Southern Railway (India)
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The Southern Railway is the earliest of the 16 zones of the Indian Railways
created in independent India
. It was created on April 14, 1951 by merging three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore State Railway. The South Indian Railway was originally created in the British colonial times as Great Southern India Railway Co. founded in Britain in 1853 and registered in 1859. Its original headquarters was in Tiruchirapalli
(Trichy) and was registered as a company in London only in 1890.
Southern Railway has its headquarters in Chennai
and has the following six divisions: Chennai
, Madurai
, Tiruchirapalli
, Salem, Palakkad
, and Thiruvananthapuram
. It covers the states of Tamil Nadu
, Kerala
, Pondicherry and small portions of Andhra Pradesh
and Karnataka
. More than 500 million passengers travel on the network every year. This zone of the Indian Railways is different from the other zones of India as its revenue is derived from passengers and not from freight.
Chennai Central
and Trivandrum Central
are the most profitable stations under Southern Railway Division.
The most profitable route comprises Chennai Central
- Arakkonam
- Katpadi
- Salem - Erode
- Coimbatore Junction
, Chennai Egmore
- Villupuram - Tiruchirapalli
- Dindigul
- Madurai
- Tirunelveli
- Nagercoil
, Coimbatore Junction
- Thrissur
- Ernakulam Junction
- Trivandrum Central
, Mangalore
Central - Calicut - Shornur Junction.
For better administrative control and improved development and operational reasons, the Railway Board approved the creation of a new Railway Division with Salem as headquarters in 2005 to improve railway infrastructure, facilities (lacking since several decades) and introduce better train services, thus satisfying the long felt needs of railway passengers in and around surrounding areas and thereby providing better conveniences to rail travelers. Coimbatore
and Erode
stations are also included in the Salem division . It is now the fourth largest of all the six divisions of the Southern Railway and was carved out of the Palakkad and Tiruchirapalli divisions. A large section of this railway zone are broad gauge
lines, and only small section are meter gauge lines. The main improvements currently in this railway zone are to convert all lines to broad gauge, improvement of stations, platform covering, better catering stalls and an automated signaling system to avoid accidents.
The Chennai Central station handles a million passengers every day. Nine stations namely Chennai (Egmore), Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Palakkad and Thiruvananthapuram have been scheduled for upgrading. Chennai Central, Ernakulam Junction Trivandrum Central and Calicut railway stations are being upgraded to world class standards.
1853: Madras Railway Company, registered in Chennai (Royapuram) Arcot (valaja Road) began work.
1856: June 1 Royapuram -valaja Road route in the South's first passenger rail service began. Perambur Courage loco workshop set up in Vaughan.
1861: Beypore - Tirur (Kozhikode) route commissioned . Great Southern Railway of India Tiruchirappalli nakapattinat up to 125 Km from the gauge set.
1862: Madras Railwat. Tramve for local transport company established in Chennai in India.
1864: jolarpettai- Bangalore-mail began service.
1865:
1868: Nagapattinam Tiruchirappalli route began service.
1872: Great Southern Railway of India Railway , In 1874 (SIR) renamed to South Indian Railway
1875: Nagapattinam Tiruchirappalli marrapattatu gauge to meter gauge. Meter gauge route from Trichy to Madurai for service been left open.
1879: French Government and the British Government and the meter gauge line between Pondicherry and Villupuram formed according to an agreement.
Bridge work to take the free train service began in Thanjavur, Chennai (previously up to take two trains from markat Activated)
1891: January utamaiyakkapttatu first South Indian railway officials. Nilgiri mountain railway has happened in the beginning.
1898: Mettupalayam kunnur service began. Olavakkode - Palakkad line constructed.
1899: Chennai-Vijayawada passenger service began. Boat Mail from Chennai enapatum Ceylon passenger ship with a connecting service between Tuticorin started.
1902: Kochi - Shornur set the path.
1904: Kollam - Thiruvananthapuram line constructed.
1907: Mangalore - Kozhikode line constructed.
1908 Chennai Egmore Railway Station was built.
1927: Shornur - Nilambur line constructed
1929: Chennai suburban railway service began.
