Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line - Revision history

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			{{Short description\|Railway line in India}}
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	\| image = ~~Pamban Bridge Train Passing~~.jpg		\| image = Okha Express runs with electric loco from Rameswaram.jpg
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	\| caption = ~~Train Passing on Pamban bridge lies on Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line~~		\| caption = First electric run from Rameswaram
	\| type = [[Express train]]<br>[[Passenger train]]		\| type = [[Express train]]<br>[[Passenger train]]
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	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.<ref name="sr1">{{cite web \| url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1401862838528-mdu-web-data1-newfinal1.pdf \| title=Southern Railways - Madurai railway division \| publisher=Southern Railways, India \| access-date=10 June 2014}}</ref>		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.<ref name="sr1">{{cite web \| url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1401862838528-mdu-web-data1-newfinal1.pdf \| title=Southern Railways - Madurai railway division \| publisher=Southern Railways, India \| access-date=10 June 2014}}</ref>

	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.		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 "'''Abandoned and Unfit for Habitation"''' by madras(chennai) government.

	The ~~Manamadurai–Rameshwaram~~ section was converted to [[broad gauge]] in ~~2007~~.<ref name="sr1" />		The Madurai–Manamadurai–Rameshwaram section was entirely converted to [[broad gauge]] in 2006.<ref name="sr1" />

	== Future ==		== Future ==
	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.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Explained: A new line\|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-a-new-line/\|website = The Indian Express\|date = 2015-03-15\|access-date = 2015-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title = Mythic link to Lanka may become a reality\|url = http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/mythic-link-lanka-may-become-reality-610\|website = www.mydigitalfc.com\|access-date = 2015-11-11}}</ref>		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.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Explained: A new line\|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-a-new-line/\|website = The Indian Express\|date = 2015-03-15\|access-date = 2015-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title = Mythic link to Lanka may become a reality\|url = http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/mythic-link-lanka-may-become-reality-610\|website = www.mydigitalfc.com\|access-date = 2015-11-11}}</ref>

			Funds has been allocated for the reconstruction of Dhanushkodi Railway Line.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2022-02-03 \|title=New railway projects in Tamil Nadu ignored: MP \|language=en-IN \|work=The Hindu \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/new-railway-projects-in-tn-ignoredmp/article38370768.ece \|access-date=2022-06-06 \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	\| caption = Train Passing on Pamban bridge lies on Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line		\| caption = Train Passing on Pamban bridge lies on Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line
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	\| load_gauge = {{convert\|4725\|x\|3660\|mm\|ftin\|abbr=on}} (BG)<ref name=gauge>{{cite book\|title=Railway Track Engineering\|year=2010\|publisher=Tata McGraw Hill\|location=New Delhi\|isbn=978-0-07-068012-8\|page=7\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n6XrJJIxQTEC&q=loading+gauge+india&pg=PA7\|author=J S Mundrey\|edition=Fourth\|access-date=5 February 2014}}</ref>		\| load_gauge = {{convert\|4725\|x\|3660\|mm\|ftin\|abbr=on}} (BG)<ref name=gauge>{{cite book\|title=Railway Track Engineering\|year=2010\|publisher=Tata McGraw Hill\|location=New Delhi\|isbn=978-0-07-068012-8\|page=7\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n6XrJJIxQTEC&q=loading+gauge+india&pg=PA7\|author=J S Mundrey\|edition=Fourth\|access-date=5 February 2014}}</ref>
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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}

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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 ==

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.<ref name="sr1">{{cite web | url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1401862838528-mdu-web-data1-newfinal1.pdf | title=Southern Railways - Madurai railway division | publisher=Southern Railways, India | access-date=10 June 2014}}</ref>

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 Manamadurai–Rameshwaram section was converted to [[broad gauge]] in 2007.<ref name="sr1" />

== Future ==
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Explained: A new line|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-a-new-line/|website = The Indian Express|date = 2015-03-15|access-date = 2015-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Mythic link to Lanka may become a reality|url = http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/mythic-link-lanka-may-become-reality-610|website = www.mydigitalfc.com|access-date = 2015-11-11}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in Southern Railways - Official Website]

{{Railways in Southern India}}

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[[Category:Madurai railway division|*]]
[[Category:Railway lines closed in 1964]]
[[Category:Transport in Rameswaram]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1908]]

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