Difference between revisions of "Gujarat Railway Company"

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The Gujarat Railway Company was formed in 1911 owned and managed a group of four 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway lines -

Champaner-Shivrajpur- Pani Light Railway opened in 1911 and extended up to 1916, a total of 31 miles(49km); it was served from Halol.
Godhra-Lunavada Railway opened in 1913, a length of 26 miles(41km)and served from Gohdra.
Nadiad-Kapadvanj Railway opened in 1913, a length of 28 miles(45m) and served from Nadiad.

The Shivrajpur Light Railway was brought by The Gujarat Railway Company in 1917.

The management of these lines was taken over by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) in 1922

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-'''Gujarat Railway Company'''
+The '''Gujarat Railway Company''' was formed in 1911 owned and managed a group of four 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway lines -
-Owned and managed 3 lines
+*[[Champaner-Shivrajpur- Pani Light Railway]] opened in 1911 and extended up to 1916, a total of 31 miles(49km); it was served from [[Halol]].
-*[[Champaner-Shivrajpur- Pani Light Railway]];
+*[[Godhra-Lunavada Railway]] opened in 1913, a length of 26 miles(41km)and served from [[Gohdra]].
-*[[Godhra-Lunavada Railway]];
+*[[Nadiad-Kapadvanj Railway]] opened in 1913, a length of 28 miles(45m) and served from [[Nadiad]].
-*[[Nadiad-Kapadvanj Railway]]
-All worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]  (BB&CIR) and taken over by BB&CIR, 1922
+The [[Shivrajpur Light Railway]] was brought by The Gujarat Railway Company in 1917.
+The management of these lines was taken over by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) in 1922
+==External Links==
+*[http://www.irfca.org/articles/isrs/isrs082004-steam-history.html IRFCA Steam History – Gujarat Lines
+*[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/18185/GIPE-015962.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y  Railways in India – GOI Administritive Report 1916-17]
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 [[Category:Private Railways]]