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The '''[[Surat-Amalner Railway]]''' had been commenced in 1886 to link [[Surat]] to [[Amalner]] and owned by the Killick Nixon Company becoming the '''[[Tapti Valley Railway]] Company''' when the company was formed in 1896. | The '''[[Surat-Amalner Railway]]''' had been commenced in 1886 to link [[Surat]] to [[Amalner]] and owned by the Killick Nixon Company becoming the '''[[Tapti Valley Railway]] Company''' when the company was formed in 1896. | ||
<ref name=name>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutch_Gurjar_Kshatriyas_contributions_to_the_Indian_railways | <ref name=name>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutch_Gurjar_Kshatriyas_contributions_to_the_Indian_railways Wikipedia "KGK Contributions" Section 1.4/1880-90/Tapti Valley]; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
The line was developed in stages - the Vyara section of 100 miles was completed by 1896, followed by the Nandurbar section of 57 miles. When completed it covered 157 miles starting from [[Surat]] via Udhna, Bardoli, Vyara, Nandurbar, Dondaicha, Virdel, Sindkheda up to [[Amalner]]. | The line was developed in stages - the Vyara section of 100 miles was completed by 1896, followed by the Nandurbar section of 57 miles. When completed it covered 157 miles starting from [[Surat]] via Udhna, Bardoli, Vyara, Nandurbar, Dondaicha, Virdel, Sindkheda up to [[Amalner]]. | ||
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