1931: Chennai Beach to Tambaram meter gauge electric train service started in the finished work (discontinued in 2004, replaced by broad topic.
1934: Kochi - Shornur changed the path of the gauge.
1944: Marathon Madras, Southern Railway, South Indian Railway (SIR) associated with.
1951: April 14, Madras, Mysore State Railways, Southern Railway, South Indian Railway in front of Marathon, with a new lower zone of the Southern Railway, Railway utayamayirru intitiya.
1965: Chennai - Tambaram - Villupuram route (25KV AC) and converted into electrical path.
1966: vijayavata from Southern Railway, Hubli, South Central Railway was formed separate divisions thugs.
1975: (Now) Ernakulam - Kollam meter gauge to broad gauge was replaced.
1976: New Delhi, Tamil Nadu draft iyakkapattatu car.
(Sep 13) Ernakulam Trivandrum gauge was opened for traffic
1979: New York - kummitipunti (Apr 13), Chennai - Thiruvallur (Nov 23) minmayam made.
Thiruvananthapuram Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari via Nagercoil Nagercoil path tirakapattana path. (Oct 2) uruvayrru Trivandrum Division.
1982: Thiruvallur Arakkonam minmayam made.
1987: Chennai suburban Avadi (EMU) service starts.
1988: opened in Karur broad gauge pad.
1989: Alappuzha Ernakulam opened gauge.
1992: Alappuzha kayankulam opened gauge.
1995: (April 2) Tambaram, Chennai (Main Line) opened in the gauge.
1997: Flying Mylapore, Chennai Beach Railway (MRTS) iyakkapattatu.
1998: Tambaram Tiruchirappalli (line card), Tiruchirapalli Tanjore opened gauge.
1999: (Jan 6) opened in Tiruchi broad gauge pad.
2002: Southern Railway, Bangalore and Mysore divisions separated from the South Western Railway uruvayrru new zone. Ernakulam, Thrissur, minmayam made.
2004: Mylapore in Chennai from the flying train directed to Thiruvanmiyur.
2005: The Nilgiri Mountain train platform declared UNESCO World Heritage.
2007: (Ogg 12) and then converted to broad gauge railway pampan first movement of the bridge.
(Nov 7), Trichy, Salem Division palakatu divisions formed from the split
Salem viruttacalam converted to broad gauge traffic began on November 18.
Mylapore Velachery Chennai flight path of the railway service was opened on November 19.
2010: (April 23), Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai gauge passenger traffic began to be replaced. (Meter gauge line was closed in December 2006).
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Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
created in independent India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was created on April 14, 1951 by merging three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway was a railway company that operated in southern India. It was founded on January 1, 1908, by merging the Madras Railway and the Southern Mahratta Railway. Initially, its headquarters was at Royapuram in Madras but later shifted to a newly constructed...
, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore State Railway. The South Indian Railway was originally created in the British colonial times as Great Southern India Railway Co. founded in Britain in 1853 and registered in 1859. Its original headquarters was in Tiruchirapalli
Tiruchirapalli
Tiruchirappalli ) , also called Tiruchi or Trichy , is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli District. It is the fourth largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu and also the fourth largest urban agglomeration in the state...
(Trichy) and was registered as a company in London only in 1890.
Southern Railway has its headquarters in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
and has the following six divisions: Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...
, Tiruchirapalli
Tiruchirapalli
Tiruchirappalli ) , also called Tiruchi or Trichy , is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli District. It is the fourth largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu and also the fourth largest urban agglomeration in the state...
, Salem, Palakkad
Palakkad
Palakkad , formerly known as Palghat, is a municipality and a town in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2.The city is situated about north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District...
, and Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram Railway division
Thiruvananthapuram Railway division is one of the 6 divisions of the Southern Railway Zone of India. Its headquarters is in Thiruvananthapuram. It was the 53rd Division in the country, was carved out of the Palakkad Division and started in October 1979...
. It covers the states of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, Pondicherry and small portions of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
and Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
. More than 500 million passengers travel on the network every year. This zone of the Indian Railways is different from the other zones of India as its revenue is derived from passengers and not from freight.
