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The '''Gaekwar's Petlad Railway''' was opened in 1896 between  [[Petlad]] and [[Anand]], a distance of 13 miles(21km). It was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line and worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR).
The '''Gaekwar's Petlad Railway''' was opened in May 1890 between  [[Petlad]] and [[Anand]], a distance of 13 miles(21km). It was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line and worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR).
<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA412&lpg=PA412&dq=Petlad-Cambay+Railway&source=bl&ots=eoKF25izT3&sig=dusWgQ1um3G5MMaRpx5OckIsNc0&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCWoVChMIlcSyyquayQIVgSwPCh21sgX2#v=onepage&q=Petlad&f=false  "The India List and India Office List 1905"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref name=name>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n25/mode/2up  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 17]; Retrieved 17 Jan 2016</ref>
<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA412&lpg=PA412&dq=Petlad-Cambay+Railway&source=bl&ots=eoKF25izT3&sig=dusWgQ1um3G5MMaRpx5OckIsNc0&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCWoVChMIlcSyyquayQIVgSwPCh21sgX2#v=onepage&q=Petlad&f=false  "The India List and India Office List 1905" Page 412]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref>


The railway was owned by  by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Baroda State]].
The railway was owned by  by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Baroda State]].
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 19]; Retrieved 5 Jan 2016</ref>
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In 1901 extensions were added bringing the track length to 32 miles(51km) and the entire line was worked by BB&CIR. At about this time it apparently became the '''[[Petlad-Cambay Railway]]'''  
In 1901 extensions were added bringing the track length to 32 miles(51km) and the entire line was worked by BB&CIR. At about this time it was renamed the '''[[Petlad-Cambay Railway]]'''
Later it was worked by [[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]](GBSR)
 
==Further Information==
==External Links==
See '''[[Petlad-Cambay Railway]]'''
*[http://www.irfca.org/docs/19century-routes.html "Railway Network Sizes in 1891 and 1895"] IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club''


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 16:33, 3 February 2016

The Gaekwar's Petlad Railway was opened in May 1890 between Petlad and Anand, a distance of 13 miles(21km). It was a broad gauge(BG) line and worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR). [1] [2]

The railway was owned by by the Princely Baroda State. [1]

In 1901 extensions were added bringing the track length to 32 miles(51km) and the entire line was worked by BB&CIR. At about this time it was renamed the Petlad-Cambay Railway

Further Information

See Petlad-Cambay Railway

References