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href="/wiki/Tramway_(industrial)" title="Tramway (industrial)">Tramway</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Commenced</th><td class="infobox-data">3 October 1905<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1905-10-03</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">1907<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1907</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Closed</th><td class="infobox-data">1963<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1963</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">Technical</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Line length</th><td class="infobox-data">79.5 km (49.4 mi)</td></tr><tr><th 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cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RMsplit" style="text-align:inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit"><a href="/wiki/Height_above_sea_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Height above sea level"><abbr title="elevation">elev</abbr></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit">in <a href="/wiki/Foot_(unit)" title="Foot (unit)">feet</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uexKHSTa"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/BSicon_uexKHSTa.svg/20px-BSicon_uexKHSTa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/BSicon_uexKHSTa.svg/30px-BSicon_uexKHSTa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/BSicon_uexKHSTa.svg/40px-BSicon_uexKHSTa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">0<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">½</span></div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Chalakudy" title="Chalakudy">Chalakudy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uexHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/20px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/30px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/40px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> 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title="uexHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/20px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/30px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/40px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">19<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">½</span></div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2">Cherumkayam </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uexHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/20px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" 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data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exBLa; uexKHSTe"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/BSicon_exBLa.svg/20px-BSicon_exBLa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/BSicon_exBLa.svg/30px-BSicon_exBLa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/BSicon_exBLa.svg/40px-BSicon_exBLa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">19<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">½</span></div> </td> <td class="RMr">Anapandam </td> <td class="RMr4"><div class="RMsi">400</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exBL; exl-INT"><img 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exlINT-"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/BSicon_exlINT-.svg/20px-BSicon_exlINT-.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/BSicon_exlINT-.svg/30px-BSicon_exlINT-.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/BSicon_exlINT-.svg/40px-BSicon_exlINT-.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exBL; exlINT-"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/BSicon_exBL.svg/20px-BSicon_exBL.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/BSicon_exBL.svg/30px-BSicon_exBL.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/BSicon_exBL.svg/40px-BSicon_exBL.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/BSicon_exBLe.svg/20px-BSicon_exBLe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/BSicon_exBLe.svg/30px-BSicon_exBLe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/BSicon_exBLe.svg/40px-BSicon_exBLe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">23<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">½</span></div> </td> <td class="RMr">Thoppathi Kavala <div class="RMsi">(Kavalai)</div> </td> <td class="RMr4"><div class="RMsi">1,400</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exBLa; uexKHSTe"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/BSicon_uexKHSTe.svg/20px-BSicon_uexKHSTe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/BSicon_uexKHSTe.svg/30px-BSicon_uexKHSTe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/BSicon_uexKHSTe.svg/40px-BSicon_uexKHSTe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exBLa; uexKHSTe"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/BSicon_exBLa.svg/20px-BSicon_exBLa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/BSicon_exBLa.svg/30px-BSicon_exBLa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/BSicon_exBLa.svg/40px-BSicon_exBLa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">26½</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2">Pothupara </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exBL; exlINT~F"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/BSicon_exlINT~F.svg/20px-BSicon_exlINT~F.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/BSicon_exlINT~F.svg/30px-BSicon_exlINT~F.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/BSicon_exlINT~F.svg/40px-BSicon_exlINT~F.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exBL; exlINT~F"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/BSicon_exBL.svg/20px-BSicon_exBL.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/BSicon_exBL.svg/30px-BSicon_exBL.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/BSicon_exBL.svg/40px-BSicon_exBL.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi">Cable Car 4</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exBL; exlINT~G"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_exlINT~G.svg/20px-BSicon_exlINT~G.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_exlINT~G.svg/30px-BSicon_exlINT~G.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_exlINT~G.svg/40px-BSicon_exlINT~G.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exBL; exlINT~G"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/BSicon_exBL.svg/20px-BSicon_exBL.