Cochin State Forest Tramway

Cochin State Forest Tramway
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Overview
Statusclosed
LocalePalakkad and Thrissur Districts, State of Cochin
Termini
Stations16
Service
TypeTramway
History
Commenced3 October 1905 (1905-10-03)
Opened1907 (1907)
Closed1963 (1963)
Technical
Line length79.5 km (49.4 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Route map


The line in 1944

0½
Chalakudy
Vellikulangara
14½
Muplypuzha
19½
Cherumkayam
Chokkana
19½
Anapandam
400
Cable Car 1
Cable Car 2
Cable Car 3
23½
Thoppathi Kavala
(Kavalai)
1,400
26½
Pothupara
Cable Car 4
Cable Car 5
28⅞
Komalapara
2,500
32½
Myladappan
33½
Orukomban Kutty
36½
Karappara River
41½
Kuriyarkutty
41½
Kuriyarkutty River
44½
Vettukuzhy
47½
Parambikulam
49½
Chinnar
2,000
Legend
narrow gauge railway
cable car
 
Headquarters,
Key people
Rama Varma XV
ProductsTeak and Rosewood
RevenueRs 17.5 lakhs
Rs 2 lakhs

The Cochin State Forest Tramway was a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge[1][2][3] cable railway line that ran from the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in Palakkad District to the town of Chalakudy in Thrissur District in India. Operating from 1907 to 1963, it served the State of Cochin and brought prosperity by enabling the transport of teak and rosewood from the forest into town. These goods could then be exported abroad.[2]

  1. ^ "Journal on the Cochin State Forest Tramway." (*.doc file) Retrieved on 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b Prabhakaran, G. (4 January 2010). "Tramway to a trade empire". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Public to get glimpses of the marvel of erstwhile tramway". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2013.