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The '''[[Gondal-Porbandar Railway]]''' was formed in 1911 as the nucleus of a new metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) system, with the [[Gondal Railway|Gondal State Railway]](GSR) working jointly with the [[Porbandar State Railway]](PSR) thus forming the Gondal-Porbandar Railway.The first section opened in 1913 and completed to Dhari in 1915, a length of 37 miles(52km). | The '''[[Gondal-Porbandar Railway]]''' was formed in 1911 as the nucleus of a new metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) system, with the [[Gondal Railway|Gondal State Railway]](GSR) working jointly with the [[Porbandar State Railway]](PSR) thus forming the Gondal-Porbandar Railway.The first section opened in 1913 and completed to Dhari in 1915, a length of 37 miles(52km). | ||
The line was initially worked by the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]](BGJPR). | The line was initially worked by the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]](BGJPR). | ||
<ref>[https:// | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n189/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 181]; Retrieved 4 Feb 2016</ref> | ||
In 1919, GSR took over the sole working of the PSR and the name reverted to the '''Gondal State Railway'''(GSR) | In 1919, GSR took over the sole working of the PSR and the name reverted to the '''Gondal State Railway'''(GSR) | ||
In 1948, GSR became a part of [[Saurashtra Railway]]. | In 1948, GSR became a part of [[Saurashtra Railway]]. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 13:29, 4 February 2016
The Gondal-Porbandar Railway was formed in 1911 as the nucleus of a new metre gauge(MG) system, with the Gondal State Railway(GSR) working jointly with the Porbandar State Railway(PSR) thus forming the Gondal-Porbandar Railway.The first section opened in 1913 and completed to Dhari in 1915, a length of 37 miles(52km). The line was initially worked by the Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway(BGJPR). [1]
In 1919, GSR took over the sole working of the PSR and the name reverted to the Gondal State Railway(GSR)
In 1948, GSR became a part of Saurashtra Railway.