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/BSicon_exBL.svg/30px-BSicon_exBL.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/BSicon_exBL.svg/40px-BSicon_exBL.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi">Cable Car 5</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exBLe; uexKHSTa"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/BSicon_uexKHSTa.svg/20px-BSicon_uexKHSTa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/BSicon_uexKHSTa.svg/30px-BSicon_uexKHSTa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/BSicon_uexKHSTa.svg/40px-BSicon_uexKHSTa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exBLe; uexKHSTa"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/BSicon_exBLe.svg/20px-BSicon_exBLe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/BSicon_exBLe.svg/30px-BSicon_exBLe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/BSicon_exBLe.svg/40px-BSicon_exBLe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">28⅞</div> </td> <td class="RMr">Komalapara </td> <td class="RMr4"><div class="RMsi">2,500</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uexHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/20px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/30px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/40px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">32<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">½</span></div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2">Myladappan </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uexHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/20px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/30px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/40px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">33<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">½</span></div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2">Orukomban Kutty </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uexHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/20px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/30px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/40px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">36<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">½</span></div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2">Karappara River </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uexHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/20px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/30px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/40px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">41<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">½</span></div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2">Kuriyarkutty </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uexhKRZWae"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_uexhKRZWae.svg/20px-BSicon_uexhKRZWae.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_uexhKRZWae.svg/30px-BSicon_uexhKRZWae.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_uexhKRZWae.svg/40px-BSicon_uexhKRZWae.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">41<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">½</span></div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi">Kuriyarkutty River</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uexHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/20px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/30px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/40px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">44<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">½</span></div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2">Vettukuzhy </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uexHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/20px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/30px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/BSicon_uexHST.svg/40px-BSicon_uexHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">47<span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">½</span></div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2">Parambikulam </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uexKHSTe"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/BSicon_uexKHSTe.svg/20px-BSicon_uexKHSTe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/BSicon_uexKHSTe.svg/30px-BSicon_uexKHSTe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/BSicon_uexKHSTe.svg/40px-BSicon_uexKHSTe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">49½</div> </td> <td class="RMr"><a href="/wiki/Chinnar_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary">Chinnar</a> </td> <td class="RMr4"><div class="RMsi">2,000</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0 3px 0 0;"> </td> <td> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="padding:0 0 0 3px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr 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data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Narrow_gauge_railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Narrow gauge railway">narrow gauge railway</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exBLq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/BSicon_exBLq.svg/20px-BSicon_exBLq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/BSicon_exBLq.svg/30px-BSicon_exBLq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/BSicon_exBLq.svg/40px-BSicon_exBLq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Cable_railway" title="Cable railway">cable car</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td 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href="/wiki/Template:Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway" title="Template:Cochin State Forest Tramway"><span title="View this template">view</span></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway" title="Template talk:Cochin State Forest Tramway"><span title="Discuss this template">talk</span></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Cochin State Forest Tramway"><span title="Edit this template">edit</span></a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1242257876">.