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The '''Gaekwar's Petlad Railway''' was opened in | The '''Gaekwar's Petlad Railway''' was opened in May 1890 between [[Petlad]] and [[Anand]], a distance of 13 miles(21km). It was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line and worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR). | ||
<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA412&lpg=PA412&dq=Petlad-Cambay+Railway&source=bl&ots=eoKF25izT3&sig=dusWgQ1um3G5MMaRpx5OckIsNc0&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCWoVChMIlcSyyquayQIVgSwPCh21sgX2#v=onepage&q=Petlad&f=false "The India List and India Office List 1905" | <ref name=name>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n25/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 17]; Retrieved 17 Jan 2016</ref> | ||
<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA412&lpg=PA412&dq=Petlad-Cambay+Railway&source=bl&ots=eoKF25izT3&sig=dusWgQ1um3G5MMaRpx5OckIsNc0&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCWoVChMIlcSyyquayQIVgSwPCh21sgX2#v=onepage&q=Petlad&f=false "The India List and India Office List 1905" Page 412]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
In 1901 extensions were added bringing the track length to 32 miles(51km) and the entire line was worked by BB&CIR. At about this time it | The railway was owned by by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Baroda State]]. | ||
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In 1901 extensions were added bringing the track length to 32 miles(51km) and the entire line was worked by BB&CIR. At about this time it was renamed the '''[[Petlad-Cambay Railway]]''' | |||
==Further Information== | |||
See '''[[Petlad-Cambay Railway]]''' | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:33, 3 February 2016
The Gaekwar's Petlad Railway was opened in May 1890 between Petlad and Anand, a distance of 13 miles(21km). It was a broad gauge(BG) line and worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR). [1] [2]
The railway was owned by by the Princely Baroda State. [1]
In 1901 extensions were added bringing the track length to 32 miles(51km) and the entire line was worked by BB&CIR. At about this time it was renamed the Petlad-Cambay Railway
Further Information
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 17; Retrieved 17 Jan 2016
- ↑ "The India List and India Office List 1905" Page 412; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015