Southern Railway zone

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The Southern Railway zone is one of the major zones of Indian Railways, overseeing extensive rail operations across southern India including key hubs like Tiruchirappalli.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division of Indian Railways
railway zone
abbreviation SR
country India
dateEstablished 1951
division Chennai railway division
surface form: Chennai division

Madurai railway division
surface form: Madurai division

Palakkad division
Salem division
Thiruvananthapuram division
Tiruchirappalli division
electrificationStatus largely electrified
formedByMergerOf Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Mysore State Railway
Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
surface form: South Indian Railway Company
gauge broad gauge
hasJurisdictionOver Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station
railway infrastructure in most of Kerala
railway infrastructure in most of Tamil Nadu
hasSuburbanNetwork Chennai Suburban Railway
headquarters Chennai
Chennai
surface form: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
headquartersStation Chennai Central railway station
surface form: Chennai Central
majorHub Chennai Central railway station
surface form: Chennai Central

Chennai Egmore railway station
surface form: Chennai Egmore

Madurai Junction railway station
surface form: Madurai Junction

Palakkad Junction
Salem Junction
Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station
surface form: Thiruvananthapuram Central

Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station
surface form: Tiruchirappalli Junction
notableRoute Chennai–Bengaluru corridor (part)
Chennai–Coimbatore line
Chennai–Madurai line
Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram line
Chennai–Tiruchirappalli line
operator Indian Railways
parentOrganization Ministry of Railways (India)
surface form: Ministry of Railways, Government of India
primaryLanguageRegion Kannada
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
regionServed Andhra Pradesh
surface form: Andhra Pradesh (parts)

Karnataka
surface form: Karnataka (parts)

Kerala
Puducherry
Tamil Nadu
South India
surface form: southern India
responsibleFor freight rail transport in southern India
passenger rail transport in southern India
zoneCode SR

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Kozhikode railway station operatedBy Southern Railway zone