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-label{padding-right:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-below{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .ib-company-logo img{background-color:#f8f9fa}.mw-parser-output .ib-company-locality,.mw-parser-output .ib-company-country{display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-company vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org"> </caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="/wiki/Chalakudy" title="Chalakudy">Chalakudy</a></div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Rama_Varma_XV" title="Rama Varma XV">Rama Varma XV</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Teak" title="Teak">Teak</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rosewood" title="Rosewood">Rosewood</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Revenue</th><td class="infobox-data">Rs 17.5 lakhs</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes" title="Earnings before interest and taxes">Operating income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">Rs 2 lakhs</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Cochin State Forest Tramway</b> was a <span class="nowrap">1,000 mm</span> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="nowrap">3 ft <span class="frac">3<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> in</span>) <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Metre_gauge" class="mw-redirect" title="Metre gauge">metre gauge</a></span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-empire_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-empire-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cable_railway" title="Cable railway">cable railway</a> line that ran from the <a href="/wiki/Parambikulam_Wildlife_Sanctuary" class="mw-redirect" title="Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary">Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary</a> in <a href="/wiki/Palakkad_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Palakkad District">Palakkad District</a> to the town of <a href="/wiki/Chalakudy" title="Chalakudy">Chalakudy</a> in <a href="/wiki/Thrissur_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Thrissur District">Thrissur District</a> in India. Operating from 1907 to 1963, it served the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Cochin" title="Kingdom of Cochin">State of Cochin</a> and brought prosperity by enabling the transport of <a href="/wiki/Teak" title="Teak">teak</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rosewood" title="Rosewood">rosewood</a> from the forest into town. These goods could then be exported abroad.<sup id="cite_ref-empire_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-empire-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Inception">Inception</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Inception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The idea of a forest tramway was put forward by J.C. Kolhoff, first Conservator of Forests of the city of <a href="/wiki/Kochi" title="Kochi">Cochin</a>, and was implemented by V. Alwar Chetty, a forest officer on special duty. British officers Haldwell and Floukes performed the initial survey and route. R.E. Haffield was the first tramway engineer who cleared the forests and laid down the lines. The tramway was built during the rule of <a href="/wiki/Rama_Varma_XV" title="Rama Varma XV">Rama Varma XV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maharaja_of_Cochin" class="mw-redirect" title="Maharaja of Cochin">Maharaja of Cochin</a> (1895 to 1914).<sup id="cite_ref-empire_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-empire-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sir <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Russell,_2nd_Baron_Ampthill" title="Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill">Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Madras" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Madras">Governor of Madras</a>, inaugurated its construction on 3 October 1905. The tramway began operating in 1907. On 26 June 1907, the <a href="/wiki/Maharaja_of_Cochin" class="mw-redirect" title="Maharaja of Cochin">Maharaja of Cochin</a> passed the Cochin Forest Tramway Act, which provided for the protection and management of the tramway. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tram_routes">Tram routes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Tram routes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The tramway was divided into three sections: the first started from <a href="/wiki/Chalakudy" title="Chalakudy">Chalakudy</a> and ended at Anapantham, covering a length of 21 miles; the second ran from Kavalai to <a href="/wiki/Pothupara" title="Pothupara">Pothupara</a>, covering six miles; and the third ran from Komalapara to Chinnar, covering 22.5 miles. The total length of tramway was 49.5 miles (79.5 km).<sup id="cite_ref-empire_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-empire-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Machinery">Machinery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Machinery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Chalakudy" title="Chalakudy">Chalakudy</a> used to house the tramway workshop and timber yard. The section had two locomotives to pull the trucks and saloons. The locomotives, rolling stock and machinery for the tramway were supplied by <a href="/wiki/Orenstein_and_Koppel" class="mw-redirect" title="Orenstein and Koppel">Orenstein and Koppel</a> of <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>. P&W MacLennan of the U.K. supplied the bridges and culverts. K.R. Menon was the last tramway engineer. The tramway system had double lines and worked on rollers and cables. Empty wagons were rolled up while loaded wagons were pushed down along the other rails.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Demise">Demise</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Demise"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1926, the special finance committee recommended the abolition of the tramway, but was rejected by the Government in 1928. Another special committee was set up in 1950 under the chairmanship of the Chief Conservator of Forests, which recommended discontinuing of the tramway. In 1953, another commission was appointed but given the report that tramway should be revived at any cost. Finally in 1963, after serving 56 years and making modern <a href="/wiki/Cochin_Port" title="Cochin Port">Cochin Port</a> a present-day commercial harbour and <a href="/wiki/Cochin" class="mw-redirect" title="Cochin">Cochin</a> City, the economic hub, the Cochin State Forest Tramway was abolished on the basis of a special finance committee report.