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The '''[[Vijapur-Kalol-Kadi Railway]]''' was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line completed in 1903 with a length of 41 miles(65km). The line was owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Baroda State]] and worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n40/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” Page 32 (pdf 40) ]; Retrieved  7 Nov 2016</ref> <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_337.gif "Imperial Gazetteer of India", v. 8, p. 331.]; Retrieved 7 Nov  2016</ref>
[[File:Vijapur-Kalol-Kadi Railway and and Bechraji Extension.png|thumb| Vijapur-Kalol-Kadi Railway and Bechraji Extension]]
The '''Vijapur-Kalol-Kadi Railway''' was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line completed in 1903 with an opening  length of 41 miles(65km). The line was owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Baroda State]] and worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n40/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” Page 32 (pdf 40) ]; Retrieved  7 Nov 2016</ref> <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_337.gif "Imperial Gazetteer of India", v. 8, p. 331.]; Retrieved 7 Nov  2016</ref>


The MG line of 41 miles(65km) opened 1902-3 from [[Vijapur]] to [[Kadi ]] and extended by a further 5 miles(8km) in 1912 <ref name=Admin/>
The MG line of 41 miles(65km) from [[Vijapur]] to [[Kolol]], opened 1902 and reached [[Kadi ]] in 1903. A  5 mile(8km) extension opened in 1912 from [[Kadi]] to Bhoyani Road <ref name=Admin/>.


Appoval was granted in 1916 for the ‘Bhoyani Road-Bochraji Extension’, a further 21 miles(34km) <ref>“Railways in India – GOI Administrative Report 1916-17 / Native States Lines” page 17]</ref>  
A further 21 mile(34km) ‘Bechraji Extension Railway’ from  Bhoyani Road to [[Bechraji]] was sanctioned in 1916 <ref>“Railways in India – GOI Administrative Report 1916-17 / Native States Lines” page 17</ref> <ref name=Admin/> and completed at sometime before 1921 to complete the connection to the metre gauge  [[Gaekwar's Mehsana Railway]]’(GMR) at [[Bechraji]].
 
This gave a total route mileage of 67 miles(108km)
 
In 1921 the working of this line, together with the GMR,  passed from the BB&CIR to the [[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]](GBSR)


==Further Information==
==Further Information==
See '''[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]'''
See '''[[Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked|BB&CIR Network - Lines owned and worked]]''' for period up to 1921
 
<br>and '''[[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway# GBSR Metre Gauge  System]] from 1921 onwards
and  '''[[Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked|BB&CIR Network - Lines owned and worked]]'''


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]

Latest revision as of 09:30, 15 June 2019

Vijapur-Kalol-Kadi Railway and Bechraji Extension

The Vijapur-Kalol-Kadi Railway was a metre gauge(MG) line completed in 1903 with an opening length of 41 miles(65km). The line was owned by the Princely Baroda State and worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) [1] [2]

The MG line of 41 miles(65km) from Vijapur to Kolol, opened 1902 and reached Kadi in 1903. A 5 mile(8km) extension opened in 1912 from Kadi to Bhoyani Road [1].

A further 21 mile(34km) ‘Bechraji Extension Railway’ from Bhoyani Road to Bechraji was sanctioned in 1916 [3] [1] and completed at sometime before 1921 to complete the connection to the metre gauge Gaekwar's Mehsana Railway’(GMR) at Bechraji.

This gave a total route mileage of 67 miles(108km)

In 1921 the working of this line, together with the GMR, passed from the BB&CIR to the Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway(GBSR)

Further Information

See BB&CIR Network - Lines owned and worked for period up to 1921
and Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway# GBSR Metre Gauge System from 1921 onwards

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 “Administration Report on Railways 1918” Page 32 (pdf 40) ; Retrieved 7 Nov 2016
  2. "Imperial Gazetteer of India", v. 8, p. 331.; Retrieved 7 Nov 2016
  3. “Railways in India – GOI Administrative Report 1916-17 / Native States Lines” page 17