Gaekwar's Petlad Railway
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The Gaekwar's Petlad Railway was opened in 1896 between Petlad and Anand, a distance of 13 miles(21km). It was a broad gauge(BG) line and worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR). [1]
The railway was owned by by the Princely Baroda State. [2]
In 1901 extensions were added bringing the track length to 32 miles(51km) and the entire line was worked by BB&CIR. At about this time it apparently became the Petlad-Cambay Railway Later it was worked by Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway(GBSR)
External Links
- "Railway Network Sizes in 1891 and 1895" IRFCA "Indian Railways Fan Club"
References
- ↑ "The India List and India Office List 1905"; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 19; Retrieved 5 Jan 2016