<sup id="cite_ref-empire_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-empire-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The staff was absorbed in various departments of Government. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The tramway was an engineering wonder in that period for <a href="/wiki/South_India" title="South India">South India</a>. The money was used for building ports, bridges, roads, colleges, schools, etc. <a href="/wiki/Cochin_Port" title="Cochin Port">Cochin Port</a>, a major port on the <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Sea" title="Arabian Sea">Arabian Sea</a> – <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a> sea-route, was constructed by the earnings from the tramway. <a href="/wiki/Willingdon_Island" title="Willingdon Island">Willingdon Island</a>, which was created during construction of <a href="/wiki/Cochin_Port" title="Cochin Port">Cochin Port</a>, was also bankrolled by tramway revenues.<sup id="cite_ref-empire_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-empire-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rama_Varma_XV_of_Cochin.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Rama Varma XV was the brain behind the idea of Cochin State Forest Tramway"><img alt="Rama Varma XV was the brain behind the idea of Cochin State Forest Tramway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Rama_Varma_XV_of_Cochin.JPG/93px-Rama_Varma_XV_of_Cochin.JPG" decoding="async" width="93" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Rama_Varma_XV_of_Cochin.JPG/140px-Rama_Varma_XV_of_Cochin.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Rama_Varma_XV_of_Cochin.JPG/186px-Rama_Varma_XV_of_Cochin.JPG 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="483" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="/wiki/Rama_Varma_XV" title="Rama Varma XV">Rama Varma XV</a> was the brain behind the idea of Cochin State Forest Tramway</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway_-_Incline_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A section of the Tramway without locomotives"><img alt="A section of the Tramway without locomotives" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway_-_Incline_02.jpg/120px-Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway_-_Incline_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway_-_Incline_02.jpg/180px-Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway_-_Incline_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway_-_Incline_02.jpg/240px-Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway_-_Incline_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="629" data-file-height="442" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> A section of the Tramway without locomotives</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway_-_Incline.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Steep incline section of the Tram"><img alt="Steep incline section of the Tram" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway_-_Incline.jpg/89px-Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway_-_Incline.jpg" decoding="async" width="89" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway_-_Incline.jpg/133px-Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway_-_Incline.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway_-_Incline.jpg/177px-Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway_-_Incline.jpg 2x" data-file-width="518" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Steep incline section of the Tram</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kochi_City-sizzling_port-W.ISLAND,_that%27s_created_by_Lord_Bristow.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cochin Port, the cherry in Kerala's growth, was constructed from the earnings of the tramway"><img alt="Cochin Port, the cherry in Kerala's growth, was constructed from the earnings of the tramway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Kochi_City-sizzling_port-W.ISLAND%2C_that%27s_created_by_Lord_Bristow.jpg/120px-Kochi_City-sizzling_port-W.ISLAND%2C_that%27s_created_by_Lord_Bristow.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Kochi_City-sizzling_port-W.ISLAND%2C_that%27s_created_by_Lord_Bristow.jpg/180px-Kochi_City-sizzling_port-W.ISLAND%2C_that%27s_created_by_Lord_Bristow.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Kochi_City-sizzling_port-W.ISLAND%2C_that%27s_created_by_Lord_Bristow.jpg/240px-Kochi_City-sizzling_port-W.ISLAND%2C_that%27s_created_by_Lord_Bristow.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="/wiki/Cochin_Port" title="Cochin Port">Cochin Port</a>, the cherry in <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>'s growth, was constructed from the earnings of the tramway</div> </li> </ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 March</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Public+to+get+glimpses+of+the+marvel+of+erstwhile+tramway&rft.pub=The+New+Indian+Express&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnewindianexpress.com%2Fstates%2Fkerala%2Farticle1410735.ece&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACochin+State+Forest+Tramway" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Edward Harran: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://zenodo.org/record/1923056/files/article.pdf">"The Cochin Forest Railway.<i> In: </i>Scientific American," 26 February 1910, p. 184-185.</a> Retrieved 10 September 2020.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJackson1971" class="citation magazine cs1">Jackson, Harold V. (August 1971). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irsociety.co.uk/Archives/38/Cochin.htm">"The Cochin State Forest Tramway"</a>. <i>The Industrial Railway Record</i>. No. 38. www.irsociety.co.uk. pp. 104–105.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Industrial+Railway+Record&rft.atitle=The+Cochin+State+Forest+Tramway&rft.issue=38&rft.pages=104-105&rft.date=1971-08&rft.aulast=Jackson&rft.aufirst=Harold+V.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.irsociety.co.uk%2FArchives%2F38%2FCochin.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACochin+State+Forest+Tramway" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Travel article: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130411143944/http://traveller.outlookindia.com/issuecontent1.aspx?id=150&flag=issuehome">"Forest Track", <i>Outlook Traveller</i> (November 2006).</a> Text and photographs by Sanjiv Valsan "The mountain route of the long forgotten Cochin State Forest Tramway is reborn as a jungle trail."