***Kulasekharapatinam*** Highlights in English.. Tamil Detailed version Given in Below Next blogs
Chennai-based "East Indian distillery and Barry N Go" & East India Distilleries and Sugar Factories Limited of Madras " belongs to british company started in a Sugar factory in Kulasekharapatinam. Cargo traffic at the plant and the plant workers also planned to set up so that the rail trail.
The line was started in the Motive of Cargo Transportaion to Sugar plant & Workers Transport
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more... to this the line was Laid from KPM to Tiruchendur & KPM to Udangudi.
Two feet wide Narrow gauge was laid for the Distance 46.671Kms/28Miles.
The rail line was laid Entirely by the Company & for the Company usage
Government officials who have been working in this area Requested & Demanded for Public Usage & Traffic opened for Public
According to the Government records, Rail services ran from 1914-1940
Railway station was Setuped Enroute in the Following Places
Tissianvilai-Tiruchendur Route
Tissianvilai, Edachivilai, Thattamadam, Sokankudieruppu, padugapathu, Pichivilai, KPM Central, KPM Port, KPM Sugar Factory, Alanthalai, Tiruchendur
KPM Central-Udangudi Route
KPM Central, Kattangadu, Udangudi
On both the Route Passenger Train services was operated for Public usage & these are Coal Trains with 30-40Horse powers..
Two set of Passenger Trains Operated in Up & Down direction of Tissianvilai-Tiruchendur Route & KPM Central – Udangudi Route
Apart from these A Special on Friday was Operated “Weekly Friday Market Spl”
** Tissianvilai – Tiruchendur Travelling Fare 13Annas & 3 Hours Travel time **
In the year 1935-36 in the light of railway kulacekarapattinam Statistical Information
Railway engines: 4
Rail car: 6
Passengers traveling carriages: 24
The third class of passenger seats: 746
Freight train sets: 45
To test rail Cars: 2
Following World war II, Due to Crisis & the various incidents, the Factory was Closed.
Barry & Co the owner of the Light Railway Decided to stop the services Gradually..
The Corporate Officers Attempted to stop the services before World War II.
Tirunelveli district state administration & The British government attempted to attach the rail to rail services Route. The project had promised to help the banks and lenders. But to No reason the project was abandoned and the train stopped.