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div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Southern Railway</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Southern_Railways_writing_on_coach.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Southern_Railways_writing_on_coach.jpg/130px-Southern_Railways_writing_on_coach.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Southern_Railways_writing_on_coach.jpg/195px-Southern_Railways_writing_on_coach.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Southern_Railways_writing_on_coach.jpg/260px-Southern_Railways_writing_on_coach.jpg 2x" data-file-width="926" data-file-height="353" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Indianrailwayzones-numbered.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Indianrailwayzones-numbered.png/250px-Indianrailwayzones-numbered.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="282" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Indianrailwayzones-numbered.png/375px-Indianrailwayzones-numbered.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Indianrailwayzones-numbered.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="563" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">7-Southern Railway</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Reporting_mark" title="Reporting mark">Reporting mark</a></th><td class="infobox-data">SR</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Locale</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puducherry_(union_territory)" title="Puducherry (union territory)">Puducherry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates of operation</th><td class="infobox-data">14 April 1951<span class="noprint">; 73 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">14 April 1951</span>)</span>–</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_Indian_Railway_Company" title="South Indian Railway Company">South Indian Railway</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Madras_and_Southern_Mahratta_Railway" title="Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway">Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Mysore_State_Railway" title="Mysore State Railway">Mysore State Railway</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data">Southern Railway<br /><a href="/wiki/South_Coast_Railway_zone" title="South Coast Railway zone">South Coast Railway</a><br /><a href="/wiki/South_Central_Railway_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="South Central Railway Zone">South Central Railway</a><br /><a href="/wiki/South_Western_Railway_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="South Western Railway Zone">South Western Railway</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Technical</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Previous gauge</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Broad_gauge" class="mw-redirect" title="Broad gauge">Broad gauge</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Metre_gauge" class="mw-redirect" title="Metre gauge">Metre gauge</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Narrow_gauge" class="mw-redirect" title="Narrow gauge">Narrow gauge</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">5,081 km (3,157 mi) route<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></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Other</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sr.indianrailways.gov.in">Southern Railway</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Southern Railway</b> (<b>SR</b>) is one of the <a href="/wiki/Zones_and_divisions_of_Indian_Railways" class="mw-redirect" title="Zones and divisions of Indian Railways">eighteen zones</a> of <a href="/wiki/Indian_Railways" title="Indian Railways">Indian Railways</a>. It is headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> and operates across the <a href="/wiki/States_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="States of India">states</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Union_Territories_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Territories of India">union territory</a> of <a href="/wiki/Puducherry_(union_territory)" title="Puducherry (union territory)">Puducherry</a>. The origin of the Southern Railway can be traced back to the <a href="/wiki/Madras_Railway" title="Madras Railway">Madras Railway</a> formed in 1845. Southern Railway was created on 14 April 1951 by merging three state railways, namely, the <a href="/wiki/Madras_and_Southern_Mahratta_Railway" title="Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway">Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway</a>, the <a href="/wiki/South_Indian_Railway_Company" title="South Indian Railway Company">South Indian Railway Company</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Mysore_State_Railway" title="Mysore State Railway">Mysore State Railway</a> and became the first railway zone created in newly formed India. Southern Railway maintains about 5,081 km (3,157 mi) of railway lines and operates 727 <a href="/wiki/Railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Railway station">railway stations</a>. It has the distinction of operating the first railway line in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, which opened for traffic from Redhills to Chindadripettai in <a href="/wiki/Madras_Presidency" title="Madras Presidency">Madras</a> on 12 September 1836.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-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=Southern_Railway_zone&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Southern_Railway_zone" title="Timeline of Southern Railway zone">Timeline of Southern Railway zone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Madras_Railway" title="Madras Railway">Madras Railway</a></div> <p>The history of the Southern Railway can be traced back to the <a href="/wiki/Madras_Railway" title="Madras Railway">Madras Railway</a>. In 1832, the proposal to construct the first railway line in India at <a href="/wiki/Madras" class="mw-redirect" title="Madras">Madras</a> was made by the <a href="/wiki/British_India" class="mw-redirect" title="British India">British</a>.<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> In 1835, the <a href="/wiki/Railway_track" title="Railway track">railway track</a> was constructed between <a href="/wiki/Chinnamalai" title="Chinnamalai">Little Mount</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chintadripet" title="Chintadripet">Chintadripet</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Madras</a> and became operational in 1837.<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> The <a href="/wiki/Madras_Railway" title="Madras Railway">Madras Railway</a> was established later in 1845 and the construction on the first main line between Madras and <a href="/wiki/Arcot" class="mw-redirect" title="Arcot">Arcot</a> started in 1853, which became operational in 1856.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1908, <a href="/wiki/Madras_Railway" title="Madras Railway">Madras Railway</a> merged with <a href="/wiki/Southern_Mahratta_Railway" title="Southern Mahratta Railway">Southern Mahratta Railway</a> to form the <a href="/wiki/Madras_and_Southern_Mahratta_Railway" title="Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway">Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1944, all the railway companies operating in <a href="/wiki/British_India" class="mw-redirect" title="British India">British India</a> were taken over by the Government.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Post <a href="/wiki/Indian_Independence_Act_1947" title="Indian Independence Act 1947">Independence</a>, various re-grouping proposals were studied as there were 42 different railway systems. In December 1950, the Central Advisory Committee for Railways approved the plan for Indian Railways into six zonal systems and the Southern Railway zone was created on 14 April 1951 by merging three state railways, namely, the <a href="/wiki/Madras_and_Southern_Mahratta_Railway" title="Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway">Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway</a>, the <a href="/wiki/South_Indian_Railway_Company" title="South Indian Railway Company">South Indian Railway Company</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Mysore_State_Railway" title="Mysore State Railway">Mysore State Railway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SR_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SR-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Railway_zone&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Southern_Railway_HQ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Southern_Railway_HQ.jpg/220px-Southern_Railway_HQ.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Southern_Railway_HQ.jpg/330px-Southern_Railway_HQ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Southern_Railway_HQ.jpg/440px-Southern_Railway_HQ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Southern Railway headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Southern Railway zone covers the states of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puducherry_(union_territory)" title="Puducherry (union territory)">Puducherry</a> and a small portion of <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SR_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SR-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands" title="Andaman and Nicobar Islands">Andaman and Nicobar</a> will form part of the zone once the proposed new railway line between <a href="/wiki/Port_Blair" title="Port Blair">Port Blair</a> and <a href="/wiki/Diglipur" title="Diglipur">Diglipur</a> becomes operational.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Southern Railway is headed by the General Manager, assisted by an Additional General Manager. Southern Railway is headquartered in Chennai and is divided into six divisions namely <a href="/wiki/Chennai_railway_division" title="Chennai railway division">Chennai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_railway_division" title="Tiruchirappalli railway division">Tiruchirappalli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madurai_railway_division" title="Madurai railway division">Madurai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Palakkad_railway_division" title="Palakkad railway division">Palakkad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salem_railway_division" title="Salem railway division">Salem</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trivandrum_railway_division" class="mw-redirect" title="Trivandrum railway division">Thiruvananthapuram</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SR_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SR-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:left"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Name of Division </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Established </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Headquarters </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Comments </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_railway_division" title="Vijayawada railway division">Bezawada</a> </td> <td>6-May-1956 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada">Vijayawada</a> </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/South_Central_Railway_zone" title="South Central Railway zone">SCR</a> in 1966 and <a href="/wiki/South_Coast_Railway_zone" title="South Coast Railway zone">SCoR</a> in 2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Madurai_railway_division" title="Madurai railway division">Madurai</a> </td> <td>6-May-1956 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madurai" title="Madurai">Madurai</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_railway_division" title="Tiruchirappalli railway division">Tiruchirappalli</a> </td> <td>6-May-1956 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli" title="Tiruchirappalli">Tiruchirappalli</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai_railway_division" title="Chennai railway division">Madras</a> </td> <td>1-August-1956 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Palakkad_railway_division" title="Palakkad railway division">Palakkad</a> </td> <td>4-August-1956 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Palakkad" title="Palakkad">Palakkad</a> </td> <td>previously known as Olavacode </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Guntakal_railway_division" title="Guntakal railway division">Guntakal</a> </td> <td>10-October-1956 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guntakal" title="Guntakal">Guntakal</a> </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/South_Central_Railway_zone" title="South Central Railway zone">SCR</a> in 1977 and <a href="/wiki/South_Coast_Railway_zone" title="South Coast Railway zone">SCoR</a> in 2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mysore_railway_division" title="Mysore railway division">Mysore</a> </td> <td>31-October-1956 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mysuru" class="mw-redirect" title="Mysuru">Mysuru</a> </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/South_Western_Railway_zone" title="South Western Railway zone">SWR</a> in 2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hubli_railway_division" class="mw-redirect" title="Hubli railway division">Hubli</a> </td> <td>31-October-1956 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hubli" title="Hubli">Hubli</a> </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/South_Central_Railway_zone" title="South Central Railway zone">SCR</a> in 1966 and <a href="/wiki/South_Western_Railway_zone" title="South Western Railway zone">SWR</a> in 2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bangalore_railway_division" title="Bangalore railway division">Bangalore</a> </td> <td>31-October-1971 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bangalore" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a> </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/South_Western_Railway_zone" title="South Western Railway zone">SWR</a> in 2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_railway_division" title="Thiruvananthapuram railway division">Thiruvananthapuram</a> </td> <td>2-October-1979 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram" title="Thiruvananthapuram">Thiruvananthapuram</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Salem_railway_division" title="Salem railway division">Salem</a> </td> <td>14-November-2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salem,_Tamil_Nadu" title="Salem, Tamil Nadu">Salem</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operations_and_infrastructure">Operations and infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Railway_zone&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Operations and infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The zone operates both passenger and freight trains. Various classes of passenger trains including <a href="/wiki/Vande_Bharat_Express" title="Vande Bharat Express">Vande Bharat Express</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shatabdi_Express" title="Shatabdi Express">Shatabdi Express</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tejas_Express" title="Tejas Express">Tejas Express</a> are operated by Southern Railways.