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{{Line Railways Infobox
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|route= [[Ahmedabad]] to [[Parantij]]
|gauge1= Metre gauge
|gauge1details= 55 miles(1905)
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|gauge3=
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|gauge4=
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|timeline1date= 1896
|timeline1details= Formed
|timeline2date= 1897
|timeline2details= Opened to traffic
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|presidency= [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay]]
|stations=
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|system1details= Worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]
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[[File:Ahmedabad- Parantij Railway.png|thumb| Ahmedabad-Parantij Railway]]
'''Ahmedabad-Parantij Railway''', a private Company registered 1896. A metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]), line 55 miles(88km), opened 1897 from [[Ahmedabad]] to  [[Parantij]] and [[Himatnagar]] <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n33/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” Pages 25-27(pdf 34-35) ]; Retrieved 26 Apr 2019</ref>.
Extended to [[Idar]] later in 1897 <ref>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.208633/page/n33 “Summary of the principal measures of the viceroyalty of the Earl of Elgin in the Public Works Department Jan 1894 to Dec 1898” page 20, Para 67 pdf 33]; Retrieved 26 Apr 2019</ref>.
Extended further to [[Khul Brahma]] in 1911 giving total 89 miles(142km) <ref name=Admin/>
Worked as part of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] MG network<ref name=Admin/>
'''Location Notes'''
*[[Parantij]], now named Prantij
*[[Himatnager]], not listed in the 'Imperial Gazetteer 1908'
*[[Idar]],  was previously called Ahmednagar and part of Idar State <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idar_State Wikipedia 'Idar State' ]; Retrieved 26 Apr 2019</ref>. 
*[[Khul Brahma]], not listed in the 'Imperial Gazetteer 1908',  now named  Khedbrahma
==Records==
Refer to FIBIS Fact File  #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” -  available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
An on-line search of the IOR records 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  Jan 2016</ref>
gives the following: -
*'''L/AG/46/21'''  “Records of the India Office relating to the Ahmadabad-Parantij Railway; 1896-1910"; with the Catalogue note 'The Company was formed in India in 1896. Line ran from Ahmadabad City north to Parantij (Prantej), a distance of some 33 miles. Worked by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway from 1897 (see L/AG/46/6).
==Further Information==
See '''[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]'''
and '''[[Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked]]'''
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Assisted Railways]]
[[Category:Assisted Railways]]

Latest revision as of 12:40, 27 April 2019

Ahmedabad-Parantij Railway
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Line of route
Ahmedabad to Parantij
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 55 miles(1905)
Timeline
1896 Formed
1897 Opened to traffic
Key locations
Presidency Bombay
Stations
System agency
Worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
How to interpret this infobox


Ahmedabad-Parantij Railway

Ahmedabad-Parantij Railway, a private Company registered 1896. A metre gauge(MG), line 55 miles(88km), opened 1897 from Ahmedabad to Parantij and Himatnagar [1].

Extended to Idar later in 1897 [2].

Extended further to Khul Brahma in 1911 giving total 89 miles(142km) [1]

Worked as part of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway MG network[1]

Location Notes

  • Parantij, now named Prantij
  • Himatnager, not listed in the 'Imperial Gazetteer 1908'
  • Idar, was previously called Ahmednagar and part of Idar State [3].
  • Khul Brahma, not listed in the 'Imperial Gazetteer 1908', now named Khedbrahma

Records

Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the Fibis shop. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library

An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [4] gives the following: -

  • L/AG/46/21 “Records of the India Office relating to the Ahmadabad-Parantij Railway; 1896-1910"; with the Catalogue note 'The Company was formed in India in 1896. Line ran from Ahmadabad City north to Parantij (Prantej), a distance of some 33 miles. Worked by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway from 1897 (see L/AG/46/6).

Further Information

See Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway

and Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “Administration Report on Railways 1918” Pages 25-27(pdf 34-35) ; Retrieved 26 Apr 2019
  2. ↑ “Summary of the principal measures of the viceroyalty of the Earl of Elgin in the Public Works Department Jan 1894 to Dec 1898” page 20, Para 67 pdf 33; Retrieved 26 Apr 2019
  3. ↑ Wikipedia 'Idar State' ; Retrieved 26 Apr 2019
  4. ↑ “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search; Retrieved Jan 2016
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