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The Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line connects and both in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Chennai Egmore – Thanjavur main line is part of Chennai - Viluppuram - Thanjavur - Tiruchirappalli line. There are several branch lines (included here): Chengalpattu - Arakkonam (links to Chennai Central-Bangalore City line, Guntakal-Chennai Egmore section), Viluppuram - Pondicherry, Cuddalore - Virudhachalam, Mayiladuthurai - Thiruvarur, and Peralam - Nagapattinam sectors. The line connects the Kaveri delta to Chennai. ==History== The "main line" of the metre gauge railway system in the Coromandel coast connected Chennai with Tiruchchirappalli via Viluppuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai (Mayavaram) and Thanjavur junctions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Four Cauvery Delta Branches )〕 The Chennai - Thanjavur - Tiruchirappalli line continues to be thought of as the "main line".〔(【引用サイトリンク】Villupuram District at a Glance )〕 In 1861 the Great Southern Railway of India built the long wide broad gauge line between Nagapattinam and Tiruchirapalli (then known as Trichinopoly) and the line was opened to traffic next year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=IR History: Early Days – I )〕 It was a new development south of Chennai. After taking over of GSIR by South Indian Railway Company in 1874, the Nagapattinam - Tiruchirapalli line was converted to wide metre gauge in 1875.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=IR History: Early Days – II )〕 The South India Railway Company laid a long metre gauge trunk line from Chennai to Tuticorin via Kumbakonam and Thanjavur in 1880.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Chugging into the past )〕 The long Tindivanam-Cuddalore Port (then known as Cuddalore Junction) sector, long Cuddalore Port-Porto Novo sector, long Shyali-Mayiladuturai sector and long Mayiladuturai-Thanjavur setor were opened in 1877, thereby connecting Tindivaram to the already opened Tiruchirappalli-Nagapattinam line. Following an agreement between the British and the French, a metre gauge line was laid between Pondicherry and Viluppuram around 1877-1879.〔 A wide line was laid between Arakkonam and Kanchipuram (then known as Conjeevaram) in 1865 by Indian Tramway Company.〔 The line was converted to metre gauge in 1878 and opened in 1891. The Chengalpattu-Walajabad line was opened in 1880.〔 Viluppuram was connected to Vriddhachalam railway station in 1927.〔 The Mayiladuthurai-Tarangambadi line was opened in 1926 and was closed in 1987.〔(【引用サイトリンク】New trains, lines cheer passengers )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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