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Southern Railway, in its present form, came into existence on 14th April 1951 through the merger of the three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore state railway.
Southern Railway's present network extends over a large area of India's Southern Peninsula, covering the states of Tamilnadu, Kerala, Pondicherry,and a small portion of Andhra Pradesh. Serving these naturally plentiful and culturally rich southern states, the SR extends from Mangalore on the west coast and Kanniyakumari in the south to Renigunta in the North West and Gudur in the North East.
Headquartered at Chennai, the Southern Railway comprises of the following five divisions:
1. Chennai
2. Tiruchirapalli
3. Madurai
4. Palghat
5. Trivandrum
The SR has a total staff strength of 1,05,111.
Southern Railway's present network extends over a large area of India's Southern Peninsula, covering the states of Tamilnadu, Kerala, Pondicherry,and a small portion of Andhra Pradesh. Serving these naturally plentiful and culturally rich southern states, the SR extends from Mangalore on the west coast and Kanniyakumari in the south to Renigunta in the North West and Gudur in the North East.
Headquartered at Chennai, the Southern Railway comprises of the following five divisions:
1. Chennai
2. Tiruchirapalli
3. Madurai
4. Palghat
5. Trivandrum
The SR has a total staff strength of 1,05,111.
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Welcome to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on Indian Railways, brought to you by IRFCA, the original electronic mailing list for persons interested in trains and railways in India!
Here you'll find some answers to common questions about Indian Railways, their operations and services, and the history of railways in India. You'll also find information on railfanning in India, fun trivia about Indian Railways, and perhaps more importantly, lots of pointers to more information sources (web sites, books, etc.) where you can dig deeper into the topics of your interest.
Here you'll find some answers to common questions about Indian Railways, their operations and services, and the history of railways in India. You'll also find information on railfanning in India, fun trivia about Indian Railways, and perhaps more importantly, lots of pointers to more information sources (web sites, books, etc.) where you can dig deeper into the topics of your interest.
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The task was formidable. As Karlis Goppers pointed out in his Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) report in July 1997: With a total number of 2,000 bridges and 92 tunnels to be built through this mountainous terrain containing many rivers, the project is the biggest and perhaps most difficult railway undertaking during this century, at least in this part of the world. The various problems, had been carried out efficiently and in a very short time.
The largest railway project in this part of the world in the last five decades threw up a whole range of difficulties technical, financial, emotional and psychological. The rocky Sahyadris had to be bored through, 1,500 rivers had to be forded, a railway line had to be built out of nowhere. And once in a while, a poisonous snake, or a tiger, decided to take a close look at goings-on! In the face of collapsing embankments and unrelenting mountains, the engineers had to be tough. But they also had to be deeply sensitive to the feelings of those who had given up their land.
Family life took a backseat during those arduous years; when the engineers went to work, their wives did not know if their husbands would return home that night, and one engineer even delayed his marriage until the work was complete. Many engineers stayed away from their families during this period, not even returning home for festivals like Diwali.
The largest railway project in this part of the world in the last five decades threw up a whole range of difficulties technical, financial, emotional and psychological. The rocky Sahyadris had to be bored through, 1,500 rivers had to be forded, a railway line had to be built out of nowhere. And once in a while, a poisonous snake, or a tiger, decided to take a close look at goings-on! In the face of collapsing embankments and unrelenting mountains, the engineers had to be tough. But they also had to be deeply sensitive to the feelings of those who had given up their land.
Family life took a backseat during those arduous years; when the engineers went to work, their wives did not know if their husbands would return home that night, and one engineer even delayed his marriage until the work was complete. Many engineers stayed away from their families during this period, not even returning home for festivals like Diwali.
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Southern Railway, in its present form, came into existence on 14th April 1951 through the merger of the three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore state railway.
Southern Railway's present network extends over a large area of India's Southern Peninsula, covering the states of Tamilnadu, Kerala, Pondicherry,and a small portion of Andhra Pradesh. Serving these naturally plentiful and culturally rich southern states, the SR extends from Mangalore on the west coast and Kanniyakumari in the south to Renigunta in the North West and Gudur in the North East.
Headquartered at Chennai, the Southern Railway comprises of the following five divisions:
1. Chennai
2. Tiruchirapalli
3. Madurai
4. Palghat
5. Trivandrum
The SR has a total staff strength of 1,05,111.
Southern Railway's present network extends over a large area of India's Southern Peninsula, covering the states of Tamilnadu, Kerala, Pondicherry,and a small portion of Andhra Pradesh. Serving these naturally plentiful and culturally rich southern states, the SR extends from Mangalore on the west coast and Kanniyakumari in the south to Renigunta in the North West and Gudur in the North East.
Headquartered at Chennai, the Southern Railway comprises of the following five divisions:
1. Chennai
2. Tiruchirapalli
3. Madurai
4. Palghat
5. Trivandrum
The SR has a total staff strength of 1,05,111.
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The Institute of Rail Transport [IRT] was incorporated in 1964,with its headquarters in New Delhi, It has branches at all nine zonal Railway Headquarters-Delhi, Calcutta, Mumbai, Chennai, Guwahati, Gorakhpur, Secunderabad and also Research Design and Standards Organisation at Lucknnow, Integral Coach Factory at Chennai, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works at Chittaranjan, Diesel Locomotive Works at Varanasi, Wheel & Axle Plant at Bangalore, Centre for Railway Information Services [CRIS] at New Delhi and Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala. The IRT is managed by a Governing Council which includes Chairman and Members of the Railway Board, the General Managers of the Zonal Railways Prodution units and other Senior Railway Personnel.
THE OBJECTIVES
The main objectives behind the setting up of the Institute of Rail Transport are:-
To promote and foster the study of the science and art of rail transport and management .
To extend, increase and disseminate knowledge and exchange ideas pertaining to rail transport and its development.
To arrange seminars, lectures and presentations of technical papers on subjects pertaining to rail transport , multimodal transport and management.
The Institute serves as a bank of ideas and thoughts. It has lot of senior experienced people as its members. These senior members enrich the Institute
THE OBJECTIVES
The main objectives behind the setting up of the Institute of Rail Transport are:-
To promote and foster the study of the science and art of rail transport and management .
To extend, increase and disseminate knowledge and exchange ideas pertaining to rail transport and its development.
To arrange seminars, lectures and presentations of technical papers on subjects pertaining to rail transport , multimodal transport and management.
The Institute serves as a bank of ideas and thoughts. It has lot of senior experienced people as its members. These senior members enrich the Institute
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