</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJoseph2016" class="citation book cs1">Joseph, Sebastian (2016). <i>Cochin forests and the British techno-ecological imperialism in India</i>. Delhi: Primus. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789384082659" title="Special:BookSources/9789384082659"><bdi>9789384082659</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Cochin+forests+and+the+British+techno-ecological+imperialism+in+India&rft.place=Delhi&rft.pub=Primus&rft.date=2016&rft.isbn=9789384082659&rft.aulast=Joseph&rft.aufirst=Sebastian&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACochin+State+Forest+Tramway" class="Z3988"></span> <ul><li>From <a href="/wiki/Union_Christian_College,_Aluva" title="Union Christian College, Aluva">UC College, Aluva</a>, Department of History: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110511044446/http://uccollege.edu.in/history/news/cochin-forests-and-the-british/">An extract from the "Environmental History" chapter of Dr. Sebastian Joseph's 2010 thesis, <i>Cochin Forests and the British</i></a>, submitted as part of the Kerala Council for Historical Research's (KCHR) Post-Doctoral Fellowship. The thesis was the basis of above 2016 book.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://zenodo.org/record/1923056/files/article.pdf">Edward Harran 26 February 2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L2j5HFW-k8">A short film about the Tram line</a></span></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway" title="Nilgiri Mountain Railway">Coonoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Erode" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Erode">Erode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Ernakulam" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam">Ernakulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Golden_Rock" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock">Golden Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Gooty" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Gooty">Gooty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Guntakal" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Guntakal">Guntakal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Hubli&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Hubli (page does not exist)">Hubli</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Kazipet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Kazipet (page does not exist)">Kazipet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_%26_Electric_Loco_Shed,_Krishnarajapuram" title="Diesel & Electric Loco Shed, Krishnarajapuram">Krishnarajapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Tondiarpet" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet">Tondiarpet</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Vijayawada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Vijayawada (page does not exist)">Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Visakhapatnam" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam">Visakhapatnam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Steam_locomotive" title="Steam locomotive">Steam Loco</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway" title="Nilgiri Mountain Railway">Coonoor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Multiple_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiple Unit">Multiple Unit</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Avadi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Avadi (page does not exist)">Avadi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DMU_Car_Shed,_Bangalore&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DMU Car Shed, Bangalore (page does not exist)">Bangalore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam_MEMU_Shed" title="Kollam MEMU Shed">Kollam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=MEMU_Car_Shed,_Palakkad&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MEMU Car Shed, Palakkad (page does not exist)">Palakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Tambaram&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Tambaram (page does not exist)">Tambaram</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Velachery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Velachery (page does not exist)">Velachery</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DEMU_Car_Shed,_Vijayawada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DEMU Car Shed, Vijayawada (page does not exist)">Vijayawada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Main_railway_lines_of_India" title="Category:Main railway lines of India">Main</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central%E2%80%93Bangalore_City_line" title="Chennai Central–Bangalore City line">Chennai–Bangalore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howrah%E2%80%93Chennai_main_line" title="Howrah–Chennai main line">Chennai–Howrah</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gudur%E2%80%93Chennai_section" title="Gudur–Chennai section">Chennai–Gudur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada%E2%80%93Gudur_section" title="Vijayawada–Gudur section">Gudur–Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duvvada%E2%80%93Vijayawada_section" title="Duvvada–Vijayawada section">Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khurda_Road%E2%80%93Visakhapatnam_section" title="Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section">Visakhapatnam–Khurda Road</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi%E2%80%93Chennai_main_line" title="New Delhi–Chennai main line">Chennai–New Delhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mumbai%E2%80%93Chennai_line" title="Mumbai–Chennai line">Chennai–Mumbai</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guntakal%E2%80%93Renigunta_section" title="Guntakal–Renigunta section">Renigunta–Guntakal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solapur%E2%80%93Guntakal_section" title="Solapur–Guntakal section">Guntakal–Solapur</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:5_ft_6_in_gauge_railways_in_India" title="Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India">Broad Gauge</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hassan%E2%80%93Bangalore_section" title="Hassan–Bangalore section">Bangalore–Hassan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangalore%E2%80%93Arsikere%E2%80%93Hubli_line" title="Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli