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The '''Okhamandal State Railway''' was a 37 mile(59km) metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line  financed by the Princely State of Okhamandal ''(date opened not determined after 1881 and before 1921).''
The '''Okhamandal State Railway''' was a 37 mile(59km) metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line  financed by the Princely State of Okhamandal ''(date opened not determined after 1881 and before 1921).''
<ref name=name>[http://www.historyofvadodara.in/2010/01/Railway-Museum-and-Auditorium.html] History of Vadodara/Railway Museum</ref>
<ref name=name>[http://www.historyofvadodara.in/2010/01/Railway-Museum-and-Auditorium.html "History of Vadodara/Railway Museum"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>


In 1921 the [[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]](GBSR)  took over the management and operation of the Okhamandal State Railway. In 1922 the [[Kuranga-Okha Railway]] branch was opened.
In 1921 the [[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]](GBSR)  took over the management and operation of the Okhamandal State Railway. In 1922 the [[Kuranga-Okha Railway]] branch was opened.
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html   ]IRFCA Chronology of railways in India, Part 3</ref>
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html IRFCA "Chronology of railways in India, Part 3"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>
   
   
In 1923 the operation and maintenance of the Okhamandal State Railway was passed to the [[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]].
In 1923 the operation and maintenance of the Okhamandal State Railway was passed to the [[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]].
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[[Saurashtra Railway]] came into being in April, 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of state railways which included  Okhamandal Railway.
[[Saurashtra Railway]] came into being in April, 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of state railways which included  Okhamandal Railway.
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saurashtra_Railway] Wikipedia - Saurashtra Railway</ref>
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saurashtra_Railway Wikipedia "Saurashtra Railway"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>





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The Okhamandal State Railway was a 37 mile(59km) metre gauge(MG) line financed by the Princely State of Okhamandal (date opened not determined after 1881 and before 1921). [1]

In 1921 the Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway(GBSR) took over the management and operation of the Okhamandal State Railway. In 1922 the Kuranga-Okha Railway branch was opened. [2]

In 1923 the operation and maintenance of the Okhamandal State Railway was passed to the Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway. [1]

Saurashtra Railway came into being in April, 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of state railways which included Okhamandal Railway. [3]


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