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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://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 181]; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015</ref>
<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]].
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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.

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