Chennai Central
Chennai Central
Chennai Central , erstwhile Madras Central, is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai . It is the home of the Southern Railway and the most important rail hub in South India. The other major railway hub stations in the city are Chennai Egmore and Tambaram...
and Trivandrum Central
Trivandrum Central
Trivandrum Central is the main railway station in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and the second most important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station...
are the most profitable stations under Southern Railway Division.
The most profitable route comprises Chennai Central
Chennai Central
Chennai Central , erstwhile Madras Central, is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai . It is the home of the Southern Railway and the most important rail hub in South India. The other major railway hub stations in the city are Chennai Egmore and Tambaram...
- Arakkonam
Arakkonam
Arakkonam is a mid-sized City in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with a population of about 101,626 as per the census 2011...
- Katpadi
Katpadi
Katpadi is an area in Vellore, at the northern most part of Vellore city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The place gained importance due to its strategic location on the broad gauge line between Chennai-Bangalore and Villupuram-Tirupati. It is known to house VIT, one of India's premier...
- Salem - Erode
Erode
Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about southwest from the state capital Chennai and on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani, between 11° 19.5"...
- Coimbatore Junction
Coimbatore Junction
Coimbatore Junction erstwhile Kovai junction, is the railway station located in heart of the city Coimbatore. The station code is CBE. It has 6 platforms. It is a Major Railway junction in South India and the second busiest railway station in Tamil Nadu in terms of passenger movement...
, Chennai Egmore
Chennai Egmore
Chennai Egmore , formerly known as Madras Egmore, is a railway station in Egmore, Chennai , South India. The station acts as the arrival and departure point for trains connecting Chennai and southern, central Tamil Nadu and Kerala.This is one of the two main railway terminals in the city along with...
- Villupuram - Tiruchirapalli
Tiruchirapalli
Tiruchirappalli ) , also called Tiruchi or Trichy , is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli District. It is the fourth largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu and also the fourth largest urban agglomeration in the state...
- Dindigul
Dindigul
Dindigul is a town and municipality in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. The name Dindigul comes from the Portmanteau of “Thindu” meaning pillow and “kal” meaning Rock and refers to the bare hill dominating the city’s both land and skyscape...
- Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...
- Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli Junction
Tirunelveli Junction serves the city of Tirunelveli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It produces profit for the Madurai Railway division. The Nellai Express, — a super-fast train connecting Tirunelveli and Chennai Egmore — runs packed almost throughout the year. The station has six platforms....
- Nagercoil
Nagercoil
Nagercoil is the 12th largest city in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District...
, Coimbatore Junction
Coimbatore Junction
Coimbatore Junction erstwhile Kovai junction, is the railway station located in heart of the city Coimbatore. The station code is CBE. It has 6 platforms. It is a Major Railway junction in South India and the second busiest railway station in Tamil Nadu in terms of passenger movement...
- Thrissur
Thrissur Railway Station
Thrissur Railway Station is the busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of number of trains, located in Thrissur, India. As of 2006, 55 pairs of trains passed through the station on an average day...
- Ernakulam Junction
Ernakulam Junction
Ernakulam Junction is the largest railway station in the city of Kochi. The station has six platforms and two terminals...
- Trivandrum Central
Trivandrum Central
Trivandrum Central is the main railway station in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest and busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of passenger movement and the second most important rail hub in South India. It is also the most profitable station...
, Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
Central - Calicut - Shornur Junction.
For better administrative control and improved development and operational reasons, the Railway Board approved the creation of a new Railway Division with Salem as headquarters in 2005 to improve railway infrastructure, facilities (lacking since several decades) and introduce better train services, thus satisfying the long felt needs of railway passengers in and around surrounding areas and thereby providing better conveniences to rail travelers. Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
and Erode
Erode
Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about southwest from the state capital Chennai and on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani, between 11° 19.5"...
stations are also included in the Salem division . It is now the fourth largest of all the six divisions of the Southern Railway and was carved out of the Palakkad and Tiruchirapalli divisions. A large section of this railway zone are broad gauge
Broad gauge
Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
lines, and only small section are meter gauge lines. The main improvements currently in this railway zone are to convert all lines to broad gauge, improvement of stations, platform covering, better catering stalls and an automated signaling system to avoid accidents.