<sup id="cite_ref-IR_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IR-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Freight operations include container traffic from the ports, <a href="/wiki/Coal" title="Coal">coal</a> bound to the thermal power stations, <a href="/wiki/Oil" title="Oil">oil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Petroleum" title="Petroleum">petroleum</a> products from refineries, <a href="/wiki/Cement" title="Cement">cement</a> and food grains. Most of the lines inside ports, thermal stations, manufacturing industries and owned by the respective companies and the zone provides a link connecting to its network along with the wagons and locomotives. The zone has a larger proportion of passenger traffic compared to freight.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are about 727 stations on the Southern railway network.<sup id="cite_ref-SRS_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRS-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Locomotives">Locomotives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Railway_zone&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Locomotives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Erode.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Erode.png/220px-Erode.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Erode.png/330px-Erode.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Erode.png/440px-Erode.png 2x" data-file-width="736" data-file-height="450" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Erode" title="Electric Loco Shed, Erode">Erode</a> <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WAP-7" title="Indian locomotive class WAP-7">WAP-7 locomotive</a> of Southern Railway</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NMR_37385_in_Delhi_05-02-17_M49.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/NMR_37385_in_Delhi_05-02-17_M49.jpeg/220px-NMR_37385_in_Delhi_05-02-17_M49.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/NMR_37385_in_Delhi_05-02-17_M49.jpeg/330px-NMR_37385_in_Delhi_05-02-17_M49.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/NMR_37385_in_Delhi_05-02-17_M49.jpeg/440px-NMR_37385_in_Delhi_05-02-17_M49.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="856" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway_X_class" title="Nilgiri Mountain Railway X class">X class locomotive</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway" title="Nilgiri Mountain Railway">Nilgiri Mountain Railway</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Southern Railway utilizes various classes of <a href="/wiki/Electric_locomotive" title="Electric locomotive">electric</a> and <a href="/wiki/Diesel_locomotive" title="Diesel locomotive">diesel</a> locomotives to haul the trains. <a href="/wiki/Steam_locomotives" class="mw-redirect" title="Steam locomotives">Steam locomotives</a> are used by the <a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway" title="Nilgiri Mountain Railway">Nilgiri Mountain Railway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The zone has three <a href="/wiki/Electric_locomotive" title="Electric locomotive">electric locomotive</a> sheds and four <a href="/wiki/Diesel_locomotive" title="Diesel locomotive">diesel locomotive</a> sheds.<sup id="cite_ref-IRFCA_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IRFCA-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Name </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Location </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Locomotive class </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Count </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Arakkonam" title="Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam">Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arakkonam" title="Arakkonam">Arakkonam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Electric_locomotive" title="Electric locomotive">Electric</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WAP-4" title="Indian locomotive class WAP-4">WAP-4</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WAG-5" title="Indian locomotive class WAG-5">WAG-5</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WAG-9" title="Indian locomotive class WAG-9">WAG-9</a> </td> <td>171 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Erode" title="Electric Loco Shed, Erode">Electric Loco Shed, Erode</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erode" title="Erode">Erode</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Electric_locomotive" title="Electric locomotive">Electric</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WAP-4" title="Indian locomotive class WAP-4">WAP-4</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WAP-7" title="Indian locomotive class WAP-7">WAP-7</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WAG-7" title="Indian locomotive class WAG-7">WAG-7</a> </td> <td>205 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Royapuram" title="Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram">Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Electric_locomotive" title="Electric locomotive">Electric</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WAP-7" title="Indian locomotive class WAP-7">WAP-7</a> </td> <td>109 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Ernakulam" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam">Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernakulam" title="Ernakulam">Ernakulam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diesel_locomotive" title="Diesel locomotive">Diesel</a>,<a href="/wiki/Electric_locomotive" title="Electric locomotive">Electric</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDM-3A" title="Indian locomotive class WDM-3A">WDM-3A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDG-2/3A" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian locomotive class WDG-2/3A">WDG-3A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDM-3D" title="Indian locomotive class WDM-3D">WDM-3D</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDG-4" title="Indian locomotive class WDG-4">WDG-4</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDG-4" title="Indian locomotive class WDG-4">WDG-4D</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WAG-5" title="Indian locomotive class WAG-5">WAG-5</a> </td> <td>69 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Erode" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Erode">Diesel Loco Shed, Erode</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erode" title="Erode">Erode</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diesel_locomotive" title="Diesel locomotive">Diesel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDM-3D" title="Indian locomotive class WDM-3D">WDM-3D</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WAP-1" title="Indian locomotive class WAP-1">WAP-1</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WAP-4" title="Indian locomotive class WAP-4">WAP-4</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WAG-5" title="Indian locomotive class WAG-5">WAG-5</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WAG-7" title="Indian locomotive class WAG-7">WAG-7</a> </td> <td>132 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Golden_Rock" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock">Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli" title="Tiruchirappalli">Tiruchirappalli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diesel_locomotive" title="Diesel locomotive">Diesel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDM-3A" title="Indian locomotive class WDM-3A">WDM-3A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDG-2/3A" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian locomotive class WDG-2/3A">WDG-3A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDP-3A" title="Indian locomotive class WDP-3A">WDP-3A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDM-3D" title="Indian locomotive class WDM-3D">WDM-3D</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDP-4" title="Indian locomotive class WDP-4">WDP-4</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDG-4" title="Indian locomotive class WDG-4">WDG-4</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_YDM-4" title="Indian locomotive class YDM-4">YDM-4</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDS-6" title="Indian locomotive class WDS-6">WDS-6</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDM-7" title="Indian locomotive class WDM-7">WDM-7</a> </td> <td>148 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Tondiarpet" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet">Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diesel_locomotive" title="Diesel locomotive">Diesel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDM-3A" title="Indian locomotive class WDM-3A">WDM-3A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDG-2/3A" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian locomotive class WDG-2/3A">WDG-3A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDM-7" title="Indian locomotive class WDM-7">WDM-7</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDS-6" title="Indian locomotive class WDS-6">WDS-6</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_WDG-4" title="Indian locomotive class WDG-4">WDG-4</a> </td> <td>53 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Coonoor Loco Shed, Coonoor </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coonoor" title="Coonoor">Coonoor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steam_locomotive" title="Steam locomotive">Steam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diesel_locomotive" title="Diesel locomotive">Diesel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway_X_class" title="Nilgiri Mountain Railway X class">X Class</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_locomotive_class_YDM-4" title="Indian locomotive class YDM-4">YDM-4</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:3_Tier_AC_Coach_of_Padmavat_Express.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/3_Tier_AC_Coach_of_Padmavat_Express.jpg/220px-3_Tier_AC_Coach_of_Padmavat_Express.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/3_Tier_AC_Coach_of_Padmavat_Express.jpg/330px-3_Tier_AC_Coach_of_Padmavat_Express.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/3_Tier_AC_Coach_of_Padmavat_Express.jpg/440px-3_Tier_AC_Coach_of_Padmavat_Express.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>A typical <a href="/wiki/LHB_coach" title="LHB coach">LHB coach</a> of <a href="/wiki/Indian_Railways" title="Indian Railways">Indian Railways</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Maintenance_and_workshops">Maintenance and workshops</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Railway_zone&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Maintenance and workshops"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Southern Railway maintains wagon and locomotive workshops at <a href="/wiki/Perambur_Loco_Works_railway_station" title="Perambur Loco Works railway station">Perambur, Chennai</a> and <a href="/wiki/Golden_Rock_Railway_Workshop" title="Golden Rock Railway Workshop">Ponmalai, Tiruchirapalli</a>, engineering workshop at <a href="/wiki/Arakkonam" title="Arakkonam">Arakkonam</a>, carriage maintenance workshops at <a href="/wiki/Basin_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Basin Bridge">Basin Bridge</a> and <a href="/wiki/Egmore" title="Egmore">Egmore</a> and a signal and telecommunication workshop at <a href="/wiki/Podanur" title="Podanur">Podanur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coimbatore" title="Coimbatore">Coimbatore</a>. It has three <a href="/wiki/Electric_multiple_unit" title="Electric multiple unit">EMU</a> car sheds in Chennai at <a href="/wiki/Avadi" title="Avadi">Avadi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tambaram" title="Tambaram">Tambaram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Velachery" title="Velachery">Velachery</a> and MEMU sheds at <a href="/wiki/Kollam_MEMU_Shed" title="Kollam MEMU Shed">Kollam</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Palakkad_Junction" class="mw-redirect" title="Palakkad Junction">Palakkad</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Southern Railway maintains trip sheds at <a href="/wiki/Basin_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Basin Bridge">Basin Bridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Egmore" title="Egmore">Egmore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tondiarpet" title="Tondiarpet">Tondiarpet</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jolarpettai" title="Jolarpettai">Jolarpettai</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IRFCA_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IRFCA-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Southern Railway operated ticket printing presses at <a href="/wiki/Royapuram" title="Royapuram">Royapuram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram" title="Thiruvananthapuram">Thiruvananthapuram</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli" title="Tiruchirappalli">Tiruchirappalli</a>, but these have been phased out due to <a href="/wiki/Digitization" title="Digitization">digitization</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railway_coaches_and_wagons">Railway coaches and wagons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Railway_zone&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Railway coaches and wagons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Southern Railways uses both <a href="/wiki/ICF_coach" title="ICF coach">ICF coaches</a> and <a href="/wiki/LHB_coach" title="LHB coach">LHB coaches</a> for its trains. ICF coaches manufactured by the <a href="/wiki/Integral_Coach_Factory" title="Integral Coach Factory">Integral Coach Factory</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> have been used predominantly for over sixty years since the formation of the zone in 1951.