Chennai Central–Bangalore City line
railway line in India
The Chennai Central – KSR Bengaluru line, previously known as Madras–Bangalore line, is an electrified railway double line which connects the cities of Chennai and Bengaluru in South India.
History
The first train service in southern India and the third in India was operated by Madras Railway from Royapuram / Vyasarpadi to Walajah Road Railway Station, Ranipet in 1856. Madras Railway extended its trunk route to Beypur / Kadalundi (near Calicut) in 1861. Madras Railway connected Bangalore Cantonment to Jolarpettai on the newly constructed Beypur line in 1864. Bangalore Mail started running the same year. KSR Bengaluru was linked to Bangalore Cantonment in 1882. The 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Bangarpet-Marikuppam line came up in 1894. The 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)-wide narrow-gauge line between Bowringpet (later Bangarapet) and Kolar was opened in 1913 by Mysore State Railway. The narrow-gauge Yesvantpur–Yelahanka–Devanahalli–Chikkaballapura–Kolar line was opened in 1915 and was linked to Bengaluru in 1918. In 1925 Jolarpettai - KSR Bengaluru was made double line.
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