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| Predecessor | Madras Railway,Southern Mahratta Railway |
| Successor | South Indian Railway |
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TheMadras and Southern Mahratta Railway was a railway company that operated in southernIndia. It was founded on 1 January 1908 by merging theMadras Railway and theSouthern Mahratta Railway.[1][2]
Initially, its headquarters was atRoyapuram inMadras but was later shifted to a newly constructed building atEgmore, which was inaugurated on 11 December 1922. On 1 April 1944, its management was taken over directly by theGovernment of India.[3] On 14 April 1951, the Madras and South Mahratta Railway, theSouth Indian Railway and theMysore State Railway were merged to form theSouthern Railway, one of the 16 zones of theIndian Railways.[3]
In 1936 the company owned 663 locomotives, 1561 coaches and 15.092 goods wagons.[4]
It was labeled as a Class I railway according toIndian Railway Classification System of 1926.[5][6]
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