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|route= [[Jetalsar]] to [[Veraval]]
|route= [[Jetalsar]] to [[Veraval]]
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|presidency= [[Bombay]]
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|stations= [[Jetalsar]], [[Juniagarh]], [[Kutiyana]], [[Veraval]]
|stations= [[Jetalsar]], [[Junagadh]], [[Kutiyana]], [[Veraval]]
|system1date= 1888
|system1date= 1888
|system1details= [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]
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The '''Junagadh State Railway''' (JunSR) was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Junagadh State]] and intially worked by the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]
Also known as '''Junagad State Railway'''  
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n201/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 193]; Retrieved 7 Feb 2016</ref>


From 1911 the JunSR worked itself as an independent system, owned by the Junagadh Durbar, until 1948 when it became part of the [[Saurashtra Railway]].
The '''Junagadh State Railway''' (JunSR) was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Junagadh State]] and initially worked by the ‘[[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]’ <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n201/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 193]; Retrieved 7 Feb 2016</ref>


==Records==
In 1869 a survey was undertaken and the [[Kathiawar_Peninsula_Railway_and_Tramway_Systems#Timeline_1863-1900 |’Junagadh-Veraval Railway Proposal ‘]]  concluded  that a Railway line from [[Junagadh]] to [[Veraval]] was feasible  but the cost of 40 to 50 Lakhs of Rupees was too high for the Junagadh Durbar to go ahead. Proposals for a light railway system were to be looked at.  <ref> British Library ‘India Office Records’ V/10/1384 “Indian States Administration Reports. Kathiawar” 1865-75, No 134 of 1869 </ref>.
An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2  “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search];  Retrieved 7 Apr 2016</ref>
gives the following:-
*R/1/1/4784(1) and (2); "File 110-IB(C)/1935 Proposed taking over of management of the Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway by the Junagadh State Railway from the Gondal Railway"; 1935


''This record requires examination to determine if the Junagadh State Railway were sucessful in the takeover of the management of [[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway]]''  
In 1872 another line was proposed and the  [[Kathiawar_Peninsula_Railway_and_Tramway_Systems#Timeline_1863-1900|route from  Veraval  to Junagadh and Dhoraji]]  was surveyed by Mr A W Forde C E, but the cost was beyond the means of Junagadh Durbar. This proposal came to nothing  <ref name=Bombay8_247>[https://archive.org/stream/1884GazetteerByBombayPresidencyVol8Kathiawar349D/1884-gazetteerByBombayPresidency-vol8-kathiawar349-d_djvu.txtArchive.org “Gazetteer – Bombay Presidency” Vol.8; page 247-248 of 756]; Retrieved 1 Oct 2017</ref>.
Construction finally commenced in 1886 from [[Jetalsar]] to [[Junagadh|Junagadh City]] in 1888 and onward To [[Veraval]] 1889,
<br>Initially described as the '''Junadagh-Veraval Railway'''.
 
==Administration==
*1888-89: With the opening of the ‘Junagadh State Railway’(JunSR ) from  [[Junagadh]]  via [[Jetalsar]]  to [[Veraval]] the railway joined the administrative coalition of the '[[Bhavnagar-Gondal State Railway]]’.  <br>The coalition briefly became the '[[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Veraval Railway]]'(BGJPV)
*1889: When the ‘[[Porbandar State Railway]]’ extension from [[Dhasa ]] reached [[Porbandar]]  the coalition finally became the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway| '''Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway'''(BGJPR) ''- see separate page for further information'']].
*This BGJPR coalition was also described in some records as the '''Kathiawar Railway''',
*also as the '''Kathiawar Union Railway'''
*also as the '''Kathiawar State Railway'''.
* 1911: The BGJPR coalition ceased to exist on 1 April 1911, from this date the line was worked independently as a separate and distinct railway <ref name=Admin/>.
* 1911-1934: The operation of the ‘[[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway]]’ caused serious financial and commercial disadvantages to the JunSr, resulting in acrimonious exchanges over many years [[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway|''- see separate page for further information'']].
* 1935: The ‘Junagadh State Railway’ put forward a proposal to take over the management of the ‘[[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway]]’ which since 1911 had been  operated by the ‘[[Gondal-Porbandar Railway]]’ <ref> British Library IOR/R/1/1/4784(1) and (2); "File 110-IB(C)/1935 Proposed taking over of management of the Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway by the Junagadh State Railway from the Gondal Railway"; 1935</ref>. There is no evidence that this proposal was accepted.
* 1948: The  ‘Junagadh State Railway’ became part of the ‘[[Saurashtra Railway]]’.
 
