Question

The first railway line in Kerala was set in 1861 from ______to ________.
A. Beypore, Kollam
B. Kollam, Tirur
C. Beypore, Tirur
D. Tirur, Tallakad

Answer 1

Hint: The first railway line in Kerala was commissioned on 12 March 1861. It is between two important railway stations which connect the prominent cities like Kochi, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai and Bangalore.

Complete answer:The first railway line in Kerala was set in 1861 from Beypore to Tirur. It is 19 mile-long (30.5 Km) which was commissioned by the South- West line of Madras railway company.
The Beypore railway station, together with 1.5 miles of that line has been abandoned and in that place, three new stations were opened on this extension.
Tirur station serves the town of Tirur in Malappuram District of Kerala. Different types of trains like passenger, superfast and express trains have a halt here. It has 3 platforms and 4 tracks. It earns more than 30 crores per annum.

Looking at the options given:
Option A. and B. Beypore, Kollam and Kollam, Tirur are incorrect options because Kollam railway station was built in 1904 by Maharaja of Travancore.
Option C. Beypore, Tirur is the correct answer as it was the first railway line which was commissioned on 12 March 1861.
Option D. Tirur, Tallakad is an incorrect option because Tallakad station was built much later than 1861.

Hence, The correct answer is Option C.

Note: The construction of the first railway line of Kerala started in Kochi province and in 1902, it was completed by the Madras railway company. The line was converted into broad gauge between 1930 and 1935 as a part of development.