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ICF coaches are slowly being replaced by newer <a href="/wiki/LHB_coach" title="LHB coach">LHB</a> rakes which provide better passenger comfort and safety.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railway_lines">Railway lines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Railway_zone&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Railway lines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following are the list of railway lines operational.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Line </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Start </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">End </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Gauge </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Electrified </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">No. of Lines </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Length </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Major stations </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central%E2%80%93Bangalore_City_line" title="Chennai Central–Bangalore City line">Chennai Central-Jolarpettai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central_railway_station" title="Chennai Central railway station">Chennai Central</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jolarpettai_Junction_railway_station" title="Jolarpettai Junction railway station">Jolarpettai</a> </td> <td>Main </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>2 (4 till Arakkonam) </td> <td>213 km (132 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arakkonam_Junction_railway_station" title="Arakkonam Junction railway station">Katpadi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central_railway_station" title="Chennai Central railway station">Chennai Central</a>-<a href="/wiki/Renigunta_Junction_railway_station" title="Renigunta Junction railway station">Renigunta</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central_railway_station" title="Chennai Central railway station">Chennai Central</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Renigunta_Junction_railway_station" title="Renigunta Junction railway station">Renigunta</a> </td> <td>Main </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>2 (4 till Arakkonam) </td> <td>135 km (84 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arakkonam_Junction_railway_station" title="Arakkonam Junction railway station">Arakkonam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gudur%E2%80%93Chennai_section" title="Gudur–Chennai section">Chennai Central-Gudur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central_railway_station" title="Chennai Central railway station">Chennai Central</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gudur_Junction_railway_station" title="Gudur Junction railway station">Gudur</a> </td> <td>Main </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>2 </td> <td>136 km (85 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sullurupeta_railway_station" title="Sullurupeta railway station">Sullurupeta</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jolarpettai%E2%80%93Shoranur_line" title="Jolarpettai–Shoranur line">Jolarpettai–Shoranur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jolarpettai_Junction_railway_station" title="Jolarpettai Junction railway station">Jolarpettai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shoranur_Junction_railway_station" title="Shoranur Junction railway station">Shoranur</a> </td> <td>Main </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>2 </td> <td>366 km (227 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salem_Junction_railway_station" title="Salem Junction railway station">Salem</a>, <a href="/wiki/Erode_Junction_railway_station" title="Erode Junction railway station">Erode</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coimbatore_Junction_railway_station" title="Coimbatore Junction railway station">Coimbatore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coimbatore_North_Junction_railway_station" title="Coimbatore North Junction railway station">Coimbatore North</a>, <a href="/wiki/Podanur_Junction_railway_station" title="Podanur Junction railway station">Podanur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Palakkad_Junction_railway_station" title="Palakkad Junction railway station">Palakkad Junction</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shoranur%E2%80%93Mangalore_section" title="Shoranur–Mangalore section">Shoranur-Mangalore railway line</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shoranur_Junction_railway_station" title="Shoranur Junction railway station">Shoranur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mangalore_Junction_railway_station" title="Mangalore Junction railway station">Mangalore</a> </td> <td>Main </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>2 </td> <td>315 km (196 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tirur_railway_station" title="Tirur railway station">Tirur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kannur_railway_station" title="Kannur railway station">Kannur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kozhikode_railway_station" title="Kozhikode railway station">Kozhikode</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kasaragod_railway_station" title="Kasaragod railway station">Kasaragod</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mangalore_Central_railway_station" title="Mangalore Central railway station">Mangaluru Central</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mangalore_Junction_railway_station" title="Mangalore Junction railway station">Mangaluru Junction</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shoranur%E2%80%93Cochin_Harbour_section" title="Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section">Shoranur-Ernakulam line</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shoranur_Junction_railway_station" title="Shoranur Junction railway station">Shoranur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cochin_Harbour_Terminus" title="Cochin Harbour Terminus">Cochin Harbour Terminus</a> </td> <td>Main </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>2 </td> <td>107 km (66 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thrissur_railway_station" title="Thrissur railway station">Thrissur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aluva_railway_station" title="Aluva railway station">Aluva</a>,<a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Junction_railway_station" title="Ernakulam Junction railway station">Ernakulam Junction</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Town_railway_station" title="Ernakulam Town railway station">Ernakulam Town</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Egmore_railway_station" title="Chennai Egmore railway station">Chennai Egmore</a>-<a href="/wiki/Tuticorin_railway_station" title="Tuticorin railway station">Thoothukudi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Egmore_railway_station" title="Chennai Egmore railway station">Chennai Egmore</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tuticorin_railway_station" title="Tuticorin railway station">Thoothukudi</a> </td> <td>Main </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>2 (4 till Chengalpattu) </td> <td>654 km (406 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chengalpattu_Junction_railway_station" title="Chengalpattu Junction railway station">Chengalpattu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Villupuram_Junction_railway_station" title="Villupuram Junction railway station">Villupuram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virudhachalam_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Virudhachalam Junction railway station">Virudhachalam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station">Tiruchirappalli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dindigul_Junction_railway_station" title="Dindigul Junction railway station">Dindigul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madurai_Junction_railway_station" title="Madurai Junction railway station">Madurai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virudhunagar_Junction_railway_station" title="Virudhunagar Junction railway station">Virudhunagar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vanchi_Maniyachchi_Junction_railway_station" title="Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station">Vanchi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station">Tiruchirappalli</a>-<a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Junction_railway_station" title="Thanjavur Junction railway station">Thanjavur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station">Tiruchirappalli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Junction_railway_station" title="Thanjavur Junction railway station">Thanjavur</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>2 </td> <td>50 km (31 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station">Tiruchirappalli</a>-<a href="/wiki/Erode_Junction_railway_station" title="Erode Junction railway station">Erode</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station">Tiruchirappalli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erode_Junction_railway_station" title="Erode Junction railway station">Erode</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>141 km (88 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karur_Junction_railway_station" title="Karur Junction railway station">Karur</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Salem_Junction_railway_station" title="Salem Junction railway station">Salem</a>-<a href="/wiki/Dindigul_Junction_railway_station" title="Dindigul Junction railway station">Dindigul</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salem_Junction_railway_station" title="Salem Junction railway station">Salem</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dindigul_Junction_railway_station" title="Dindigul Junction railway station">Dindigul</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>159 km (99 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karur_Junction_railway_station" title="Karur Junction railway station">Karur</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Madurai_Junction_railway_station" title="Madurai Junction railway station">Madurai</a>-<a href="/wiki/Rameswaram_railway_station" title="Rameswaram railway station">Rameswaram</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madurai_Junction_railway_station" title="Madurai Junction railway station">Madurai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rameswaram_railway_station" title="Rameswaram railway station">Rameswaram</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>No </td> <td>1 </td> <td>173.82 km (108.01 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manamadurai_Junction_railway_station" title="Manamadurai Junction railway station">Manamadurai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station">Tiruchirappalli</a>-<a href="/wiki/Sengottai_railway_station" title="Sengottai railway station">Sengottai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station">Tiruchirappalli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sengottai_railway_station" title="Sengottai railway station">Sengottai</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>320 km (200 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karaikudi_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Karaikudi Junction railway station">Karaikudi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manamadurai_Junction_railway_station" title="Manamadurai Junction railway station">Manamadurai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virudhunagar_Junction_railway_station" title="Virudhunagar Junction railway station">Virudhunagar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanchi_Maniyachchi_Junction_railway_station" title="Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station">Vanchi Maniyachchi</a>-<a href="/wiki/Tirunelveli_Junction_railway_station" title="Tirunelveli Junction railway station">Tirunelveli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanchi_Maniyachchi_Junction_railway_station" title="Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station">Vanchi Maniyachchi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tirunelveli_Junction_railway_station" title="Tirunelveli Junction railway station">Tirunelveli</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>2 </td> <td>28.9 km (18.0 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station">Tiruchirappalli</a>-<a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Junction_railway_station" title="Thanjavur Junction railway station">Thanjavur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station">Tiruchirappalli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Junction_railway_station" title="Thanjavur Junction railway station">Thanjavur</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>2 </td> <td>50 km (31 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Coimbatore_North_Junction_railway_station" title="Coimbatore North Junction railway station">Coimbatore North</a>-<a href="/wiki/Mettupalayam_railway_station" title="Mettupalayam railway station">Mettupalayam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coimbatore_North_Junction_railway_station" title="Coimbatore North Junction railway station">Coimbatore North</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mettupalayam_railway_station" title="Mettupalayam railway station">Mettupalayam</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>32.8 km (20.4 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway" title="Nilgiri Mountain Railway">Nilgiri Mountain Railway</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mettupalayam_railway_station" title="Mettupalayam railway station">Mettupalayam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Udhagamandalam_railway_station" title="Udhagamandalam railway station">Udhagamandalam</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metre-gauge_railway" title="Metre-gauge railway">Metre</a> </td> <td>No </td> <td>1 </td> <td>45.9 km (28.5 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coonoor_railway_station" title="Coonoor railway station">Coonoor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Guruvayur%E2%80%93Thrissur_spur_line" title="Guruvayur–Thrissur spur line">Thrissur-Guruvayur line</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thrissur_railway_station" title="Thrissur