The Chennai Central station handles a million passengers every day. Nine stations namely Chennai (Egmore), Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Palakkad and Thiruvananthapuram have been scheduled for upgrading. Chennai Central, Ernakulam Junction Trivandrum Central and Calicut railway stations are being upgraded to world class standards.
Timeline and Key Events
1845: (May 8), Madras Railway Company was launched.1853: Madras Railway Company, registered in Chennai (Royapuram) Arcot (valaja Road) began work.
1856: June 1 Royapuram -valaja Road route in the South's first passenger rail service began. Perambur Courage loco workshop set up in Vaughan.
1861: Beypore - Tirur (Kozhikode) route commissioned . Great Southern Railway of India Tiruchirappalli nakapattinat up to 125 Km from the gauge set.
1862: Madras Railwat. Tramve for local transport company established in Chennai in India.
1864: jolarpettai- Bangalore-mail began service.
1865:
1868: Nagapattinam Tiruchirappalli route began service.
1872: Great Southern Railway of India Railway , In 1874 (SIR) renamed to South Indian Railway
1875: Nagapattinam Tiruchirappalli marrapattatu gauge to meter gauge. Meter gauge route from Trichy to Madurai for service been left open.
1879: French Government and the British Government and the meter gauge line between Pondicherry and Villupuram formed according to an agreement.
Bridge work to take the free train service began in Thanjavur, Chennai (previously up to take two trains from markat Activated)
1891: January utamaiyakkapttatu first South Indian railway officials. Nilgiri mountain railway has happened in the beginning.
1898: Mettupalayam kunnur service began. Olavakkode - Palakkad line constructed.
1899: Chennai-Vijayawada passenger service began. Boat Mail from Chennai enapatum Ceylon passenger ship with a connecting service between Tuticorin started.
1902: Kochi - Shornur set the path.
1904: Kollam - Thiruvananthapuram line constructed.
1907: Mangalore - Kozhikode line constructed.
1908 Chennai Egmore Railway Station was built.
1927: Shornur - Nilambur line constructed
1929: Chennai suburban railway service began.
1931: Chennai Beach to Tambaram meter gauge electric train service started in the finished work (discontinued in 2004, replaced by broad topic.
1934: Kochi - Shornur changed the path of the gauge.
1944: Marathon Madras, Southern Railway, South Indian Railway (SIR) associated with.
1951: April 14, Madras, Mysore State Railways, Southern Railway, South Indian Railway in front of Marathon, with a new lower zone of the Southern Railway, Railway utayamayirru intitiya.
1965: Chennai - Tambaram - Villupuram route (25KV AC) and converted into electrical path.
1966: vijayavata from Southern Railway, Hubli, South Central Railway was formed separate divisions thugs.
1975: (Now) Ernakulam - Kollam meter gauge to broad gauge was replaced.
1976: New Delhi, Tamil Nadu draft iyakkapattatu car.
(Sep 13) Ernakulam Trivandrum gauge was opened for traffic
1979: New York - kummitipunti (Apr 13), Chennai - Thiruvallur (Nov 23) minmayam made.
Thiruvananthapuram Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari via Nagercoil Nagercoil path tirakapattana path. (Oct 2) uruvayrru Trivandrum Division.
1982: Thiruvallur Arakkonam minmayam made.
1987: Chennai suburban Avadi (EMU) service starts.
1988: opened in Karur broad gauge pad.
1989: Alappuzha Ernakulam opened gauge.
1992: Alappuzha kayankulam opened gauge.
1995: (April 2) Tambaram, Chennai (Main Line) opened in the gauge.
1997: Flying Mylapore, Chennai Beach Railway (MRTS) iyakkapattatu.
1998: Tambaram Tiruchirappalli (line card), Tiruchirapalli Tanjore opened gauge.
1999: (Jan 6) opened in Tiruchi broad gauge pad.
2002: Southern Railway, Bangalore and Mysore divisions separated from the South Western Railway uruvayrru new zone. Ernakulam, Thrissur, minmayam made.
2004: Mylapore in Chennai from the flying train directed to Thiruvanmiyur.
