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| − | [[Cutch State Railway]] was a isolated narrow gauge line built, financed and operated by the Princely State of Kutch in India, construction of which started in around 1900-01 and first rail from Tuna Port to [[Anjar]] started in 1905. Later Anjar to [[Bhuj]] rail link was opened in 1908. | + | [[Cutch State Railway]] was a isolated 2 ft 6in narrow gauge line built, financed and operated by the Princely State of Kutch in India, construction of which started in around 1900-01 and first rail from Tuna Port to [[Anjar]] started in 1905. Later Anjar to [[Bhuj]] rail link was opened in 1908. |
The lines were later extended from Bhuj to Naliya in 1915 to the East and from Anjar to Bachau upto Kandla in 1930 to the west of Princely State of Kutch. | The lines were later extended from Bhuj to Naliya in 1915 to the East and from Anjar to Bachau upto Kandla in 1930 to the west of Princely State of Kutch. | ||
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Revision as of 05:16, 16 December 2015
Cutch State Railway was a isolated 2 ft 6in narrow gauge line built, financed and operated by the Princely State of Kutch in India, construction of which started in around 1900-01 and first rail from Tuna Port to Anjar started in 1905. Later Anjar to Bhuj rail link was opened in 1908.
The lines were later extended from Bhuj to Naliya in 1915 to the East and from Anjar to Bachau upto Kandla in 1930 to the west of Princely State of Kutch.
The railway, upon independence of India in 1947 worked as a separate system till 1951 when it was merged into the Western Railway Division of Indian Railways.
