Timeline of Southern Railway zone

This is the timeline for Southern Railway zone that encompasses over present day Tamil Nadu, Kerala and parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Timeline

19th century

Nilgiri Mountain Railway working under Southern Railway zone, Chennai and also it is UNESCO World Heritage site.

20th century

  • 1902: Ernakulam - Shoranur path was set up.
  • 1902: Kollam–Sengottai branch line was constructed to link port cities of Madras and Quilon together.
  • 26-11-1904: Passenger train service started on Kollam–Sengottai branch line.
  • 1907: Mangaluru - Kozhikode line was constructed.
  • 1908: Chennai Egmore was built.
  • 1918: Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram line was built.
  • 1927: Shoranur - Nilambur line constructed.
  • 1929: Chennai suburban railway service began.
  • 1931: Chennai Beach to Tambaram metre gauge electric train service started.
  • 1934: Ernakulam - Shoranur gauge conversion.
  • 1951: Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway Company, and the Mysore State Railway were united to form a new zone of the Southern Railway.
  • 24-12-1952 Ernakulam - Kollam MG line - turning of first sod by Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India.
  • 16-05-1956 Formation of Divisions in Southern Railway
  • 23-08-1957 Opening of Renigunta - Gudur broad gauge section
  • 00-01-1958 Opening of Ernakulam - Kollam metre gauge line
  • 00-00-1958 Establishment of S & T workshop Podanur
  • 01-09-1963 opening of Virudhunagar - Aruppukkottai metre gauge line
  • 02-05-1964 opening of Aruppukkottai -Manamadurai metre gauge line
  • 00-01-1965 Conversion of DC 1.5 kV electrified system to 25 kV AC system from Chennai Beach to Tambaram
  • 02-10-1966 Creation of South-Central Railway and handing over of Bezwada, Guntakal and Hubli Divisions to SC Railway
  • 23-11-1975 Broad gauge conversion of Ernakulam - Kollam MG section
  • 13-09-1976 Inauguration of Thiruvananthapuram Central - Ernakulam BG section via Kottayam
  • 00-00-1976 Tamil Nadu Express from New Delhi - Chennai Central started its operation.
  • 15-07-1977 Inaugural run of Vaigai Express.
  • 13-04-1979 Electrification of Chennai - Gummidipundi section
  • 20-05-1979 Inauguration of Mangaluru - Hassan MG line
  • 09-08-1979 Electrification of Chennai Beach - Korukkupet - Madras Central
  • 02-10-1979 Creation of Thiruvananthapuram Division
  • 29-11-1979 Electrification Chennai - Tiruvallur section
  • 27-07-1981 Creation of Bengaluru Division
  • 03-09-1982 Electrification of Tiruvallur - Arakkonam section
  • 11-08-1984 Electrified train services Between Chennai - Katpadi
  • 00-00-1984 Vaigai Express was bifurcated into Vaigai and Pallavan Express.
  • 00-00-1985 Phasing out BG Steam locomotives
  • 14-04-1987 Inauguration of EMU service Chennai - Avadi
  • 25-07-1987 First solid state interlocking in Indian Railways at Srirangam Station
  • 02-10-1987 Introduction of Computerised Passenger Reservation
  • 06-08-1988 Inauguration of Karur - Dindigul BG line
  • 15-10-1989 Opening of Ernakulam – Alappuzha BG line
  • 16-09-1991 Inauguration of MRTS project between Madras Beach - Park Town
  • 01-11-1992 Introduction of first Rajdhani Express in Southern Railway between Bengaluru - Nizamuddin
  • 20-11-1992 Inauguration of Alappuzha - Kayamkulam BG line
  • 00-03-1992 Electrification of Jolarpettai - Bangalore section
  • 16-04-1993 Opening of Bengaluru - Mysuru BG line
  • 21-10-1993 Inauguration of Karur - Dindigul - Madurai - Thoothukudi BG project
  • 09-05-1994 Introduction of first Shatabdi Express between Chennai – Mysuru
  • 31-08-1994 Inauguration of Chikjajur - Chitradurga - Rayadurg BG line
  • 02-04-1995 Inauguration of Chennai Beach-Tambaram BG line
  • 11-01-1997 Opening of Salem - Bengaluru BG line
  • 19-10-1997 Inauguration of MRTS project between Madras Beach - Thirumayilai
  • 22-08-1998 Inauguration of Tambaram - Tiruchirappalli (chord line) and Tiruchirapalli - Thanjavur opened after gauge conversion.
  • 06-01-1999 Opening of Tiruchirappalli - Dindigul BG line
  • 15-06-1999 Centenary Celebrations of Nilgiri Mountain Railway

21st century

  • 23-07-2000 Inauguration of Electric traction between Thrissur-Ernakulam
  • 13-10-2000 Opening of 100th Computerised Passenger Reservation Centre at Kovilpatti
  • 30-10-2000 Commissioning of optical fibre communication link between Villupuram-Tiruchirapalli
  • 22-11-2000 Inauguration of new BG line between Penukonda and Puttaparthi
  • 2001 - Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram broad gauge line electrified[1]
  • 2002: Southern Railway, Bengaluru and Mysuru divisions separated to form the South Western Railway. Ernakulam, Thrissur electrified.
  • 2004: Flying train of MRTS started service from Mylapore to Thiruvanmiyur in Chennai .
  • 2005: The Nilgiri Mountain train declared as one of the UNESCO World Heritage site.
  • 2006: Vizhupuram - Mayiladuthurai (main line) gauge conversions started.
  • 01-05-2007 - Rail services on Kollam-Punalur section of the Kollam–Sengottai branch line withdrawned for gauge conversion works.
  • 2007: First movement on Pamban bridge after broad gauge conversion.
  • 2008: Virudhunagar - Manamadurai gauge conversion started.
  • 10-12-2008 : Pollachi - Palghat Gauge conversion started
  • 2009: Dindigul - Pollachi - Podanur Gauge Conversion started
  • 2010: Vizhupuram - Mayiladuthurai (main line) services started.
  • 01-12-2013 Inauguration of Palakkad MEMU Shed[2]
  • 10-05-2010 - Kollam-Punalur broad gauge section thrown open for services[3]
  • 2011: Sengottai - Punalur gauge conversion began.
  • 2011: Madurai - Bodinayakkanur gauge conversion began.
  • 19-03-2012 - First MEMU service on Kollam-Ernakulam route flagged off[4]
  • 2012: Thiruvarur - Pattukottai gauge conversion began.
  • 2012: Dindugal - palani train service starts
  • 14-07-2012 Virudhunagar - Manamadurai BG line opened.
  • 31-11-2012 - First MEMU service on Kollam-Kanyakumari route flagged off[5]
  • 01-12-2013 Inauguration of Kollam MEMU Shed[6]
  • 09-01-2015: Palani - Pollachi train service starts
  • 16-11-2015: Pollachi - Palagat train service starts
  • 2016: Electric traction between Shoranur - Cheruvathur completed
  • 31-03-2018 - The entire Kollam–Sengottai line thrown open for passenger train services.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Rail electrification: inspection begins". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "More Memu sheds sought in Railway Budget". TNIE. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kollam-Sengottai train service likely from May". The Hindu. Kozhikode. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "MEMU Maintenance Work Begins in Kollam". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "MEMU service flagged off". Kerala.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "MEMU Maintenance Work Begins in Kollam". TNIE. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sengottai-Kollam railway line reopens after eight years". The New Indian Express. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Chennai to Kollam train will resume after eight years". The New Indian Express. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Special trains announced between Tambaram and Kollam". Times of India. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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