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== Railways == | == Railways == | ||
Surat was originally the southern terminus of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] until that line was extended to [[Bombay]]. A broad gauge branch ran eastwards along the Tapti valley to connect with the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] at [[Amalner]] in [[Khandesh]]. | Surat was originally the southern terminus of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] until that line was extended to [[Bombay]]. A broad gauge branch ran eastwards along the Tapti valley to connect with the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] at [[Amalner]] in [[Khandesh]]. | ||
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| + | ==Historical books online== | ||
| + | *[http://archive.org/stream/britishbeginning00rawlrich#page/n9/mode/2up British Beginnings in Western India 1579-1657 : An account of the early days of the British factory at Surat ] by H G Rawlinson MA (1920) archive.org | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 09:13, 7 October 2012
| Surat | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Bombay (Presidency) | |
| Coordinates: | 21.195293°N 72.819771°E |
| Altitude: | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Surat |
| State/Province: | Gujarat |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Tapti Valley Railway | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxxx Surat] |
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Surat is a port city on the Gulf of Cambay. It was first used by the British East India Company in 1608. In 1615 it was the location of the second British factory and settlement in India and the seat of the Western Presidency until the Company's headquarters was transferred to Bombay in 1687. It was the headquarters of Surat District in Bombay Presidency during the British period.
Railways
Surat was originally the southern terminus of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway until that line was extended to Bombay. A broad gauge branch ran eastwards along the Tapti valley to connect with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway at Amalner in Khandesh.
Historical books online
- British Beginnings in Western India 1579-1657 : An account of the early days of the British factory at Surat by H G Rawlinson MA (1920) archive.org
External links
- Surat City Imperial Gazetteer
- Surat Love to Know 1911
- Surat from From the Gulf of Cambay on down the Malabar Coast, c.1700s-1850s: ports (with forts) from Prof Fran Pritchett’s Indian Routes (Columbia University)
