Madras Railway Company
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The Madras Railway Company was a British-era railway company in colonial India that developed and operated key rail lines in southern India, including the early construction of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madras Railway Company canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial company
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| charteredBy | British Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructed |
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rail lines in southern India ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
economic development of southern India
ⓘ
plantation economy in the Nilgiris ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developed | Nilgiri Mountain Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | British investors ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| notableProject | Nilgiri Mountain Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operated |
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rail lines in southern India ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
British India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ southern India ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian railway system ⓘ |
| railGauge |
broad gauge
ⓘ
metre gauge ⓘ |
| regionType | mountain railway ⓘ |
| regulator | Government of India (British) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rollingStockOwnership | owned and operated locomotives and carriages ⓘ |
| served |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
| servedCity | Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Andhra region of Madras Presidency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackOwnership | owned and maintained railway tracks ⓘ |
| transportMode | railway ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | steam locomotives ⓘ |
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