line">Bangalore–Hubli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mysore%E2%80%93Bangalore_line" title="Mysore–Bangalore line">Bangalore–Mysore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhimavaram%E2%80%93Narasapur_branch_line" title="Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line">Bhimavaram–Narasapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mysore%E2%80%93Chamarajanagar_branch_line" title="Mysore–Chamarajanagar branch line">Chamarajanagar–Mysore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Egmore%E2%80%93Thanjavur_main_line" title="Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line">Chennai–Thanjavur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoranur%E2%80%93Cochin_Harbour_section" title="Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section">Cochin–Shoranur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernakulam%E2%80%93Kayamkulam_coastal_line" title="Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line">Ernakulam–Kayamkulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernakulam%E2%80%93Kottayam%E2%80%93Kayamkulam_line" title="Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line">Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erode%E2%80%93Tiruchirappalli_line" title="Erode–Tiruchirappalli line">Erode–Tiruchirappalli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudivada%E2%80%93Machilipatnam_branch_line" title="Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line">Gudivada–Machilipatnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudur%E2%80%93Renigunta_section" title="Gudur–Renigunta section">Gudur–Renigunta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntakal%E2%80%93Vasco_da_Gama_section" title="Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section">Guntakal–Vasco da Gama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntur%E2%80%93Tenali_section" title="Guntur–Tenali section">Guntur–Tenali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada%E2%80%93Guntur_section" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijayawada–Guntur section">Guntur–Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jolarpettai%E2%80%93Shoranur_line" title="Jolarpettai–Shoranur line">Jolarpettai–Shoranur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram%E2%80%93Nagercoil%E2%80%93Kanyakumari_line" title="Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line">Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazipet%E2%80%93Vijayawada_section" title="Kazipet–Vijayawada section">Kazipet–Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konkan_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Konkan Railway">Konkan Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kothavalasa%E2%80%93Kirandul_line" title="Kothavalasa–Kirandul line">Kirandul–Kothavalasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam%E2%80%93Sengottai_branch_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Kollam–Sengottai branch line">Kollam–Sengottai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam%E2%80%93Thiruvananthapuram_trunk_line" title="Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line">Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kothapalli%E2%80%93Manoharabad_line" title="Kothapalli–Manoharabad line">Kothapalli–Manoharabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai%E2%80%93Tirunelveli_line" title="Madurai–Tirunelveli line">Madurai–Tirunelveli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manamadurai%E2%80%93Rameswaram_branch_line" title="Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line">Manamadurai–Rameswaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manamadurai%E2%80%93Virudhunagar_line" title="Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line">Manamadurai–Virudhunagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangalore%E2%80%93Hassan%E2%80%93Mysore_line" title="Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line">Mangalore–Mysore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoranur%E2%80%93Mangalore_section" title="Shoranur–Mangalore section">Mangalore–Shoranur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motumarri%E2%80%93Vishnupuram_section" title="Motumarri–Vishnupuram section">Motumarri–Vishnupuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagercoil%E2%80%93Tirunelveli_line" title="Nagercoil–Tirunelveli line">Nagercoil–Tirunelveli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nallapadu%E2%80%93Nandyal_section" title="Nallapadu–Nandyal section">Nallapadu–Nandyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pagidipalli%E2%80%93Nallapadu_section" title="Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section">Nallapadu–Pagidipalli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntakal%E2%80%93Nandyal_section" title="Guntakal–Nandyal section">Nandyal–Guntakal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandyal%E2%80%93Yerraguntla_section" title="Nandyal–Yerraguntla section">Nandyal–Yerraguntla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada%E2%80%93Nidadavolu_loop_line" title="Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line">Nidadavolu–Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line" title="Nilambur–Shoranur line">Nilambur–Shoranur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palakkad%E2%80%93Pollachi_line" title="Palakkad–Pollachi line">Palakkad–Pollachi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peddapalli%E2%80%93Nizamabad_line" title="Peddapalli–Nizamabad line">Peddapalli–Nizamabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pune%E2%80%93Miraj%E2%80%93Londa_line" title="Pune–Miraj–Londa line">Pune–Londa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samalkot%E2%80%93Kakinada_Port_branch_line" title="Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line">Samalkot–Kakinada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secunderabad%E2%80%93Dhone_section" title="Secunderabad–Dhone section">Secunderabad–Dhone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secunderabad%E2%80%93Manmad_line" title="Secunderabad–Manmad line">Secunderabad–Manmad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagpur%E2%80%93Secunderabad_line" title="Nagpur–Secunderabad line">Secunderabad–Nagpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenali%E2%80%93Repalle_branch_line" title="Tenali–Repalle branch line">Tenali–Repalle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chord_Line,_Tamil_Nadu" title="Chord Line, Tamil