==Development of the Junagadh State Railway==
[[File:Junagadh State Railway 1931 Map.png|thumb|Junagadh State Railway 1931 Map]]
[[File:Junagadh State Railway 1938 Schematic Map.png|thumb|Junagadh State Railway 1938 Scematic Map]]
*The first section from [[Jetalsar]] to [[Junagadh]] opened in 1888 and extended to [[Veraval|Veraval Docks]] in 1889, a total of 67 miles(108km)  <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n201/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 193]; Retrieved  23 Jun 2019</ref>.  At [[Jetalsar |Jetalasar Junction]] there was a connection  to the ‘[[Gondal Railway]] - Mainline’ [[Dhasa]] to [[Jamjodhpur]].
* Initially described as the '''Junadagh-Veraval Railway'''  and became the ‘Main Line’
**''Line ‘A’ on 1931 and 1938 maps ''
*1910-15: ‘Saradiya Branch Line’, 26 miles(42km); from Shapur , 5 miles(8km)  south-west of Junagadh,  to Saradiya <ref name=Admin/> (shown as Juniagarh  to  Kutiyana on 1931 Railways Map )
**''Line ‘B’ on 1931 and 1938 maps '' 
* 1912: ‘Visavadar Branch’, 26 miles(km); from Junagadh to Visavadar <ref name=Admin/> .
**''Line ‘C’ on 1931 and 1938 maps ''   
*1912: ‘Dungarpur Quarry Line’, ¾ mile(1.2km); a short spur from the ‘Visavadar Branch’, 2 miles (3.2km) south-east of Junagarh <ref name=Admin/> .
**''Line ‘D’ on 1938 map '' 
* 1918-23: ‘Veraval-Prachi Road Branch’, 28 miles(45km); from [[Veraval]], proposed as far as [[Una]], delayed start, opened in stages from 1918, reached Prachi Road 1923 <ref name=page193>[https://ia801602.us.archive.org/6/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.96301/2015.96301.Kathiawar-Economics.pdf 1943 ‘Kathiawar Economics’ by A  B Trivedi, 1943 Digital Library of India Archive.org,  Appendix B ‘Railways in Kathiawar with opening dates, pages 193(pdf217)]</ref>. 
**''Line ‘E’ on 1931 and 1938 maps '' 
* 1932: ‘Visavader-Dhari Branch’ 20 miles(32km); from Visavader to Dhari <ref name=page193/>
**''Line ‘F’ on 1938 map ''
* 1934-35: ‘Prachi Road-Jamwala-Delvada Branch’ 31 miles(50km) <ref name=page193/>.  This was an extension to the ‘Veraval-Prachi Road Branch’ (Line ‘E’ above) and on reaching Delvada in 1935  became renamed ‘Una Branch’, with a total length from Veraval to Delvada of 25 miles(95km) <ref name=Hist>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 245      pdf 288]; Retrieved  23 Aug 2020</ref>.
**''Line ‘G’ on 1938 map ''
*1936-37: ‘[[Talala-Visavadar Railway]]’'  via Sasan Gir,  29½ miles(47km) MG, constructed by the JunSR.[[Talala-Visavadar Railway|''See separate page'']]
 
The ‘Statistics of Working’ show the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37 with a total route length of 229 miles(369km)
<ref name=Hist>
 
== Classification ==
[[Indian Railway Classification]] of 1926 - Class III railway system.


==Further Information==
==Further Information==
'''[[Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems]]''' gives a map, timeline and relates this railway to others in the Kathiawar Peninsula.
See  '''[[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]''' for period from 1899 to 1911.
<br>and '''[[Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems]]''' gives a map, timeline and relates this railway to others in the Kathiawar Peninsula.


