Mysore State Railway

Mysore State Railway

The Mysore State Railway company was a railway company which operated rail services in Mysore state, India.[1] In 1951, it merged with Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway to form the Southern Railway.

History

In 1879, the Madras Railway Company Constructed a railway line from Madras Royapuram to Bangalore city. At that time, Maharaja of Mysore established a separate railway organization to carryout extension from Bangalore to Mysore.[2] This establishment came to be known as Mysore State Railway. Mysore-Nanjangud of 25.51 km was opened for traffic in 1891. Birur-Shimoga section of 60.74 km was opened for traffic in 1899. Another important line was Yeshvantpur-Hindupur which was opened for traffic in 1892-93. But in 1911-12 the Mysore Government decided the formation of the State Railway Construction Department and it was put under the control of Mr. E.A.S. Bell, Engineer in chief. On 1 October 1919, the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway company handed over to the Mysore Durbar the metre gauge sections of Bangalore-Mysore-Nanjangud and Birur-Shimoga. Mysore State Railway became a part of Southern Railway on 14 April 1951.

References

  1. "A rail link to Mysores history". Times of India. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. "Origin and development of Southern Railway" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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