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| − | The '''Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway''' was a | + | The '''Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway''' was a short (but important in the context of the railways of the [[Kathiawar]] peninsula) metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line, jointly owned by the [[Gondal]], [[Junagadh]] and [[Rajkot]] States, and the Talukdar of [[Jetpur]]. The line of 46 miles(72km) connected [[Jetalsar]] to [[Rajkot]] and opened in 1898. |
| + | <ref name=name>[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 181]; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
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| + | The line was worked by the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]](BGJPR) until the breakup of that coalition in 1911; then by the administration of the [[Gondal-Porbandar Railway]](GPSR )<ref name=name/> | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 18 December 2015
| Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Jetalsar to Rajkot | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 46 miles (1905) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1898 | Opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Gondal, Jetalsar, Rajkot | |
| System agency | ||
| 1890 | Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway | |
| 1911 | Bhavnagar State Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway was a short (but important in the context of the railways of the Kathiawar peninsula) metre gauge(MG) line, jointly owned by the Gondal, Junagadh and Rajkot States, and the Talukdar of Jetpur. The line of 46 miles(72km) connected Jetalsar to Rajkot and opened in 1898. [1]
The line was worked by the Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway(BGJPR) until the breakup of that coalition in 1911; then by the administration of the Gondal-Porbandar Railway(GPSR )[1]