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 06:50, 24 August 2020

Junagadh State Railway

Junagadh State Railway Logo.
Line of route
Jetalsar to Veraval
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 140 miles (1922)
229 miles (1944)
Timeline
1888 First section opened to traffic
Key locations
Presidency Bombay
Stations Jetalsar, Junagadh, Kutiyana, Veraval
System agency
1888 Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway
1911 Own agency
How to interpret this infobox

Also known as Junagad State Railway

The Junagadh State Railway (JunSR) was a metre gauge(MG) railway owned by the Princely Junagadh State and initially worked by the ‘Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway’ [1]

In 1869 a survey was undertaken and the ’Junagadh-Veraval Railway Proposal ‘ concluded that a Railway line from Junagadh to Veraval was feasible but the cost of 40 to 50 Lakhs of Rupees was too high for the Junagadh Durbar to go ahead. Proposals for a light railway system were to be looked at. [2].

In 1872 another line was proposed and the route from Veraval to Junagadh and Dhoraji was surveyed by Mr A W Forde C E, but the cost was beyond the means of Junagadh Durbar. This proposal came to nothing [3]. Construction finally commenced in 1886 from Jetalsar to Junagadh City in 1888 and onward To Veraval 1889,
Initially described as the Junadagh-Veraval Railway.

Administration

Development of the Junagadh State Railway

Junagadh State Railway 1931 Map
Junagadh State Railway 1938 Scematic Map
  • The first section from Jetalsar to Junagadh opened in 1888 and extended to Veraval Docks in 1889, a total of 67 miles(108km) [4]. At Jetalasar Junction there was a connection to the ‘Gondal Railway - Mainline’ Dhasa to Jamjodhpur.
  • Initially described as the Junadagh-Veraval Railway and became the ‘Main Line’
    • Line ‘A’ on 1931 and 1938 maps
  • 1910-15: ‘Saradiya Branch Line’, 26 miles(42km); from Shapur , 5 miles(8km) south-west of Junagadh, to Saradiya [4] (shown as Juniagarh to Kutiyana on 1931 Railways Map )
    • Line ‘B’ on 1931 and 1938 maps
  • 1912: ‘Visavadar Branch’, 26 miles(km); from Junagadh to Visavadar [4] .
    • Line ‘C’ on 1931 and 1938 maps
  • 1912: ‘Dungarpur Quarry Line’, ¾ mile(1.2km); a short spur from the ‘Visavadar Branch’, 2 miles (3.2km) south-east of Junagarh [4] .
    • Line ‘D’ on 1938 map
  • 1918-23: ‘Veraval-Prachi Road Branch’, 28 miles(45km); from Veraval, proposed as far as Una, delayed start, opened in stages from 1918, reached Prachi Road 1923 [6].
    • Line ‘E’ on 1931 and 1938 maps
  • 1932: ‘Visavader-Dhari Branch’ 20 miles(32km); from Visavader to Dhari [6]
    • Line ‘F’ on 1938 map
  • 1934-35: ‘Prachi Road-Jamwala-Delvada Branch’ 31 miles(50km) [6]. This was an extension to the ‘Veraval-Prachi Road Branch’ (Line ‘E’ above) and on reaching Delvada in 1935 became renamed ‘Una Branch’, with a total length from Veraval to Delvada of 25 miles(95km) [7].
    • Line ‘G’ on 1938 map
  • 1936-37: ‘Talala-Visavadar Railway’' via Sasan Gir, 29½ miles(47km) MG, constructed by the JunSR.See separate page

The ‘Statistics of Working’ show the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37 with a total route length of 229 miles(369km) <ref name=Hist>

Classification

Indian Railway Classification of 1926 - Class III railway system.

Further Information

See Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway for period from 1899 to 1911.
and Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems gives a map, timeline and relates this railway to others in the Kathiawar Peninsula.

References

  1. ↑ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 193; Retrieved 7 Feb 2016
  2. ↑ British Library ‘India Office Records’ V/10/1384 “Indian States Administration Reports. Kathiawar” 1865-75, No 134 of 1869
  3. ↑ “Gazetteer – Bombay Presidency” Vol.8; page 247-248 of 756; Retrieved 1 Oct 2017
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 193; Retrieved 23 Jun 2019
  5. ↑ British Library IOR/R/1/1/4784(1) and (2); "File 110-IB(C)/1935 Proposed taking over of management of the Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway by the Junagadh State Railway from the Gondal Railway"; 1935
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 1943 ‘Kathiawar Economics’ by A B Trivedi, 1943 Digital Library of India Archive.org, Appendix B ‘Railways in Kathiawar with opening dates, pages 193(pdf217)
  7. ↑ US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 245 pdf 288; Retrieved 23 Aug 2020
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