railway station">Thrissur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guruvayur_railway_station" title="Guruvayur railway station">Guruvayur</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>22.6 km (14.0 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nilambur%E2%80%93Shoranur_line" title="Nilambur–Shoranur line">Shoranur -Nilambur line</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shoranur_Junction_railway_station" title="Shoranur Junction railway station">Shoranur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nilambur_Road_railway_station" title="Nilambur Road railway station">Nilambur Road</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes <sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>65.8 km (40.9 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernakulam%E2%80%93Kayamkulam_coastal_line" title="Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line">Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Junction_railway_station" title="Ernakulam Junction railway station">Ernakulam Junction</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kayamkulam_Junction_railway_station" title="Kayamkulam Junction railway station">Kayamkulam Junction</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 ( 2 in <a href="/wiki/Ambalappuzha_railway_station" title="Ambalappuzha railway station">Ambalapuzha</a>-<a href="/wiki/Kayamkulam_Junction_railway_station" title="Kayamkulam Junction railway station">Kayamkulam</a> section ) </td> <td>100.34 km (62.35 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alappuzha_railway_station" title="Alappuzha railway station">Alappuzha</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernakulam%E2%80%93Kottayam%E2%80%93Kayamkulam_line" title="Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line">Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Junction_railway_station" title="Ernakulam Junction railway station">Ernakulam Junction</a> / <br /><a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Town_railway_station" title="Ernakulam Town railway station">Ernakulam Town</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kayamkulam_Junction_railway_station" title="Kayamkulam Junction railway station">Kayamkulam Junction</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>2 </td> <td>114.4 km (71.1 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kottayam_railway_station" title="Kottayam railway station">Kottayam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kollam%E2%80%93Sengottai_Chord_Line" title="Kollam–Sengottai Chord Line">Kollam-Sengottai line</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kollam_Junction_railway_station" title="Kollam Junction railway station">Kollam Junction</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sengottai_railway_station" title="Sengottai railway station">Sengottai</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>94 km (58 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Punalur_railway_station" title="Punalur railway station">Punalur</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kayamkulam_Junction_railway_station" title="Kayamkulam Junction railway station">Kayamkulam</a>-<a href="/wiki/Kollam%E2%80%93Thiruvananthapuram_trunk_line" title="Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line">Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram line</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kayamkulam_Junction_railway_station" title="Kayamkulam Junction railway station">Kayamkulam Junction</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_Central_railway_station" title="Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station">Thiruvanathapuram Central</a> </td> <td>Main </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes <sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>105 km (65 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kollam_Junction_railway_station" title="Kollam Junction railway station">Kollam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_North_(Kochuveli)_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiruvananthapuram North (Kochuveli) railway station">Thiruvanathapuram North(Kochuveli)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_Central_railway_station" title="Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station">Thiruvanathapuram Central</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram%E2%80%93Nagercoil%E2%80%93Kanyakumari_line" title="Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line">Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_Central_railway_station" title="Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station">Thiruvanathapuram Central</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kanniyakumari_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanniyakumari railway station">Kanniyakumari</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 ( 2 in Nagercoil Junction - Nagercoil Town - Kanyakumari section) </td> <td>89 km (55 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_South_(Nemom)_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiruvananthapuram South (Nemom) railway station">Thiruvananthapuram South(Nemom)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nagercoil_Junction_railway_station" title="Nagercoil Junction railway station">Nagercoil Junction</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nagercoil_Town_railway_station" title="Nagercoil Town railway station">Nagercoil Town</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nagercoil%E2%80%93Tirunelveli_line" title="Nagercoil–Tirunelveli line">Nagercoil - Tirunelveli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nagercoil_Junction_railway_station" title="Nagercoil Junction railway station">Nagercoil Junction</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tirunelveli_Junction_railway_station" title="Tirunelveli Junction railway station">Tirunelveli Junction</a> </td> <td>Main </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>2 </td> <td>73 km ( 45.3 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tenkasi_Junction_railway_station" title="Tenkasi Junction railway station">Tenkasi</a>-<a href="/wiki/Tiruchendur_railway_station" title="Tiruchendur railway station">Tiruchendur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tenkasi_Junction_railway_station" title="Tenkasi Junction railway station">Tenkasi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruchendur_railway_station" title="Tiruchendur railway station">Tiruchendur</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>61.2 km (38.0 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tenkasi_Junction_railway_station" title="Tenkasi Junction railway station">Tenkasi</a>-<a href="/wiki/Sengottai_railway_station" title="Sengottai railway station">Sengottai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tenkasi_Junction_railway_station" title="Tenkasi Junction railway station">Tenkasi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sengottai_railway_station" title="Sengottai railway station">Sengottai</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>8 km (5.0 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Irugur_Junction_railway_station" title="Irugur Junction railway station">Irugur</a>-<a href="/wiki/Podanur_Junction_railway_station" title="Podanur Junction railway station">Podanur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Irugur_Junction_railway_station" title="Irugur Junction railway station">Irugur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Podanur_Junction_railway_station" title="Podanur Junction railway station">Podanur</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>10.9 km (6.8 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dindigul_Junction_railway_station" title="Dindigul Junction railway station">Dindigul</a>-<a href="/wiki/Pollachi_Junction_railway_station" title="Pollachi Junction railway station">Pollachi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dindigul_Junction_railway_station" title="Dindigul Junction railway station">Dindigul</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pollachi_Junction_railway_station" title="Pollachi Junction railway station">Pollachi</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>120.7 km (75.0 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Palani_railway_station" title="Palani railway station">Palani</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Podanur_Junction_railway_station" title="Podanur Junction railway station">Podanur</a>-<a href="/wiki/Pollachi_Junction_railway_station" title="Pollachi Junction railway station">Pollachi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Podanur_Junction_railway_station" title="Podanur Junction railway station">Podanur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pollachi_Junction_railway_station" title="Pollachi Junction railway station">Pollachi</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>40 km (25 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Palakkad%E2%80%93Pollachi_line" title="Palakkad–Pollachi line">Palakkad–Pollachi line</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Palakkad_Junction_railway_station" title="Palakkad Junction railway station">Palakkad</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pollachi_Junction_railway_station" title="Pollachi Junction railway station">Pollachi</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>57.8 km (35.9 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Salem_Junction_railway_station" title="Salem Junction railway station">Salem</a>-<a href="/wiki/Mettur_Dam_railway_station" title="Mettur Dam railway station">Mettur Dam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salem_Junction_railway_station" title="Salem Junction railway station">Salem</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mettur_Dam_railway_station" title="Mettur Dam railway station">Mettur Dam</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>2 </td> <td>38.9 km (24.2 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Salem_Junction_railway_station" title="Salem Junction railway station">Salem</a>-<a href="/wiki/Virudhachalam_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Virudhachalam Junction railway station">Virudhachalam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salem_Junction_railway_station" title="Salem Junction railway station">Salem</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virudhachalam_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Virudhachalam Junction railway station">Virudhachalam</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>139 km (86 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cuddalore_Port_Junction_railway_station" title="Cuddalore Port Junction railway station">Cuddalore</a>-<a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Junction_railway_station" title="Thanjavur Junction railway station">Thanjavur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cuddalore_Port_Junction_railway_station" title="Cuddalore Port Junction railway station">Cuddalore</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Junction_railway_station" title="Thanjavur Junction railway station">Thanjavur</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>146 km (91 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cuddalore_Port_Junction_railway_station" title="Cuddalore Port Junction railway station">Cuddalore</a>-<a href="/wiki/Virudhachalam_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Virudhachalam Junction railway station">Virudhachalam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cuddalore_Port_Junction_railway_station" title="Cuddalore Port Junction railway station">Cuddalore</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virudhachalam_Junction_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Virudhachalam Junction railway station">Virudhachalam</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>57 km (35 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai_Junction_railway_station" title="Mayiladuthurai Junction railway station">Mayiladuthurai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Villupuram_Junction_railway_station" title="Villupuram Junction railway station">Villupuram</a>-<a href="/wiki/Puducherry_railway_station" title="Puducherry railway station">Puducherry</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villupuram_Junction_railway_station" title="Villupuram Junction railway station">Villupuram</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Puducherry_railway_station" title="Puducherry railway station">Puducherry</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>37.6 km (23.4 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Villupuram_Junction_railway_station" title="Villupuram Junction railway station">Villupuram</a>-<a href="/wiki/Katpadi_Junction_railway_station" title="Katpadi Junction railway station">Katpadi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Villupuram_Junction_railway_station" title="Villupuram Junction railway station">Villupuram</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Katpadi_Junction_railway_station" title="Katpadi Junction railway station">Katpadi</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>161 km (100 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruvannamalai_railway_station" title="Tiruvannamalai railway station">Tiruvannamalai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Junction_railway_station" title="Thanjavur Junction railway station">Thanjavur</a>-<a href="/wiki/Karaikal_railway_station" title="Karaikal railway station">Karaikal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thanjavur_Junction_railway_station" title="Thanjavur Junction railway station">Thanjavur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karaikal_railway_station" title="Karaikal railway station">Karaikal</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>95.4 km (59.3 mi) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam_Junction_railway_station" title="Nagapattinam Junction railway station">Nagapattinam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai_Junction_railway_station" title="Mayiladuthurai Junction railway station">Mayiladuthurai</a>-<a href="/wiki/Thiruvarur_Junction_railway_station" title="Thiruvarur Junction railway station">Thiruvarur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai_Junction_railway_station" title="Mayiladuthurai Junction railway station">Mayiladuthurai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thiruvarur_Junction_railway_station" title="Thiruvarur Junction railway