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| − | + | The connection of [[Broach]] to [[Jambusar]] to transport cotton from Jambusar to the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) at Broach was first considered in 1903 by the [[Baroda]] Durbar as a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) branch of the [[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]] but the project was abandoned | |
| + | <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_051.gif&volume=14 "Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 14, p. 45. 1908"];Retrieved 21 Feb 2016</ref> | ||
| + | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/RailwayProjects/Railway%20projects#page/n0/mode/2up "Histories of (Indian)Railway Projects ...up to June 1906"; Page 17];Retrieved 21 Feb 2016</ref>. | ||
| − | + | The line was finally opened as a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) branch of the BB&CIR network in 1914-15 connecting [[Broach]] to [[Jambusar]], a line length of 30 miles(48km) | |
| + | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n43/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 35]; Retrieved 21 Feb 2016</ref>. | ||
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| + | ==Further Information== | ||
| + | See '''[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]''' | ||
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| + | and '''[[Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked|BB&CIR Network - Lines owned and worked]]''' | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:02, 7 November 2016
Broach-Jambusar Railway
The connection of Broach to Jambusar to transport cotton from Jambusar to the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) at Broach was first considered in 1903 by the Baroda Durbar as a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) branch of the Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway but the project was abandoned [1] [2].
The line was finally opened as a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) branch of the BB&CIR network in 1914-15 connecting Broach to Jambusar, a line length of 30 miles(48km) [3].
Further Information
See Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
and BB&CIR Network - Lines owned and worked
References
- ↑ "Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 14, p. 45. 1908";Retrieved 21 Feb 2016
- ↑ "Histories of (Indian)Railway Projects ...up to June 1906"; Page 17;Retrieved 21 Feb 2016
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 35; Retrieved 21 Feb 2016