Nadu">Tiruchirappalli–Viluppuram</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Railways_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountain Railways of India">Mountain</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway" title="Nilgiri Mountain Railway">Nilgiri Mountain Railway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cochin State Forest Tramway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kundala_Valley_Railway" title="Kundala Valley Railway">Kundala Valley Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilambur%E2%80%93Nanjangud_line" title="Nilambur–Nanjangud line">Nilambur–Nanjangud line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabarimala_Railway" title="Sabarimala Railway">Sabarimala Railway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Named_passenger_trains_of_India" title="Category:Named passenger trains of India">Passenger trains</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Express_trains_in_India" title="Express trains in India">Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_India" title="High-speed rail in India">High speed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luxury_rail_trains_in_India" title="Luxury rail trains in India">Luxury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slow_and_fast_passenger_trains_in_India" title="Slow and fast passenger trains in India">Passenger</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Railway_stations_in_India" title="Category:Railway stations in India">Stations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Major" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Categorization_of_Indian_Railway_stations_by_commercial_importance" title="Categorization of Indian Railway stations by commercial importance">Major</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arakkonam_Junction_railway_station" title="Arakkonam Junction railway station">Arakkonam Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chengalpattu_Junction_railway_station" title="Chengalpattu Junction railway station">Chengalpattu Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengaluru" title="Bengaluru">Bengaluru</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KSR_Bengaluru_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="KSR Bengaluru railway station">KSR Bengaluru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yesvantpur_Junction_railway_station" title="Yesvantpur Junction railway station">Yesvantpur Jn.</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Railway_stations_in_Chennai" title="Railway stations in Chennai">Chennai</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avadi_railway_station" title="Avadi railway station">Avadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai Central">Chennai Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Egmore_railway_station" title="Chennai Egmore railway station">Chennai Egmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tambaram_railway_station" title="Tambaram railway station">Tambaram</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coimbatore_Junction_railway_station" title="Coimbatore Junction railway station">Coimbatore Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Junction_railway_station" title="Ernakulam Junction railway station">Ernakulam Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad" title="Hyderabad">Hyderabad</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyderabad railway station">Hyderabad Deccan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kacheguda_railway_station" title="Kacheguda railway station">Kacheguda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secunderabad_Junction_railway_station" title="Secunderabad Junction railway station">Secunderabad Jn.</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katpadi_Junction_railway_station" title="Katpadi Junction railway station">Katpadi Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam_Junction_railway_station" title="Kollam Junction railway station">Kollam Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhikode_railway_station" title="Kozhikode railway station">Kozhikode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai_Junction_railway_station" title="Madurai Junction railway station">Madurai Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mysuru_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Mysuru Junction railway station">Mysuru Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_Central_railway_station" title="Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station">Thiruvananthapuram Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrissur_railway_station" title="Thrissur railway station">Thrissur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirupati_railway_station" title="Tirupati railway station">Tirupati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruvallur_railway_station" title="Tiruvallur railway station">Tiruvallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijayawada railway station">Vijayawada Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visakhapatnam_railway_station" title="Visakhapatnam railway station">Visakhapatnam Jn.</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Urban_rail_transit_in_India" title="Urban rail transit in India">Suburban and metro</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Operational</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Commuter_rail" title="Commuter rail">Suburban</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Suburban_Railway" title="Chennai Suburban Railway">Chennai Suburban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Mass_Rapid_Transit_System" title="Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System">Chennai MRTS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_Multi-Modal_Transport_System" title="Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System">Hyderabad MMTS</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_metro_systems" title="List of metro systems">Metro</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Metro" title="Chennai Metro">Chennai Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kochi_Metro" title="Kochi Metro">Kochi Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_Metro" title="Hyderabad Metro">Hyderabad Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namma_Metro" title="Namma Metro">Namma Metro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Proposed</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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