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The '''Gaekwar's Petlad Railway''' was opened in 1896 between [[Petlad]] and [[ | The '''Gaekwar's Petlad Railway''' was opened in 1896 between [[Petlad]] and [[Anand]], a distance of 13 miles(21km). It was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line and worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR). | ||
<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA412&lpg=PA412&dq=Petlad-Cambay+Railway&source=bl&ots=eoKF25izT3&sig=dusWgQ1um3G5MMaRpx5OckIsNc0&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCWoVChMIlcSyyquayQIVgSwPCh21sgX2#v=onepage&q=Petlad&f=false "The India List and India Office List 1905"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA412&lpg=PA412&dq=Petlad-Cambay+Railway&source=bl&ots=eoKF25izT3&sig=dusWgQ1um3G5MMaRpx5OckIsNc0&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCWoVChMIlcSyyquayQIVgSwPCh21sgX2#v=onepage&q=Petlad&f=false "The India List and India Office List 1905"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/19century-routes.html "IRFCA-Railway Network Sizes in 1891 and 1895"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/19century-routes.html "IRFCA-Railway Network Sizes in 1891 and 1895"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
In | In 1901 extensions was added bringing the track length to 32 miles(51km) and the entire line was worked by BB&CIR. At about this time it apparently became the '''[[Petlad-Cambay Railway]]''' | ||
Later it was worked by [[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]](GBSR) | |||
At about this time it apparently became the '''[[Petlad-Cambay Railway]]''' | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 07:25, 20 December 2015
The Gaekwar's Petlad Railway was opened in 1896 between Petlad and Anand, a distance of 13 miles(21km). It was a broad gauge(BG) line and worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR). [1] [2]
In 1901 extensions was added bringing the track length to 32 miles(51km) and the entire line was worked by BB&CIR. At about this time it apparently became the Petlad-Cambay Railway Later it was worked by Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway(GBSR)
References
- ↑ "The India List and India Office List 1905"; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015
- ↑ "IRFCA-Railway Network Sizes in 1891 and 1895"; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015