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| − | The '''Rajpipla State Railway''' (RSR) ran from [[Rajpipla]] to [[ | + | The '''Rajpipla State Railway''' (RSR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]), the first 19 mile(30km)section from [[Ankleswar]] opening in 1897 and extended ran from [[Rajpipla]] to [[Nandod]] station in 1899, a length of 37 miles(59km). A further short extension to [[Nandod]] town was completed in 1917. The line was worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) |
| + | <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 38]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
| + | ==History== | ||
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) | 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) | ||
| + | <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 38]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
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>. | 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>. | ||
Revision as of 16:29, 20 December 2015
The Rajpipla State Railway (RSR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG), the first 19 mile(30km)section from Ankleswar opening in 1897 and extended ran from Rajpipla to Nandod station in 1899, a length of 37 miles(59km). A further short extension to Nandod town was completed in 1917. The line was worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) [1]
History
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) [2]
The gauge was converted in 2013. [3].
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 38; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 38; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015
- ↑ Zeenews.india.com "Ankleshwar-Rajpipla railway route"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
