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| − | The '''Dhrangadra Railway''' (DR) was a | + | The '''Dhrangadra Railway''' (DR) was a short 42 mile(67km) metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line owned by the Indian State of [[Dhrangadra]]. |
| − | Initially, the DR was worked by the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]; from 1911 by [[Bhavnagar State Railway|Bhavnagar State Railways]]. Later is was worked by [[Morvi Railway]] before becoming part of the newly formed [[Saurashtra Railway]] in 1948. | + | Initially, the DR was worked by the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]; from 1911 by [[Bhavnagar State Railway|Bhavnagar State Railways]]. |
| + | <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 170]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
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| + | Later is was worked by [[Morvi Railway]] before becoming part of the newly formed [[Saurashtra Railway]] in 1948. | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 17 December 2015
| Dhrangadra Railway | ||
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| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Dhrangadra to Wadhwan | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 21 miles (1905) 40 miles (1942) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1898 | Opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Dhrangadra, Wadhwan | |
| System agency | ||
| 1898 | Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway | |
| 1911 | Bhavnagar State Railways | |
| 1943 | Morvi Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Dhrangadra Railway (DR) was a short 42 mile(67km) metre gauge(MG) line owned by the Indian State of Dhrangadra.
Initially, the DR was worked by the Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway; from 1911 by Bhavnagar State Railways. [1]
Later is was worked by Morvi Railway before becoming part of the newly formed Saurashtra Railway in 1948.
