Okhamandal State Railway

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Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha Railway
Also refered to as Kuranga-Okha Railway and Kuranga-Adatra Railway


Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha Railway

The Okhamandal State Railway was a 37 mile(59km) metre gauge(MG) line financed by the Princely Okhamandal State. The line between Kuranga and Arthara +((see note) was sanctioned in 1913. It was reported that as at 1918 "work on this line has been stopped for the present" due to the war. [1] [2].

The line was constructed by the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda and initially worked by the ‘Baroda State Railway’ from opening in Nov 1922, a length of 37 miles(60km) [3].

+ Spelling Note:

  • Kuranga via Dwarka to Okha is about 38 miles. So Arthara must be close to Okha.
  • Adatra is used in 1943 as the terminal of the 37 mile railway from Kuranga [4]. It is possible Arthara and Adatra are the same place

Later History

1922: the Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway(GBSR) initially took over the management and operation of the ‘Okhamandal State Railway’.

1922: Kuranga-Okha Railway was the name given to the railway on the opening of the Okha Port Trust Railway [2] .

1923 : With effect from Apr 1923 these three connected lines:- the ‘Jamnagar State Railway’, the ‘Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway ‘ and the ‘Okhamandal State Railway’ were amalgamated to form the ‘Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway System’(J&DR) [3].

1931: The 1931 Map [5] shows the JDR as working the line from Jamnagar via Kuranga and to Okha Port.

1943: The 1943 Record describes this railway as the Kuranga-Adatra Railway[4]

1948: 'Saurashtra Railway' came into being in April, 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of state railways which included the ‘Okhamandal Railway’ and the ‘Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway [6].

Further Information

See Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway


References