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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).''
'''Okhamandal State Railway''' and '''[[Kuranga-Okha Railway]]'''
<ref name=name>[http://www.historyofvadodara.in/2010/01/Railway-Museum-and-Auditorium.html "History of Vadodara/Railway Museum"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>
<br>Also refered to as '''[[Kuranga-Okha Railway]]''' and '''Kuranga-Adatra Railway'''


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"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>
In 1923 the operation and maintenance of the Okhamandal State Railway was passed to the [[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]].
<ref name=name/>


[[Saurashtra Railway]] came into being in April, 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of state railways which included  Okhamandal Railway.
[[File: Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha Railway.png|thumb| Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha Railway]]
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saurashtra_Railway Wikipedia "Saurashtra Railway"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>
The '''Okhamandal State Railway''' was a 37 mile(59km) metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line  financed by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Okhamandal State]]. The line between Kuranga and Arthara +(''(see note)'' was sanctioned in 1913. It was reported that as at 1918 "work on this line has been stopped for the present" due to the war.
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n203/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 195"]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019</ref>
<ref name=vadora>[http://www.historyofvadodara.in/railway-museum-auditorium/ "History of Vadodara/Railway Museum"]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019</ref>.
 
The line was constructed by the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda and initially worked by the ‘[[Baroda State Railway]]’ from opening in Nov 1922, a length of 37 miles(60km)
<ref name=Hist1937>[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 242, pdf 285]; Retrieved 22 Aug 2020</ref>.
 
''+ Spelling Note'':
*''Kuranga via Dwarka to Okha is about 38 miles. So Arthara must be close to Okha. ''
*''Adatra is used in 1943 as the terminal of the 37 mile railway from Kuranga <ref name=Econ>[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 194(pdf217]</ref>. It is possible Arthara and Adatra are the same place''
 
==Later History==
1922: the [[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]](GBSR)  initially took over the management and operation of the ‘Okhamandal State Railway’.
 
1922: '''[[Kuranga-Okha Railway]]'''  was the name given to the railway on the opening of the  [[Okha Port Trust Railway]] <ref name=vadora/> .
 
1923 : With effect from  Apr 1923 these three connected lines:- the  ‘[[Jamnagar State Railway]]’, the ‘[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]] ‘ and the ‘[[Okhamandal State Railway]]’ were amalgamated to form the ‘Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway System’(J&DR) <ref name=Hist1937/>.
 
1931: The 1931 Map <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1931/fullscreen.html?object=31 ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India,’ v. 26, Atlas 1931 edition, Railways & Inland Navigation, p. 24. ]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019</ref> shows the JDR as working the line from Jamnagar via Kuranga and to Okha Port.
 
1943: The 1943 Record describes this railway as the '''Kuranga-Adatra Railway'''<ref name=Econ/>
 
1948: '[[Saurashtra Railway]]' came into being in April, 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of state railways which included  the ‘Okhamandal Railway’ and the ‘[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saurashtra_Railway Wikipedia "Saurashtra Railway""]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019</ref>.


==Further Information==
See '''[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]]'''


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 15:35, 23 August 2020

Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha Railway
Also refered to as Kuranga-Okha Railway and Kuranga-Adatra Railway


Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha Railway

The Okhamandal State Railway was a 37 mile(59km) metre gauge(MG) line financed by the Princely Okhamandal State. The line between Kuranga and Arthara +((see note) was sanctioned in 1913. It was reported that as at 1918 "work on this line has been stopped for the present" due to the war. [1] [2].

The line was constructed by the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda and initially worked by the ‘Baroda State Railway’ from opening in Nov 1922, a length of 37 miles(60km) [3].

+ Spelling Note:

  • Kuranga via Dwarka to Okha is about 38 miles. So Arthara must be close to Okha.
  • Adatra is used in 1943 as the terminal of the 37 mile railway from Kuranga [4]. It is possible Arthara and Adatra are the same place

Later History

1922: the Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway(GBSR) initially took over the management and operation of the ‘Okhamandal State Railway’.

1922: Kuranga-Okha Railway was the name given to the railway on the opening of the Okha Port Trust Railway [2] .

1923 : With effect from Apr 1923 these three connected lines:- the ‘Jamnagar State Railway’, the ‘Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway ‘ and the ‘Okhamandal State Railway’ were amalgamated to form the ‘Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway System’(J&DR) [3].

1931: The 1931 Map [5] shows the JDR as working the line from Jamnagar via Kuranga and to Okha Port.

1943: The 1943 Record describes this railway as the Kuranga-Adatra Railway[4]

1948: 'Saurashtra Railway' came into being in April, 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of state railways which included the ‘Okhamandal Railway’ and the ‘Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway [6].

Further Information

See Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway


References

  1. ↑ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 195"; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "History of Vadodara/Railway Museum"; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 242, pdf 285; Retrieved 22 Aug 2020
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 1943 ‘Kathiawar Economics’ by A B Trivedi, 1943 Digital Library of India Archive.org, Appendix B ‘Railways in Kathiawar with opening dates, pages 194(pdf217
  5. ↑ ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India,’ v. 26, Atlas 1931 edition, Railways & Inland Navigation, p. 24. ; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
  6. ↑ Wikipedia "Saurashtra Railway""; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
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