2005: The Nilgiri Mountain train platform declared UNESCO World Heritage.
2007: (Ogg 12) and then converted to broad gauge railway pampan first movement of the bridge.
(Nov 7), Trichy, Salem Division palakatu divisions formed from the split
Salem viruttacalam converted to broad gauge traffic began on November 18.
Mylapore Velachery Chennai flight path of the railway service was opened on November 19.
2010: (April 23), Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai gauge passenger traffic began to be replaced. (Meter gauge line was closed in December 2006).
Trains of Southern Railway
- Tamil Nadu ExpressTamil Nadu ExpressThe Tamil Nadu Express or T.N. Express is a passenger train route of the Indian Railways. The train was first started on 7 August 1976 by then Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi as a bi-weekly was the first State named train of the south...
(2621/22)
- Grand Trunk Express (2615/16)
- Chennai - Delhi Duronto Express ~ Inaugurated on September 21, 2009
- Rajadhani Expresses
- Garib Rath Expresses
- Nellai ExpressNellai ExpressThe Nellai Express is a super fast train on the Indian Railways, connecting Tirunelveli Jn with Chennai Egmore.-Numbers and Route:* 119/120* 6119/6120* 2631/2632* 12631/12632...
(12631/32)
- Pandian ExpressPandian ExpressThe Pandian Express is a train route of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and runs between Chennai Egmore and Madurai Junction via Tiruchirapalli. The name of the train commemorates the 10th-13th century Pandian Kingdom of Tamil Nadu. It is a standard train consisting of 24 coaches...
(12637/38)
- Pearl City ExpressPearl City ExpressThe Pearl City Express is a superfast express train route of the Southern Railway, a zone of the Indian Railways.-Route and Number :As per the Indian Railways numbering system, this train is numbered as 12693 in the downward direction, i.e. from Chennai Egmore to Tuticorin and 12694 in the upward...
(12693/94)
- Rockfort ExpressRockfort ExpressThe Rockfort Express is the most popular night express train that connects Trichy and Chennai Egmore in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu and extends till Kumbakonam. The train numbered 16178 departs from Kumbakonam at 19:55 Hours and reaches Trichy at 21:55 Hours as a link Express...
(16177/78)
- Kerala ExpressKerala ExpressThe Kerala Express is a super fast express train of the Indian Railways that runs between New Delhi and Trivandrum Central. It is a daily train that covers a distance of 3,036 kilometers in 50 hours, 50 minutes when it runs from New Delhi to Trivandrum with 40 stops at an average speed of...
(12625/26)
- Mangala Lakshadweep ExpressMangala Lakshadweep ExpressThe Mangala Lakshadweep Superfast Express is a superfast train of Southern Railway and runs between New Delhi and Ernakulam Junction. It is currently being operated with 12617 / 12618 train numbers and running along the Konkan railway route, previously it was running between Mangalore and Delhi in...
(12617/18)
- Himsagar ExpressHimsagar ExpressHimsagar Express is the second longest running train on the Indian Railways in terms of distance and time. It runs from Kanyakumari in India's southernmost state, Tamil Nadu to Jammu Tawi, in Jammu & Kashmir - the northernmost state of India...
(16317/18)
- Navyug Express
- Thirukkural Express (12641/42)
- Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Express (12651/52)
- Andaman Express (16031/32)
- Alleppey ExpressAlleppey ExpressAlleppey Express is one of the oldest trains in the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways that runs from Chennai to Alappuzha. The train was introduced in 1944 known as Cochin Express connecting Kochi with Chennai but later changed to its present name after its extension to Alappuzha in...
(16041/42)
- Nilgiri ExpressNilgiri ExpressThe Nilgiri Express is a night express train service operating between Chennai and Mettupalayam in Tamil Nadu, India. It is operated by Indian Railways.-Introduction:...
(12671/72) also known to be Blue Mountain Express.
- Cheran ExpressCheran ExpressThe Cheran Express is an express train in India which runs between Coimbatore Junction and Chennai Central on the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.-Route:...
