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The '''Kathiawar State Railway''' was a Princely State railway that opened in 1880 between Surendranagar and Bhavnagar, also known as the [[Surendranagar-Bhavnagar Railway]]. | The '''Kathiawar State Railway''' was a Princely State railway that opened in 1880 between Surendranagar and Bhavnagar, also known as the [[Surendranagar-Bhavnagar Railway]]. | ||
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html IRFCA "Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899) – 1880"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhavnagar_State_Railway Wikipedia "Bhavnagar State Railway"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surendranagar-Bhavnagar_line Wikipedia Surendranagar-Bhavnagar line"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
The railway was later worked by the [[Bhavnagar State Railway]] which was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) network. | The railway was later worked by the [[Bhavnagar State Railway]] which was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) network. | ||
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The [[Bhavnagar State Railway]] and the Kathiawar State Railway merged into [[Saurashtra Railway]] in April, 1948 | The [[Bhavnagar State Railway]] and the Kathiawar State Railway merged into [[Saurashtra Railway]] in April, 1948 | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 06:36, 12 December 2015
The Kathiawar State Railway was a Princely State railway that opened in 1880 between Surendranagar and Bhavnagar, also known as the Surendranagar-Bhavnagar Railway. [1] [2] [3]
The railway was later worked by the Bhavnagar State Railway which was a metre gauge(MG) network.
It is assumed therefore that the Kathiawar State Railway was a MG line.
The Bhavnagar State Railway and the Kathiawar State Railway merged into Saurashtra Railway in April, 1948
References
- ↑ IRFCA "Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899) – 1880"; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015
- ↑ Wikipedia "Bhavnagar State Railway"; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015
- ↑ Wikipedia Surendranagar-Bhavnagar line"; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015