Southern Railway, in its present form, came into existence on 14th April 1951 through the merger of the three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore state railway. Southern Railway's present network extends over a large area of India's Southern Peninsula, covering the states of Tamilnadu, Kerala, Pondicherry,and a small portion of Andhra
Pradesh. Serving these naturally plentiful and culturally rich southern states, the SR extends from Mangalore on the west coast and Kanniyakumari in the south to Renigunta in the North West and Gudur in the North East. Headquartered at Chennai, the Southern Railway comprises of the following six divisions
(1) Chennai (2) Tiruchirapalli (3) Madurai (4) Palghat (5) Trivandrum & (6) Salèrn
2. Silent Features :-
Number of Divisions • 06 b Number of States & UT covered : 04 States & 01 UT
Number of Stations • 735 d No.of Originating Passengers per year (Appx) • 26 Lakhs
Number of passenger trains run daily • 1050
Mail/Express trains • 230
MRTS trains80
Passengers Trains 93
Sub-Urban (Including EMU & DMU) • 647
Running Track KMs • 7550
The Zonal HQrs of Railway Protection Force is functioning in 6th Floor of Moore Market Complex, Chennai near MGR Chennai Central Railway Station heading 6 Divisional Office including one RPF Training Centre at Trichy and one Zonal Training Centre for Dogs at Podanur.
