7-538: The East Coast State Railway was a railway company operating in India. It was a guaranteed company formed in 1890. It had a brief existence. The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras Railway in 1901. The northern part of the line was merged with Bengal Nagpur Railway in 1902. During the period 1893 to 1896, 1,287 km (800 mi) of
14-592: A pace similar if not more marked than in Western countries in the 19th century. Development and rapid expansion of railway network in British India served as the backbone for economic growth and industrial development in the post independence era." By the end of 1877 the company owned 150 steam locomotives, 391 coaches and 3223 goods wagons. The southern part of the East Coast State Railway
21-410: The 19th century developments in India. In a country of continental distances, it provided the foundation for modern economic expansion by facilitating the carriage of huge quantities of passengers and freight over very long distances at hitherto unparalleled speeds. During the early part of 20th century, in a growing economy with rapid increase in demand for mobility, railway development was sparked off at
28-474: The East Coast State Railway, from Vijayawada to Cuttack was built and opened to traffic. It included the line to Puri . This Indian rail transport related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Madras Railway Madras Railway (Madras Railway Company) was one of the railway companies operating rail services in British India . In 1832, the proposal to construct
35-611: The Madras Railway was extended up to Raichur and was linked with an extension of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway from Kalyan thereby connecting Madras and Bombay . Vijayawada link was established in 1899, thereby opening the Howrah-Chennai main line connecting Madras with Calcutta . Railways in British India "As a child of its era, the railway left an indelible mark on
42-469: The east coast with the west coast and to link up with the line from Bombay In 1862, a link with the west coast was established with a line to Beypore , which served as the western terminus of the Madras Railway. The western terminus was shifted to Kozhikode in 1888. The link between Jolarpettai , a station on the Chennai-Beypore and Bangalore Cantonment was established in 1864. In 1871,
49-574: The first railway line in India at Madras was made by the British . In 1835, the railway track was constructed between Little Mount and Chintadripet in Madras and became operational in 1837. Madras Railway was established later in 1845 and the construction on the first main line between Madras and Arcot started in 1853, which became operational in 1856. Its objective was to connect Madras on
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