station">Thiruvarur</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>39 km (24 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arakkonam_Junction_railway_station" title="Arakkonam Junction railway station">Arakkonam</a>-<a href="/wiki/Chengalpattu_Junction_railway_station" title="Chengalpattu Junction railway station">Chengalpattu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arakkonam_Junction_railway_station" title="Arakkonam Junction railway station">Arakkonam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chengalpattu_Junction_railway_station" title="Chengalpattu Junction railway station">Chengalpattu</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>68 km (42 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam_Junction_railway_station" title="Nagapattinam Junction railway station">Nagapattinam</a>-<a href="/wiki/Velankanni_railway_station" title="Velankanni railway station">Velankanni</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam_Junction_railway_station" title="Nagapattinam Junction railway station">Nagapattinam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Velankanni_railway_station" title="Velankanni railway station">Velankanni</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>10.4 km (6.5 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Madurai_Junction_railway_station" title="Madurai Junction railway station">Madurai</a>-<a href="/wiki/Bodinayakkanur_railway_station" title="Bodinayakkanur railway station">Bodinayakkanur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madurai_Junction_railway_station" title="Madurai Junction railway station">Madurai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bodinayakkanur_railway_station" title="Bodinayakkanur railway station">Bodinayakkanur</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>Yes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>88 km (55 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thiruvarur_Junction_railway_station" title="Thiruvarur Junction railway station">Thiruvarur</a>-<a href="/wiki/Tiruturaipundi_Junction_railway_station" title="Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station">Tiruturaipundi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thiruvarur_Junction_railway_station" title="Thiruvarur Junction railway station">Thiruvarur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruturaipundi_Junction_railway_station" title="Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station">Tiruturaipundi</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>WIP for Electification </td> <td>1 </td> <td>26 km (16 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Karaikkudi_Junction_railway_station" title="Karaikkudi Junction railway station">Karaikkudi</a>-<a href="/wiki/Tiruturaipundi_Junction_railway_station" title="Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station">Tiruturaipundi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karaikkudi_Junction_railway_station" title="Karaikkudi Junction railway station">Karaikkudi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruturaipundi_Junction_railway_station" title="Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station">Tiruturaipundi</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>WIP for Electification </td> <td>1 </td> <td>149 km (93 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruturaipundi_Junction_railway_station" title="Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station">Tiruturaipundi</a>-<a href="/wiki/Vedaranyam" title="Vedaranyam">Agastiyampalli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruturaipundi_Junction_railway_station" title="Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station">Tiruturaipundi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vedaranyam" title="Vedaranyam">Agastiyampalli</a> </td> <td>Branch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge_railway" title="Broad-gauge railway">Broad</a> </td> <td>WIP for Electification </td> <td>1 </td> <td>36.8 km (22.9 mi) </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:5th_Vande_Bharat_Express_departing_towards_Mysuru_Jn.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/5th_Vande_Bharat_Express_departing_towards_Mysuru_Jn.jpg/220px-5th_Vande_Bharat_Express_departing_towards_Mysuru_Jn.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/5th_Vande_Bharat_Express_departing_towards_Mysuru_Jn.jpg/330px-5th_Vande_Bharat_Express_departing_towards_Mysuru_Jn.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/5th_Vande_Bharat_Express_departing_towards_Mysuru_Jn.jpg/440px-5th_Vande_Bharat_Express_departing_towards_Mysuru_Jn.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3760" data-file-height="2078" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/MGR_Chennai_Central_-_Mysuru_Vande_Bharat_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Vande Bharat Express">Chennai-Mysore Vande Bharat Express</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chennai_Central_D.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Chennai_Central_D.jpg/220px-Chennai_Central_D.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Chennai_Central_D.jpg/330px-Chennai_Central_D.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Chennai_Central_D.jpg/440px-Chennai_Central_D.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8000" data-file-height="2891" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai Central">Chennai Central</a>, the busiest station of Southern railway</figcaption></figure> <p>Defunct railway lines include <a href="/wiki/Kundala_Valley_Railway" title="Kundala Valley Railway">Kundala Valley Railways</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kochi_tram" class="mw-redirect" title="Kochi tram">Kochin Tramways</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Trams_in_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Trams in Chennai">Madras Tramways</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tiruchendur" title="Tiruchendur">Tiruchendur</a> Light Railway,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dharmapuri" title="Dharmapuri">Dharmapuri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Krishnagiri" title="Krishnagiri">Krishnagiri</a> famine light railways,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kodaikanal Light Railway.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trains">Trains</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Railway_zone&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Trains"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Southern Railways operates 41 sets of <a href="/wiki/Express_train" title="Express train">express trains</a> and 97 sets of <a href="/wiki/Superfast_trains_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Superfast trains in India">superfast</a> trains. The superfast trains include: <a href="/wiki/Vande_Bharat_Express" title="Vande Bharat Express">Vande Bharat Express</a> (8), <a href="/wiki/Shatabdi_Express" title="Shatabdi Express">Shatabdi Express</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/Garib_Rath_Express" title="Garib Rath Express">Garib Rath Express</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/Duronto_Express" title="Duronto Express">Duronto Express</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Jan_Shatabdi_Express" title="Jan Shatabdi Express">Jan Shatabdi Express</a> (4), <a href="/wiki/Sampark_Kranti_Express" title="Sampark Kranti Express">Sampark Kranti Express</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Anuvrat_AC_Superfast_Express" title="Anuvrat AC Superfast Express">Anuvrat Express</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Humsafar_Express" title="Humsafar Express">Humsafar Express</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Tejas_Express" title="Tejas Express">Tejas Express</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Uday_Express" title="Uday Express">Uday Express</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Antyodaya_Express" title="Antyodaya Express">Antyodaya Express</a> (2) and <a href="/wiki/Double_Decker_Express" title="Double Decker Express">Double Decker Express</a> (1). Apart from this, it operates various <a href="/wiki/Passenger_train" title="Passenger train">Passenger trains</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diesel-electric_Multiple_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Diesel-electric Multiple Unit">DEMU</a>, <a href="/wiki/Electric_Multiple_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Electric Multiple Unit">EMU</a> services, <a href="/wiki/Chennai_Suburban" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai Suburban">Chennai Suburban</a> and the Nilgiri Mountain Railway.<sup id="cite_ref-IR_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IR-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stations">Stations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Railway_zone&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Categorization_of_Indian_Railway_stations_by_commercial_importance" title="Categorization of Indian Railway stations by commercial importance">Categorization of Indian Railway stations by commercial importance</a></div> <p>There are about 727 stations on the Southern railway network including 486 non suburban stations, 74 suburban stations and 166 halt stations. The major and highest revenue earning stations are <a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central_railway_station" title="Chennai Central railway station">Chennai Central</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chennai_Egmore_railway_station" title="Chennai Egmore railway station">Chennai Egmore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coimbatore_Junction_railway_station" title="Coimbatore Junction railway station">Coimbatore Junction</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tambaram_railway_station" title="Tambaram railway station">Tambaram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madurai_Junction_railway_station" title="Madurai Junction railway station">Madurai Junction</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_Central_railway_station" title="Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station">Thiruvananthapuram Central</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Junction_railway_station" title="Ernakulam Junction railway station">Ernakulam Junction</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SRS_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRS-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chennai_Suburban">Chennai Suburban</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Railway_zone&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Chennai Suburban"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chennai_Rail.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Chennai_Rail.png/200px-Chennai_Rail.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="237" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Chennai_Rail.png/300px-Chennai_Rail.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Chennai_Rail.png/400px-Chennai_Rail.png 2x" data-file-width="646" data-file-height="764" /></a><figcaption>Chennai suburban map</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Chennai_Suburban_Railway" title="Chennai Suburban Railway">Chennai Suburban Railway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Madras_Railway" title="Madras Railway">Madras Railway</a></div> <p>Chennai Suburban Railway is the <a href="/wiki/Commuter_rail" title="Commuter rail">commuter rail</a> system in the city of <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, operated by the Southern Railways. The system operates four lines with a track length of 1,174.21 km (729.62 mi), of which 509.71 km (316.72 mi) are dedicated dual tracks for EMUs.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Line </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Start </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">End </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Length </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700">Stations </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Line,_Chennai_Suburban" title="North Line, Chennai Suburban">North Line</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Central_railway_station" title="Chennai Central railway station">Chennai Central</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sullurupeta_railway_station" title="Sullurupeta railway station">Sullurpeta</a> </td> <td>Suburban </td> <td>82 km (51 mi) </td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Line,_Chennai_Suburban" title="South Line, Chennai Suburban">South Line</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Beach_railway_station" title="Chennai Beach railway station">Chennai Beach</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chengalpattu_Junction_railway_station" title="Chengalpattu Junction railway station">Chengalpattu</a> </td> <td>Suburban </td> <td>60 km (37 mi) </td> <td>50 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Line,_Chennai_Suburban" title="West Line, Chennai Suburban">West Line</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Beach_railway_station" title="Chennai Beach railway station">Chennai Beach</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiruttani" title="Tiruttani">Tiruttani</a> </td> <td>Suburban </td> <td>69 km (43 mi) </td> <td>57 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai_MRTS" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennai MRTS">Chennai MRTS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Beach_railway_station" title="Chennai Beach railway station">Chennai Beach</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Velachery_railway_station" title="Velachery railway station">Velachery</a> </td> <td>MRTS </td> <td>19 km (12 mi) </td> <td>25 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway">Nilgiri Mountain Railway</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Railway_zone&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Nilgiri Mountain Railway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NMR_train_at_Ketti_05-02-26_75.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/NMR_train_at_Ketti_05-02-26_75.jpeg/220px-NMR_train_at_Ketti_05-02-26_75.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/NMR_train_at_Ketti_05-02-26_75.jpeg/330px-NMR_train_at_Ketti_05-02-26_75.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/NMR_train_at_Ketti_05-02-26_75.jpeg/440px-NMR_train_at_Ketti_05-02-26_75.