(12673/74)
- Kovai ExpressKovai ExpressThe Kovai Express is a daily superfast express train on Indian Railways, running between Chennai Central and Coimbatore Junction. Recently ads featuring the mobile phone services operator Vodafone can be spotted on the exteriors of the Kovai Express coaches. Train Number 2675 starts from Chennai...
(12675/76)
- Intercity expresses (12677/78/79/80)
- Kanyakumari ExpressKanyakumari Express* May refer to Howrah-Kanyakumari ExpressThe Kanyakumari Express is a superfast train operated by Southern Railway. The train runs between Kanyakumari and Chennai. It is a daily overnight service. This runs through Tambaram, Chengalpet,Villupuram, Tiruchi,Dindigul,Madurai,Virudhunagar,Vanchi...
(12633/34)
- Kongu ExpressKongu ExpressKongu express is a superfast weekly train run by Indian Railways between Coimbatore Junction and H.Nizamuddin. The train was named after Kongu Nadu because it connects the cities like Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode - which are traditionally known as Kongu region - with NCR Delhi...
(12647/48)
- Rajkot Express (16613/14)
- Nagercoil Express (16609/10)
- Vanchinad ExpressVanchinad ExpressVanchinad Express is a express train in Kerala state, India which runs between Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam. This train connectsstate capital Trivandrum with another important port city called Kochi in Kerala-Route:...
(16303/04)
- Pothigai ExpressPothigai ExpressThe Pothigai Express is a train service running between Chennai Egmore and Sengottai on the Southern Railway zone of the government-owned Indian Railways...
(12661/62)
- Boatmail Express (16101/02)
- Sethu Express (16713/14)
- Pallavan ExpressPallavan ExpressThe Pallavan Express is a superfast train operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. This train connects the cities of Tiruchirapalli and Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the more prestigious trains of the Southern Railway.-General information:The train...
(12605/06)
- Vaigai ExpressVaigai expressThe Vaigai Express is a super fast day express train running between Chennai and Madurai. It is one of the more prestigious trains of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian railways....
(12635/36)
- West Coast Express (16627/28)
- Mangalore Mail (12601/02)
- Yercaud ExpressYercaud ExpressYercaud Express is a daily express train on the Indian Railways, running between Chennai and Erode, under Southern Railways....
(16669/70)
- Yelagiri ExpressYelagiri expressThe Yelagiri express is a daily train which was running between Jolarpettai and Chennai. At present the train has been extended to Tirupathur. This is also a train for office-goers which leaves Tirupathur at 4:35AM to reach Chennai at 9:05AM. In the return journey it leaves Chennai at 17:55 to...
(16089/16090)
- Venad ExpressVenad ExpressThe Venad Express is a train which goes from Shoranur to Trivandrum. It is numbered train no. 16301 and 16302 ....
(16301/16302)
- Parasuram ExpressParasuram ExpressThe Parasuram Express is an express train run by Indian Railways connecting Mangalore, Karnataka with Thiruvanthapuram, the capital city of Kerala...
(16349/16350)
- JanShatabthi Express (12075/6, 12083/4)
- Matshyagandha Express (12619/20)
- Tea Garden ExpressTea Garden ExpressTea Garden Express is the most popular night express train in Southern Railway zone of the Indian railways, runs between Kochi and Nagore. The train numbered 6866 departs from Ernakulam Junction at 22.05 Hours and reaches Nagore at 11:45 hours the next day...
(16865/16866)
- Cochin-Shoranur Passenger(56606/56607/56608/56609)
- Shoranur - Nilambur Road Passenger
- Mannai Express (16179/80) (From 27-sep-2011)
- Kamban Express (16175/76)
See also
- South Indian Railway CompanySouth Indian Railway CompanyThe South Indian Railway Company was a railway company which operated in South India from 1874 to 1951.- History :The Great Southern of India Railway Company was established with its headquarters in England in 1853. The Carnatic Railway Company was founded in 1869. The two companies merged in 1874...
- Madras and Southern Mahratta RailwayMadras and Southern Mahratta RailwayThe Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway was a railway company that operated in southern India. It was founded on January 1, 1908, by merging the Madras Railway and the Southern Mahratta Railway. Initially, its headquarters was at Royapuram in Madras but later shifted to a newly constructed...
pnr status southern railway