junction, Ernakulam Town
Chennai Egmore-Thoothukudi Chennai Egmore Thoothukudi Main Broad Yes2 (4 till Chengalpattu)654 km (406 mi) Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Virudhachalam, Tiruchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Vanchi
Tiruchirappalli-Thanjavur Tiruchirappalli Thanjavur Branch Broad Yes250 km (31 mi)
Tiruchirappalli-Erode Tiruchirappalli Erode Branch Broad Yes1141 km (88 mi) Karur
Salem-Dindigul Salem Dindigul Branch Broad Yes1159 km (99 mi) Karur
Madurai-Rameswaram Madurai Rameswaram Branch Broad Yes1173.82 km (108.01 mi) Manamadurai
Tiruchirappalli-Sengottai Tiruchirappalli Sengottai Branch Broad Yes1320 km (200 mi) Karaikudi, Manamadurai, Virudhunagar
Vanchi Maniyachchi-Tirunelveli Vanchi Maniyachchi Tirunelveli Branch Broad Yes228.9 km (18.0 mi)
Tiruchirappalli-Thanjavur Tiruchirappalli Thanjavur Branch Broad Yes250 km (31 mi)
Coimbatore North-Mettupalayam Coimbatore North Mettupalayam Branch Broad Yes132.8 km (20.4 mi)
Nilgiri Mountain Railway Mettupalayam Udhagamandalam Branch Metre No145.9 km (28.5 mi) Coonoor
Thrissur-Guruvayur line Thrissur Guruvayur Branch Broad Yes122.6 km (14.0 mi)
Shoranur -Nilambur line Shoranur Nilambur Road Branch Broad Yes [24] 165.8 km (40.9 mi)
Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line Ernakulam Kayamkulam Branch Broad Yes1 ( 2 in Ambalapuzha-Kayamkulam )100.34 km (62.35 mi) Alappuzha
Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line Ernakulam Junction /
Ernakulam Town 		Kayamkulam Branch Broad Yes2118 km (73 mi) Kottayam,Chengannur
Kollam-Sengottai line Kollam Sengottai Branch Broad Yes194 km (58 mi)
Kayamkulam-Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram line Kayamkulam Thiruvananthapuram Branch Broad Yes [25] 2105 km (65 mi) Kochuveli
Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line Thiruvananthapuram Kanniyakumari Branch Broad Yes289 km (55 mi)
Tenkasi-Tiruchendur Tenkasi Tiruchendur Branch Broad Yes161.2 km (38.0 mi)
Tenkasi-Sengottai Tenkasi Sengottai Branch Broad Yes18 km (5.0 mi)
Irugur-Podanur Irugur Podanur Branch Broad Yes110.9 km (6.8 mi)
Dindigul-Pollachi Dindigul Pollachi Branch Broad Yes1120.7 km (75.0 mi) Palani
Podanur-Pollachi Podanur Pollachi Branch Broad Yes140 km (25 mi)
Palakkad–Pollachi line Palakkad Pollachi Branch Broad Yes157.8 km (35.9 mi)
Salem-Mettur Dam Salem Mettur Dam Branch Broad Yes238.9 km (24.2 mi)
Salem-Virudhachalam Salem Virudhachalam Branch Broad Yes1139 km (86 mi)
Cuddalore-Thanjavur Cuddalore Thanjavur Branch Broad Yes1146 km (91 mi)
Cuddalore-Virudhachalam Cuddalore Virudhachalam Branch Broad Yes157 km (35 mi) Mayiladuthurai
Villupuram-Puducherry Villupuram Puducherry Branch Broad Yes137.6 km (23.4 mi)
Villupuram-Katpadi Villupuram Katpadi Branch Broad Yes1161 km (100 mi) Tiruvannamalai
Thanjavur-Karaikal Thanjavur Karaikal Branch Broad Yes195.4 km (59.3 mi) Nagapattinam
Mayiladuthurai-Thiruvarur Mayiladuthurai Thiruvarur Branch Broad Yes139 km (24 mi)
Arakkonam-Chengalpattu Arakkonam Chengalpattu Branch Broad Yes168 km (42 mi)
Nagapattinam-Velankanni Nagapattinam Velankanni Branch Broad Yes110.4 km (6.5 mi)
Madurai-Bodinayakkanur Madurai Bodinayakkanur Branch Broad Yes188 km (55 mi)
Thiruvarur-Tiruturaipundi Thiruvarur Tiruturaipundi Branch Broad WIP for Electification126 km (16 mi)
Karaikkudi-Tiruturaipundi Karaikkudi Tiruturaipundi Branch Broad WIP for Electification1149 km (93 mi)
Tiruturaipundi-Agastiyampalli Tiruturaipundi Agastiyampalli Branch Broad WIP for Electification136.8 km (22.9 mi)
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Chennai-Mysore Vande Bharat Express
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Chennai Central, the busiest station of Southern railway

Defunct railway lines include Kundala Valley Railways, [26] [27] Kochin Tramways, [28] Madras Tramways, [29] Tiruchendur Light Railway, [30] Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri famine light railways, [31] [32] Kodaikanal Light Railway. [33] [34]

Trains

Southern Railways operates 41 sets of express trains and 97 sets of superfast trains. The superfast trains include: Vande Bharat Express (8), Shatabdi Express (2), Garib Rath Express (2), Duronto Express (1), Jan Shatabdi Express (4), Sampark Kranti Express (1), Anuvrat Express (1), Humsafar Express (1), Tejas Express (1), Uday Express (1), Antyodaya Express (2) and Double Decker Express (1). Apart from this, it operates various Passenger trains, DEMU, EMU services, Chennai Suburban and the Nilgiri Mountain Railway. [10]

Stations

There are about 727 stations on the Southern railway network including 486 non suburban stations, 74 suburban stations and 166 halt stations. The major and highest revenue earning stations are Chennai Central, Chennai Egmore, Tambaram, Coimbatore Junction, Madurai Junction, Thiruvananthapuram Central and Ernakulam Junction. [13]

Chennai Suburban

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Chennai suburban map

Chennai Suburban Railway is the commuter rail system in the city of Chennai, operated by the Southern Railways. The system operates four lines with a track length of 1,174.21 km (729.62 mi), of which 509.71 km (316.72 mi) are dedicated dual tracks for EMUs. [35] [36]

LineStartEndTypeLengthStations
North Line Chennai Central Sullurpeta Suburban82 km (51 mi)30
South Line Chennai Beach Chengalpattu Suburban60 km (37 mi)50
West Line Chennai Beach Tiruttani Suburban69 km (43 mi)57
Chennai MRTS Chennai Beach Velachery MRTS19 km (12 mi)25

Nilgiri Mountain Railway

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Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway in Nilgiris district connecting Mettupalayam and Udagamandalam. It was built during the British Raj in 1908 and is currently operated by the Southern Railways. [37] [38] It is the only rack railway in India and operates on its own fleet of steam locomotives between Coonoor and Udhagamandalam. [39] In July 2005, UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Mountain Railways of India. [38]

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