SR Zone from 1977 All-India Timetable

Tables 37-41 (SR) : Hubli-Bangalore / Hassan-Sakleshpur / Guntakal-Bangalore / Mysore-Arsikere / Dharmavaram-Pakala - from 1977 All-India TT. I am surprised that the MG Mahalaxmi is not there. When was it introduced? Note the amalgamation of the MG Ven

Tables 25-32 (SR) : Mayuram-Karaikkudi / Tiruturaipundi-Kodikkarai / Peralam-Karaikal / Mayuram-Taragambadi / Nagore-Thanjavur / Madurai-Manamadurai / Manamadura-Virudunagar / Madurai-Bodinayakkanur - from 1977 All-India TT. More MG branch lines. Peralam

Tables 22A-24 (SR) : Tuticorin-Tiruchi / Maniyachchi-Shencottah / Virudunagar-Quilon - from 1977 All-India TT. Quilon Mail had impressive runs. Tirunelveli had lines to Tenkasi and Tiruchendur but not to Nagercoil. In fact, Nagercoil wasn't even on the

Tables 20-22 (SR) : Villupuram-Katpadi-Tirupati East / Villupuram-Pondicherry / Tiruchi-Tuticorin - from 1977 All-India TT. More erstwhile MG sections. Maniyachchi has been renamed to Vanchi Maniyachi. (Mani Vijay)

Tables 18A-19 (SR) : Villupuram-Madras Egmore / Villupuram-Tiruchi (Chord) - from 1977 All-India TT. (Mani Vijay)

Table 18A (SR) : Rameswaram-Villupuram - from 1977 All-India TT. (Mani Vijay)

Table 18 (SR) : Villupuram-Rameswaram - from 1977 All-India TT. Mayuram has been renamed as Mayiladuturai. (Mani Vijay)

Table 18 (SR) : Madras Egmore-Villupuram - from 1977 All-India TT. No BG counterpart for the MG Madras-Quilon Mail/Exp. The closest we have is the Podhigai Exp. Kanyakumari Exp. has been replaced with Nellai Exp. The MG Ganga Kaveri used to start from

Tables 10-11 (SR) : Cochin-Shoranur / Ernakulam-Trivandrum - from 1977 All-India TT. Trains used to terminate at Cochin Harbour Terminus and not at Ernakulam. No trains bypassed Ernakulam, so looks like there was no byepass at that time. (Mani Vijay)

Tables 3-4 (SR) : Madras-Raichur / Madras-Gudur - from 1977 All-India TT. 13/14 Madras-Bombay Janata Exp. is no more. Raichur used to be a zonal changeover point for CR and SR. Coromandel and Ganga Kaveri used to share slots between Madras and Vijayawa

Table 2A (SR) : Shoranur-Madras - from 1977 All-India TT. (Mani Vijay)

Table 2-2A (SR) : Calicut-Mangalore / Mangalore-Shoranur - from 1977 All-India TT. (Mani Vijay)

Table 2 (SR) : Madras-Calicut - from 1977 All-India TT. All trains used to halt at AJJ. 19 Mail used to halt at Coimbatore instead of bypassing it. BBVT-ERS JJ Exp. used to bifurcate at Shoranur with one portion going to MAQ as the 83 Link Exp. Olavakk

Table 1-1A (SR) : Madras-Bangalore / Bangalore-Madras - from 1977 All-India TT. 39/40 Brindavan had a great schedule - just three halts at Katpadi, Jolarpettai and Bangalore Cant, and 30-45 mts. faster than present schedule. However, the Mail has been s