In 1879, the Madras Railway Company Constructed a railway line from Madras Royapuram to Bangalore city. At that time, Maharaja of Mysore established a separate railway organization to carryout extension from Bangalore to Mysore.[2] This establishment came to be known as Mysore State Railway. Mysore-Nanjangud of 25.51 km was opened for traffic in 1891. Birur-Shimoga section of 60.74 km was opened for traffic in 1899. Another important line was Yeshvantpur-Hindupur which was opened for traffic in 1892-93. In 1911-12 the Mysore Government decided the formation of the State Railway Construction Department and it was put under the control of Mr. E.A.S. Bell, Engineer in chief. The Shimoga-Talaguppa section was laid in 1930. In 1951, it merged with Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway to form the Southern Railway.
In 1990s, the train on the Shivamogga-Talaguppa line was replaced by a railcar.[5] The railcar could accommodate 52 passengers and took 3:45 hours to cover the distance of 82 km, a journey which took considerably lesser time to cover by road. It was one of the few trains with conductors on board and tickets could be bought on the train itself, whereas the normal practice followed in Indian Railways, was that passengers should buy tickets before boarding a train.[8] Once the railcar reached Talaguppa, the rail car had to be reversed using a turntable, so that it could start its return journey.[9]
Rolling stock
In 1936, the company owned 39 locomotives, 216 coaches and 754 goods wagons.[10]
Classification
It was labeled as a Class II railway according to Indian Railway Classification System of 1926.[11][12] Later, it was classified as Class I.[13]
The Bangalore-Shimoga line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge starting from late 1990s to early 2000s. Finally, the Shimoga-Talaguppa line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 2007.[14]
References
^"A rail link to Mysores history". Times of India. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^"Origin and development of Southern Railway" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ abc"Heritage train turns bone of contention". Times of India. 7 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
^"Birur Jn–Talguppa". IRFCA.org. 21 February 2008.
^ ab. The Hindu. 19 September 2005. Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
^Pramod Mellegatti (1 December 2003). . The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 March 2004. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
^M. Bhaktavatsala (13 August 2006). "All trains lead to Shivamogga". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
^. The Hindu. 10 December 2005. Archived from the original on 10 May 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^. Irfca.org. Archived from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
^World Survey of Foreign Railways. Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C. 1936. p. 223.
^"Indian Railway Classification". Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^World Survey of Foreign Railways. Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C. 1936. p. 220–223.
^Directory of Railway Officials & Yearbook. Tothill Press. 1947. p. 495.
^. The Hindu. 28 August 2007. Archived from the original on 20 November 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
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Mysore State Railway MSR was a railway which operated in Mysore state India 1 MSR became a part of Southern Railway on 14 April 1951 Mysore State RailwayIndustryRailwaysFounded1879Defunct1951Area servedMysore State Contents 1 History 2 Rolling stock 3 Classification 4 Conversion to broad gauge 5 ReferencesHistory EditIn 1879 the Madras Railway Company Constructed a railway line from Madras Royapuram to Bangalore city At that time Maharaja of Mysore established a separate railway organization to carryout extension from Bangalore to Mysore 2 This establishment came to be known as Mysore State Railway Mysore Nanjangud of 25 51 km was opened for traffic in 1891 Birur Shimoga section of 60 74 km was opened for traffic in 1899 Another important line was Yeshvantpur Hindupur which was opened for traffic in 1892 93 In 1911 12 the Mysore Government decided the formation of the State Railway Construction Department and it was put under the control of Mr E A S Bell Engineer in chief The Shimoga Talaguppa section was laid in 1930 In 1951 it merged with Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway to form the Southern Railway The Mysore State Railway started laying the Shivamogga Talaguppa 1 000 mm 3 ft 3 3 8 in line in the year 1930 to provide access to Jog Falls 3 4 Another purpose was to transport wooden logs from the forests of the Malnad region to make wooden sleepers and also to be used as a fuel in the furnaces of the Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited at Bhadravathi 5 In 1938 Mirza Ismail took the maiden journey on this line to visit Sagara city 6 The final section of the line from Sagara to Talaguppa was inaugurated on 9 November 1940 7 Some of the prominent people who have used this line to visit Jog Falls include Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar Sir M Visvesvaraya Lal Bahadur Shastri and Morarji Desai 3 Socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia travelled in a train on this line to participate in the Kagodu Satyagraha but was arrested at Sagara station 3 In 1990s the train on the Shivamogga Talaguppa line was replaced by a railcar 5 The railcar could accommodate 52 passengers and took 3 45 hours to cover the distance of 82 km a journey which took considerably lesser time to cover by road It was one of the few trains with conductors on board and tickets could be bought on the train itself whereas the normal practice followed in Indian Railways was that passengers should buy tickets before boarding a train 8 Once the railcar reached Talaguppa the rail car had to be reversed using a turntable so that it could start its return journey 9 Rolling stock EditIn 1936 the company owned 39 locomotives 216 coaches and 754 goods wagons 10 Classification EditIt was labeled as a Class II railway according to Indian Railway Classification System of 1926 11 12 Later it was classified as Class I 13 Conversion to broad gauge EditBirur Talguppa branch line Mysore State RailwayLegendkm to Bangalore City 0 Birur to Chikjajur 4 Sivapur 15 Koranahalli 24 Tarikere 39 Masarahalli 45 Bhadravati 55 Shivamogga Bidare 61 Shivamogga 63 Shivamogga Town 71 Kotegangur 77 Konagavalli 82 Harana Halli 88 Kumsi 103 Arasalu 107 Kenchanalu 118 Anandapuram 129 Adderi 134 Balegundi 145 Sagara Jambagaru 154 Kanle 160 TalguppaThe Bangalore Shimoga line was converted to 1 676 mm 5 ft 6 in broad gauge starting from late 1990s to early 2000s Finally the Shimoga Talaguppa line was converted to 1 676 mm 5 ft 6 in broad gauge in 2007 14 References Edit A rail link to Mysores history Times of India 19 February 2012 Retrieved 14 February 2015 Origin and development of Southern Railway PDF Retrieved 14 February 2015 a b c Heritage train turns bone of contention Times of India 7 October 2003 Retrieved 21 February 2008 Birur Jn Talguppa IRFCA org 21 February 2008 a b People angry over move to close Shivamogga Talguppa railway line The Hindu 19 September 2005 Archived from the original on 19 June 2008 Retrieved 21 February 2008 Pramod Mellegatti 1 December 2003 Movement for broadgauge picks up in Shivamogga The Hindu Archived from the original on 23 March 2004 Retrieved 21 February 2008 M Bhaktavatsala 13 August 2006 All trains lead to Shivamogga Deccan Herald Archived from the original on 28 February 2008 Retrieved 21 February 2008 Railcar baskets and babies The Hindu 10 December 2005 Archived from the original on 10 May 2007 Retrieved 21 February 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link A trip on the Shivamogga Town Talguppa MG railbus Irfca org Archived from the original on 20 December 2007 Retrieved 2008 02 21 World Survey of Foreign Railways Transportation Division Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce Washington D C 1936 p 223 Indian Railway Classification Retrieved 10 November 2022 World Survey of Foreign Railways Transportation Division Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce Washington D C 1936 p 220 223 Directory of Railway Officials amp Yearbook Tothill Press 1947 p 495 Rail 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