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1516" data-file-height="1073" /></a><figcaption>Nilgiri Mountain Railway</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway" title="Nilgiri Mountain Railway">Nilgiri Mountain Railway</a></div> <p>Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a <span class="nowrap">1,000 mm</span> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><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> railway in <a href="/wiki/Nilgiris_district" title="Nilgiris district">Nilgiris district</a> connecting <a href="/wiki/Mettupalayam_railway_station" title="Mettupalayam railway station">Mettupalayam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Udhagamandalam_railway_station" title="Udhagamandalam railway station">Udagamandalam</a>. It was built during the <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British Raj</a> in 1908 and is currently operated by the Southern Railways.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UNESCO_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNESCO-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the only <a href="/wiki/Rack_railway" title="Rack railway">rack railway</a> in India and operates on its own fleet of <a href="/wiki/Steam_locomotive" title="Steam locomotive">steam locomotives</a> between <a href="/wiki/Coonoor_railway_station" title="Coonoor railway station">Coonoor</a> and Udhagamandalam.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2005, <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a> added the Nilgiri 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Authority">Rail Land Development Authority</a> (RLDA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_Vikas_Nigam" title="Rail Vikas Nigam">Rail Vikas Nigam</a> (RVNL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RailTel" title="RailTel">RailTel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Railway_Protection_Force" title="Railway Protection Force">Railway Protection Force</a> (RPF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Railway_Recruitment_Control_Board" title="Railway Recruitment Control Board">Railway Recruitment Control Board</a> (RRCB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Railways_Sports_Promotion_Board" title="Railways Sports Promotion Board">Railways Sports Promotion Board</a> (RSPB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Research_Design_and_Standards_Organisation" title="Research Design and Standards Organisation">Research Design and Standards Organisation</a> (RDSO)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Zones_and_divisions_of_Indian_Railways" class="mw-redirect" title="Zones and divisions of Indian Railways">Zones</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/Central_Railway_zone" title="Central Railway zone">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Central_Railway_zone" title="East Central Railway zone">East Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Railway_zone" title="East Coast Railway zone">East Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Railway_zone" title="Eastern Railway zone">Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metro_Railway,_Kolkata" title="Metro Railway, Kolkata">Kolkata Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Central_Railway_zone" title="North Central Railway zone">North Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Eastern_Railway_zone" title="North Eastern Railway zone">North Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Western_Railway_zone" title="North Western Railway zone">North Western</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeast_Frontier_Railway_zone" title="Northeast Frontier Railway zone">Northeast Frontier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Railway_zone" title="Northern Railway zone">Northern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Central_Railway_zone" title="South Central Railway zone">South Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Coast_Railway_zone" title="South Coast Railway zone">South Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_East_Central_Railway_zone" title="South East Central Railway zone">South East Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Eastern_Railway_zone" title="South Eastern Railway zone">South Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Western_Railway_zone" title="South Western Railway zone">South Western</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Central_Railway_zone" title="West Central Railway zone">West Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Railway_zone" title="Western Railway zone">Western</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Rolling_stock_of_India" title="Category:Rolling stock of India">Rolling stock</a></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/Indian_Railways_coaching_stock" title="Indian Railways coaching stock">Coaching Stock</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/ICF_coach" title="ICF coach">ICF coach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LHB_coach" title="LHB coach">LHB coach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tejas-Rajdhani_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="Tejas-Rajdhani Express">Tejas coach</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Trainsets</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/Amrit_Bharat_(trainset)" title="Amrit Bharat (trainset)">Amrit Bharat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multiple_units_of_India" title="Multiple units of India">Multiple units</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E5_and_H5_Series_Shinkansen#Export_to_India" title="E5 and H5 Series Shinkansen">Shinkansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vande_Bharat_(trainset)" title="Vande Bharat (trainset)">Vande Bharat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vande_Bharat_(sleeper_trainset)" title="Vande Bharat (sleeper trainset)">Vande Bharat Sleeper</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Locomotives_of_India" title="Locomotives of India">Locomotives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wagon_numbering_system_in_India" title="Wagon numbering system in India">Wagon Numbering</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:Rolling_stock_manufacturers_of_India" title="Category:Rolling stock manufacturers of India">Manufacturing<br />units</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/Banaras_Locomotive_Works" title="Banaras Locomotive Works">Banaras Locomotive Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BEML_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="BEML Limited">BEML Limited</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Heavy_Electricals_Limited" title="Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited">Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Wagon_and_Engineering" title="Bharat Wagon and Engineering">Bharat Wagon and Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braithwaite_%26_Co." title="Braithwaite & Co.">Braithwaite & Co.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burn_Standard_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Burn Standard Company">Burn Standard Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chittaranjan_Locomotive_Works" title="Chittaranjan Locomotive Works">Chittaranjan Locomotive Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Locomotive_Factory,_Marhowrah" title="Diesel Locomotive Factory, Marhowrah">Diesel Locomotive Factory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Locomotive_Factory,_Madhepura" title="Electric Locomotive Factory, Madhepura">Electric Locomotive Factory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Integral_Coach_Factory" title="Integral Coach Factory">Integral Coach Factory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latur_railway_station#Marathwada_Railway_Coach_Factory" title="Latur railway station">Marathwada Rail Coach Factory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modern_Coach_Factory,_Raebareli" title="Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli">Modern Coach Factory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patiala_Locomotive_Works" title="Patiala Locomotive Works">Patiala Locomotive Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_Coach_Factory,_Kapurthala" title="Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala">Rail Coach Factory (Kapurthala)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonipat#Industrial_estates" title="Sonipat">Rail Coach Factory (Sonipat)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_Wheel_Factory" title="Rail Wheel Factory">Rail Wheel Factory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_Wheel_Plant,_Bela" title="Rail Wheel Plant, Bela">Rail Wheel Plant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titagarh_Wagons" class="mw-redirect" title="Titagarh Wagons">Titagarh Wagons</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Railway_depots_in_India" title="Category:Railway depots in India">Railway<br />depots</a></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/Diesel_locomotive" title="Diesel locomotive">Diesel Loco</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/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Abu_Road" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Abu Road">Abu Road</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Alambagh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Alambagh (page does not exist)">Alambagh</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Andal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Andal (page does not exist)">Andal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Bandra&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Bandra (page does not exist)">Bandra</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Bardhaman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Bardhaman (page does not exist)">Bardhaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Bhagat_Ki_Kothi" class="mw-redirect" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Bhagat Ki Kothi">Bhagat Ki Kothi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Bokaro_Steel_City&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Bokaro Steel City (page does not exist)">Bokaro Steel City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Bondamunda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Bondamunda (page does not exist)">Bondamunda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Coonoor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Coonoor (page does not exist)">Coonoor</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,_Erode" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Erode">Erode</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Gandhidham&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Gandhidham (page does not exist)">Gandhidham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Golden_Rock" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock">Golden Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Gonda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Gonda (page does not exist)">Gonda</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,_Howrah&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Howrah (page does not exist)">Howrah</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="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Itarsi" class="mw-redirect" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Itarsi">Itarsi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Izzatnagar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Izzatnagar (page does not exist)">Izzatnagar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Jamalpur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Jamalpur (page does not exist)">Jamalpur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Jhansi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Jhansi (page does not exist)">Jhansi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Kalka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Kalka (page does not exist)">Kalka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Kalyan" class="mw-redirect" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Kalyan">Kalyan</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="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Kharagpur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Kharagpur (page does not exist)">Kharagpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Krishnarajapuram" class="mw-redirect" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Krishnarajapuram">Krishnarajapuram </a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Kurla&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Kurla (page does not exist)">Kurla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Ludhiana" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Ludhiana">Ludhiana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Lumding&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Lumding (page does not exist)">Lumding</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Malda_Town&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Malda Town (page does not exist)">Malda Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Maula_Ali&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Maula Ali (page does not exist)">Maula Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Mhow" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow">Mhow</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Motibagh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Motibagh (page does not exist)">Motibagh</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Mughalsarai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Mughalsarai (page does not exist)">Mughalsarai</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_New_Guwahati_City&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, New Guwahati City (page does not exist)">New Guwahati City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_New_Katani&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, New Katani (page does not exist)">New Katani</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Patratu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Patratu (page does not exist)">Patratu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Pratapnagar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Pratapnagar (page does not exist)">Pratapnagar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Pune&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Pune (page does not exist)">Pune</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Raipur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Raipur (page does not