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|presidency=[[Bombay]]
|image=
|coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=21.195293,72.819771&z=15&t=h&hl=en 21.195293°N 72.819771°E] |altitude= 13 m (43 ft)
|presentname=Surat
|stateprovince=[[Gujarat]]
}}
'''Surat''' is a port city on the Gulf of Cambay . It was first used by the British East India Company in 1608. and 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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