East Coast State Railway

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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.[1] The northern part of the line was merged with Bengal Nagpur Railway in 1902.[2]

During the period 1893 to 1896, 1,287 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway, from

Cuttack was built and opened to traffic. It included the line to Puri.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. ^ "East Coast State Railway". fibis. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  4. ^ "History of Waltair Division". Mannanna.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.