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'''Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway'''(J&DR) | '''Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway'''(J&DR) | ||
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The first section of what was then called the '''[[Jamnagar State Railway]]''' connected [[Jamnagar]] to the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]] at [[Rajkot]]. The metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]])with a length of 54 miles (86km) opened for traffic in 1897. | The first section of what was then called the '''[[Jamnagar State Railway]]''' connected [[Jamnagar]] to the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]] at [[Rajkot]]. The metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]])with a length of 54 miles (86km) opened for traffic in 1897. | ||
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| Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway | ||
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 Jamnagar & Dwarka Logo | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Rajkot to Port Okha | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 54 miles (1905) 202 miles (1942) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1897 | Section to Jamnagar opened | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Rajkot, Jamnagar, Dwarka, Port Okha, | |
| System agency | ||
| 1897 | Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway | |
| 1911 | Own agency | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway(J&DR)
The first section of what was then called the Jamnagar State Railway connected Jamnagar to the Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway at Rajkot. The metre gauge(MG)with a length of 54 miles (86km) opened for traffic in 1897. [1] [2]
The line was worked as part of the Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway system until 1911. Later, when the line was extended westwards to Dwarka and Port Okha]on the Gulf of Cutch, the system was renamed the Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway(J&DR).
The Okhamandal State Railway section Kuranga-Okha Railway was opened, 1921 and worked by J&DR in 1922
In 1948 the J&DR was merged to form the Saurashtra Railway
Further Information
Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems gives a map, timeline and relates this railway to others in the Kathiawar Peninsula.