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The '''Rajpipla State Railway''' (RSR) ran from [[Rajpipla]] to [[Ankleshwar]]- a distance of 90 kilometers - approx 60 miles.  
 
The '''Rajpipla State Railway''' (RSR) ran from [[Rajpipla]] to [[Ankleshwar]]- a distance of 90 kilometers - approx 60 miles.  
  
It was originally opened under the auspices of Maharana Chhatrasinhji, Raja of Rajpipla, in 1899 as a small narrow gauge railway and the gauge was converted in 2013. <ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/gujarat/ankleshwar-rajpipla-railway-route-to-become-operational-soon_826355.html ''Ankleshwar-Rajpipla railway route to become operational soon''  - zeenews.india.com].</ref>.
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It was originally opened under the auspices of Maharana Chhatrasinhji, Raja of Rajpipla, in 1899 as a small narrow gauge railway and named the [[Anklesvar -Rajpipla Railway]], 1897 and worked by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR)
  
Princely State Railways  (Anklesvar-Rajpipla Railway, 1897; Jhagadia-Netrand after 1915) worked by BB&CIR(qv)
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The gauge was converted in 2013. <ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/gujarat/ankleshwar-rajpipla-railway-route-to-become-operational-soon_826355.html Zeenews.india.com "Ankleshwar-Rajpipla railway route"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>.
  
 
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Revision as of 10:48, 13 December 2015

The Rajpipla State Railway (RSR) ran from Rajpipla to Ankleshwar- a distance of 90 kilometers - approx 60 miles.

It was originally opened under the auspices of Maharana Chhatrasinhji, Raja of Rajpipla, in 1899 as a small narrow gauge railway and named the Anklesvar -Rajpipla Railway, 1897 and worked by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR)

The gauge was converted in 2013. [1].

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