exist)">Raipur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Ratlam" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam">Ratlam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Sabarmati" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Sabarmati">Sabarmati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Samastipur" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Samastipur">Samastipur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Shakurbasti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Shakurbasti (page does not exist)">Shakurbasti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Siliguri" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri">Siliguri</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,_Tughlakabad&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Tughlakabad (page does not exist)">Tughlakabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Vatva" title="Diesel Loco Shed, Vatva">Vatva</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/Electric_locomotive" title="Electric locomotive">Electric 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/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Ajni" title="Electric Loco Shed, Ajni">Ajni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Angul" title="Electric Loco Shed, Angul">Angul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Arakkonam" title="Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam">Arakkonam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Asansol" title="Electric Loco Shed, Asansol">Asansol</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_Loco_Shed,_Barauni&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Electric Loco Shed, Barauni (page does not exist)">Barauni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Bhilai" title="Electric Loco Shed, Bhilai">Bhilai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Bhusawal" title="Electric Loco Shed, Bhusawal">Bhusawal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_Loco_Shed,_Bilaspur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Electric Loco Shed, Bilaspur (page does not exist)">Bilaspur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Bokaro_Steel_City" title="Electric Loco Shed, Bokaro Steel City">Bokaro Steel City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_Loco_Shed,_Bondamunda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Electric Loco Shed, Bondamunda (page does not exist)">Bondamunda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Erode" title="Electric Loco Shed, Erode">Erode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Ghaziabad" title="Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad">Ghaziabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Gomoh" title="Electric Loco Shed, Gomoh">Gomoh</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_Loco_Shed,_Gorakhpur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Electric Loco Shed, Gorakhpur (page does not exist)">Gorakhpur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_Loco_Shed,_Guntakal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Electric Loco Shed, Guntakal (page does not exist)">Guntakal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Howrah" title="Electric Loco Shed, Howrah">Howrah</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_Loco_Shed,_Ispat_Nagar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Electric Loco Shed, Ispat Nagar (page does not exist)">Ispat Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Itarsi" title="Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi">Itarsi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Jhansi" title="Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi">Jhansi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Kalyan" title="Electric Loco Shed, Kalyan">Kalyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Kanpur" title="Electric Loco Shed, Kanpur">Kanpur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_Loco_Shed,_Katni&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Electric Loco Shed, Katni (page does not exist)">Katni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Kazipet" title="Electric Loco Shed, Kazipet">Kazipet</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_Loco_Shed,_Khanalampura&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Electric Loco Shed, Khanalampura (page does not exist)">Khanalampura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Lallaguda" title="Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda">Lallaguda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Ludhiana" title="Electric Loco Shed, Ludhiana">Ludhiana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_Loco_Shed,_Mughalsarai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Electric Loco Shed, Mughalsarai (page does not exist)">Mughalsarai</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_Loco_Shed,_Nagpur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Electric Loco Shed, Nagpur (page does not exist)">Nagpur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_Loco_Shed,_Rourkela&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Electric Loco Shed, Rourkela (page does not exist)">Rourkela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Royapuram" title="Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram">Royapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_Loco_Shed,_Saharanpur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Electric Loco Shed, Saharanpur (page does not exist)">Saharanpur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Electric_Loco_Shed,_Saiyedpur_Bhitri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Electric Loco Shed, Saiyedpur Bhitri (page does not exist)">Saiyedpur Bhitri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Tatanagar" title="Electric Loco Shed, Tatanagar">Tatanagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Tuglakabad" class="mw-redirect" title="Electric Loco Shed, Tuglakabad">Tughlakabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Vadodara" title="Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara">Vadodara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Valsad" title="Electric Loco Shed, Valsad">Valsad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Vijayawada" title="Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada">Vijayawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Visakhapatnam" title="Electric 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-even" 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/Rewari_Railway_Heritage_Museum" title="Rewari Railway Heritage Museum">Rewari</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-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/Diesel_Multiple_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Diesel Multiple Unit">DEMU/DMU</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="/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="/w/index.php?title=DEMU_Car_Shed,_Budgam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DEMU Car Shed, Budgam (page does not exist)">Budgam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DEMU_Car_Shed,_Gondia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DEMU Car Shed, Gondia (page does not exist)">Gondia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DEMU_Car_Shed,_Jalandhar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DEMU Car Shed, Jalandhar (page does not exist)">Jalandhar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DEMU_Car_Shed,_Jamalpur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DEMU Car Shed, Jamalpur (page does not exist)">Jamalpur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DMU_Car_Shed,_Motibagh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DMU Car Shed, Motibagh (page does not exist)">Motibagh</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DMU_Car_Shed,_Maula_Ali&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DMU Car Shed, Maula Ali (page does not exist)">Maula Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=DEMU_Car_Shed,_Shakurbasti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="DEMU Car Shed, Shakurbasti (page does not exist)">Shakurbasti</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><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electric_Multiple_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Electric Multiple Unit">EMU</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=EMU_Car_Shed,_Bandel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Bandel (page does not exist)">Bandel</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Barasat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Barasat (page does not exist)">Barasat</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Ghaziabad&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Ghaziabad (page does not exist)">Ghaziabad</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Howrah&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Howrah (page does not exist)">Howrah</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Kalwa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Kalwa (page does not exist)">Kalwa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Kandivali&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Kandivali (page does not exist)">Kandivali</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Kharagpur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Kharagpur (page does not exist)">Kharagpur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Kurla&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Kurla (page does not exist)">Kurla</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Maula_Ali&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Maula Ali (page does not exist)">Maula Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Mumbai_Central&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Mumbai Central (page does not exist)">Mumbai Central</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Narkeldanga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Narkeldanga (page does not exist)">Narkeldanga</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Panskura&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Panskura (page does not exist)">Panskura</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Ranaghat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Ranaghat (page does not exist)">Ranaghat</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Saharanpur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Saharanpur (page does not exist)">Saharanpur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Sanpada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Sanpada (page does not exist)">Sanpada</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=EMU_Car_Shed,_Sonarpur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Sonarpur (page does not exist)">Sonarpur</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,_Tikiapara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Tikiapara (page does not exist)">Tikiapara</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=EMU_Car_Shed,_Virar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="EMU Car Shed, Virar (page does not exist)">Virar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/MEMU" title="MEMU">MEMU</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="/w/index.php?title=MEMU_Car_Shed,_Asansol&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MEMU Car Shed, Asansol (page does not exist)">Asansol</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=MEMU_Car_Shed,_Bhilai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MEMU Car Shed, Bhilai (page does not exist)">Bhilai</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=MEMU_Car_Shed,_Kanpur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MEMU Car Shed, Kanpur (page does not exist)">Kanpur</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=MEMU_Car_Shed,_Rajahmundry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MEMU Car Shed, Rajahmundry (page does not exist)">Rajahmundry</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=MEMU_Car_Shed,_Vadodara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MEMU Car Shed, Vadodara (page does not exist)">Vadodara</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kolkata_Metro_depots_and_yards" title="List of Kolkata Metro depots and yards">Kolkata 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/Noapara_depot" class="mw-redirect" title="Noapara depot">Noapara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tollygunge_depot" class="mw-redirect" title="Tollygunge depot">Tollygunge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Garia_depot" class="mw-redirect" title="New Garia depot">New Garia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Park_depot" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Park depot">Central Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joka_depot" class="mw-redirect" title="Joka depot">Joka</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_in_India" title="Rail transport in India">Lines</a></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/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" 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%93Allahabad%E2%80%93Mumbai_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line">Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howrah%E2%80%93Nagpur%E2%80%93Mumbai_line" title="Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line">Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howrah%E2%80%93Chennai_main_line" title="Howrah–Chennai main line">Howrah–Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howrah%E2%80%93Delhi_main_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Howrah–Delhi main line">Howrah–Delhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howrah%E2%80%93Gaya%E2%80%93Delhi_line" title="Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line">Howrah–Gaya–Delhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mumbai%E2%80%93Chennai_line" title="Mumbai–Chennai line">Mumbai–Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi%E2%80%93Chennai_main_line" title="New Delhi–Chennai main line">New Delhi–Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi%E2%80%93Mumbai_main_line" title="New Delhi–Mumbai main line">New Delhi–Mumbai</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">High-speed</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/Mumbai%E2%80%93Ahmedabad_high-speed_rail_corridor" title="Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor">Mumbai–Ahmedabad</a> (Under construction)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Suburban_rail_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Suburban