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[[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.
1937 Admin info, Statistics and Classification , ‘Later Development, Map’added
[[File:Cutch State Railway.png|thumb| Cutch State Railway ]]The lines were later extended from Bhuj to Naliya '''Cutch State Railway''' was a isolated 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line built, financed and operated by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Cutch State]]. The construction was sanctioned in 1915 to the East 1903 and from [[Tuna]] was connected to [[Anjar ]] in the year 1905<ref name=name>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n231/mode/1up to Bachau upto Kandla " Administration Report on the Railways in 1930 India – corrected up to the west 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Princely State of Kutch.Government Printing, Calcutta; page 223]; Retrieved 22 Feb 2016</ref>
The first section ran from Tuna, a port on the Gulf of Cutch, northwards to Anjar and was constructed at the cost of HH the Maharaja Maha Rao Sahib of Cutch . It was continued north-westwards to the state capital Bhuj in 1908, making a
total of 36½ miles(59km). In 1910 99,075 passengers were carried together with 4457 tons of raw cotton, 3768 tons of grain and 2403 tons of sugar <ref name=Hughes>“Indian Narrow Gauge Locomotives 1863-1940” by Hugh Hughes, published by ‘The Continental Railway Circle’ Paragraph 12 Page 33</ref>.
The ‘Tuna to Anjar Section’, 12 miles(19km) opened in 1905 and extended 1908 by the ’Anjar to Bhuj Section’ , 25 Miles(40km)
<ref name=Hist1937>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 275 pdf 318]; Retrieved 30 Jul 2020</ref>.
The eastern ‘Kandla Branch’ from Anjar via Warsamedi to Kandla, 15 miles(25km) fully opened in 1929, although the ‘Kandla to Warsamedi Section’ had opened in late 1927. The ‘Bhachau Branch’ from Warsamedi to Bhachau, 20 miles(32km) opened 1931<ref name=Hist1937/>.
The ‘Statistics of Working’ show the total system of 72 miles(116km) in 1937 and the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37 <ref name=Hist1937/>
== Classification ==
[[Indian Railway Classification]] of 1926 - Class III railway system.
==Later Development==
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.
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
