Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line
| Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Train Passing on Pamban bridge lies on Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overview | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Operating | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Express train Passenger train | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | Southern Railway zone | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 161 km (100 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loading gauge | 4,725 mm ×ばつ 3,660 mm (15 ft 6.0 in ×ばつ 12 ft 0.1 in) (BG)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | Ongoing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating speed | 50 km/h (31 mph)80 km/h (50 mph) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line is a branch railway line in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The line starts at Manamadurai and ends at Rameswaram.
History
[edit ]The Madras Railway laid the metre gauge lines viz. Manamadurai–Mandapam line in 1902, Mandapam–Pamban line in 1914, Pamban–Rameswaram line in 1906 and Pamban–Dhanushkodi line in 1908.[2]
During 1964 Rameshwaram Cyclone, the Pamban–Dhanushkodi section was completely damaged and was dismantled afterwards and was never rebuilt by Indian railways. This is because of the declarement of dhanushkodi as 'The Ghost Town' by madras(chennai) government.
The Madurai–Manamadurai–Rameshwaram section was entirely converted to broad gauge in 2006.[2]
Future
[edit ]There are plans to build a rail-cum-road bridge or tunnel from India to Sri Lanka. It would be built via Rameshwaram or Dhanushkodi.[3] [4]
Funds has been allocated for the reconstruction of Dhanushkodi Railway Line.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ J S Mundrey (2010). Railway Track Engineering (Fourth ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-07-068012-8 . Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Southern Railways - Madurai railway division" (PDF). Southern Railways, India. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Explained: A new line". The Indian Express. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Mythic link to Lanka may become a reality". www.mydigitalfc.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "New railway projects in Tamil Nadu ignored: MP". The Hindu. 3 February 2022. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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