rail in India">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_Mass_Rapid_Transit_System" title="Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System">Chennai MRTS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Suburban_Railway" title="Chennai Suburban Railway">Chennai Suburban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delhi_Suburban_Railway" title="Delhi Suburban Railway">Delhi Suburban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pune_Suburban_Railway" title="Pune Suburban Railway">Pune Suburban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_Multi-Modal_Transport_System" title="Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System">Hyderabad MMTS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Suburban_Railway" title="Kolkata Suburban Railway">Kolkata Suburban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Suburban_Railway" title="Mumbai Suburban Railway">Mumbai Suburban</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mountain_railways_of_India" title="Mountain railways of India">Mountain</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/Darjeeling_Himalayan_Railway" title="Darjeeling Himalayan Railway">Darjeeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalka-Shimla_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalka-Shimla Railway">Kalka-Shimla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway" title="Nilgiri Mountain Railway">Nilgiri</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<br /> trains</a></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/High-speed_rail_in_India" title="High-speed rail in India">Semi-High speed</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/Amrit_Bharat_Express" title="Amrit Bharat Express">Amrit Bharat Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duronto_Express" title="Duronto Express">Duronto Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gatimaan_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="Gatimaan Express">Gatimaan Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tejas_Express" title="Tejas Express">Tejas Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajdhani_Express" title="Rajdhani Express">Rajdhani Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shatabdi_Express" title="Shatabdi Express">Shatabdi Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vande_Bharat_Express" title="Vande Bharat Express">Vande Bharat Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vande_Bharat_(Sleeper)_Express" title="Vande Bharat (Sleeper) Express">Vande Bharat (Sleeper) Express</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Premium</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/AC_Express_(Indian_Railways)" title="AC Express (Indian Railways)">AC Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_Decker_Express" title="Double Decker Express">AC Double Decker Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humsafar_Express" title="Humsafar Express">Humsafar Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uday_Express" title="Uday Express">Uday Express</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Express_trains_in_India" title="Express trains in India">Express</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/Antyodaya_Express" title="Antyodaya Express">Antyodaya Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garib_Rath_Express" title="Garib Rath Express">Garib Rath Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intercity_Express_(Indian_Railways)" title="Intercity Express (Indian Railways)">Intercity Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Sadharan_Express" title="Jan Sadharan Express">Jan Sadharan Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Shatabdi_Express" title="Jan Shatabdi Express">Jan Shatabdi Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahamana_Express" title="Mahamana Express">Mahamana Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sampark_Kranti_Express" title="Sampark Kranti Express">Sampark Kranti Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suvidha_Express" title="Suvidha Express">Suvidha Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajya_Rani_Express" title="Rajya Rani Express">Rajya Rani Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivek_Express" title="Vivek Express">Vivek Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuva_Express" title="Yuva Express">Yuva Express</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Luxury_rail_trains_in_India" title="Luxury rail trains in India">Luxury</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/Deccan_Odyssey" title="Deccan Odyssey">Deccan Odyssey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairy_Queen_(locomotive)" title="Fairy Queen (locomotive)">Fairy Queen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Chariot" title="Golden Chariot">Golden Chariot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahaparinirvan_Express" title="Mahaparinirvan Express">Mahaparinirvan Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maharajas%27_Express" title="Maharajas' Express">Maharajas' Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palace_on_Wheels" title="Palace on Wheels">Palace on Wheels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramayana_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramayana Express">Ramayana Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Orient" title="Royal Orient">Royal Orient</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Rajasthan_on_Wheels" title="Royal Rajasthan on Wheels">Royal Rajasthan on Wheels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Village_on_Wheels" title="Village on Wheels">Village on Wheels</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special</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/Lifeline_Express" title="Lifeline Express">Lifeline Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Ribbon_Express" title="Red Ribbon Express">Red Ribbon Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Science_Express" title="Science Express">Science Express</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</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/Slow_and_fast_passenger_trains_in_India" title="Slow and fast passenger trains in India">Passenger trains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vande_Metro" class="mw-redirect" title="Vande Metro">Vande Metro</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:Railway_stations_in_India" title="Category:Railway stations in India">Stations</a></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/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-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/Railway_stations_in_Chennai" title="Railway stations in Chennai">Chennai</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_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> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_railway_stations_in_Delhi" title="List of railway stations in Delhi">Delhi</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/Delhi_Junction_railway_station" title="Delhi Junction railway station">Delhi Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazrat_Nizamuddin_railway_station" title="Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station">Hazrat Nizamuddin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi_railway_station" title="New Delhi railway station">New Delhi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Railway_stations_in_Kolkata" title="Category:Railway stations in Kolkata">Kolkata</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/Howrah_railway_station" title="Howrah railway station">Howrah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howrah_railway_station" title="Howrah railway station">Howrah South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sealdah_railway_station" title="Sealdah railway station">Sealdah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Railway_stations_in_Mumbai" class="mw-redirect" title="Railway stations in Mumbai">Mumbai</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/Dadar_railway_station" title="Dadar railway station">Dadar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyan_Junction_railway_station" title="Kalyan Junction railway station">Kalyan Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Central_railway_station" title="Mumbai Central railway station">Mumbai Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_CSMT" class="mw-redirect" title="Mumbai CSMT">Mumbai CSMT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lokmanya_Tilak_Terminus" title="Lokmanya Tilak Terminus">Mumbai LTT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panvel_railway_station" title="Panvel railway station">Panvel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</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/Ahmedabad_Junction_railway_station" title="Ahmedabad Junction railway station">Ahmedabad Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorakhpur_Junction_railway_station" title="Gorakhpur Junction railway station">Gorakhpur Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSR_Bengaluru_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="KSR Bengaluru railway station">KSR Bengaluru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patna_Junction_railway_station" title="Patna Junction railway station">Patna Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pune_Junction_railway_station" title="Pune Junction railway station">Pune Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secunderabad_Junction_railway_station" title="Secunderabad Junction railway station">Secunderabad Jn.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surat_railway_station" title="Surat railway station">Surat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thane_railway_station" title="Thane railway station">Thane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada_Junction_railway_station" title="Vijayawada Junction 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%">Others</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/Category:Railway_junction_stations_in_India" title="Category:Railway junction stations in India">Junctions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Rapid_transit_stations_in_India" title="Category:Rapid transit stations in India">Metro</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/Centralised_Training_Institutes_of_the_Indian_Railways" title="Centralised Training Institutes of the Indian Railways">Training<br />institutes</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/Indian_Railways_Institute_of_Civil_Engineering" title="Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering">Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering</a> (IRICEN)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Railways_Institute_of_Electrical_Engineering" title="Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering">Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering</a> (IRICEE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Railways_Institute_of_Mechanical_and_Electrical_Engineering" title="Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering">Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering</a> (IRIMEE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Railways_Institute_of_Signal_Engineering_and_Telecommunications" title="Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications">Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications</a> (IRISET)</li> <li><a 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Rolling_stock_manufacturers_of_India" title="Category:Rolling stock manufacturers of India">Workshops</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/BEML" title="BEML">BEML</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Heavy_Electricals" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharat Heavy Electricals">Bharat Heavy Electricals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Rock_Railway_Workshop" title="Golden Rock Railway Workshop">Golden Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Integral_Coach_Factory" title="Integral Coach Factory">Integral Coach Factory</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ICF_coach" title="ICF coach">ICF coach</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_Wheel_Factory" title="Rail Wheel Factory">Rail Wheel Factory</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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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 href="/wiki/Cochin_State_Forest_Tramway" title="Cochin State Forest Tramway">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" class="mw-redirect" 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 navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengaluru_Monorail" title="Bengaluru Monorail">Bengaluru Monorail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Metrolite" title="Chennai Metrolite">Chennai Metrolite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Monorail" title="Chennai Monorail">Chennai Monorail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coimbatore_Metro" title="Coimbatore Metro">Coimbatore Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhikode_Light_Metro" title="Kozhikode Light Metro">Kozhikode Light Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madurai_Metro" title="Madurai Metro">Madurai Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_Light_Metro" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro">Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trichy_Metro" class="mw-redirect" title="Trichy Metro">Trichy Metro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_railway_companies_in_India" title="List of railway companies in India">Railway companies</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/Andhra_Pradesh_Metro_Rail_Corporation" title="Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation">Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangalore_Suburban_Rail_Company_Limited" title="Bangalore Suburban Rail Company Limited">Bangalore Suburban Rail Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_Metro_Rail_Limited" title="Chennai Metro Rail Limited">Chennai Metro Rail Limited</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Rapid_Transit_Corporation_Ltd" class="mw-redirect" title="Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation Ltd">Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kochi_Metro_Rail_Limited" title="Kochi Metro Rail Limited">Kochi Metro Rail Limited</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/List_of_railway_accidents_and_incidents_in_India" 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