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| − | + | The '''Cutch State Railway''' was a isolated 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) 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 the Anjar to [[Bhuj]] rail link was opened in 1908. | |
| + | <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 223]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | [[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 14:27, 17 December 2015
The Cutch State Railway was a isolated 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) 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 the Anjar to Bhuj rail link was opened in 1908. [1]
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.
