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The '''Okhamandal State Railway''' was a 37 mile(59km) metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line  financed by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Okhamandal State]]. The line between [[Kuranga]] and [[Arthara]] was sanctioned in 1913. As at 1918 "work on this line has been stopped or the present" due to the war.
'''Okhamandal State Railway''' and '''[[Kuranga-Okha Railway]]'''
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n203/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 195]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref name=name>[http://www.historyofvadodara.in/2010/01/Railway-Museum-and-Auditorium.html "History of Vadodara/Railway Museum"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>


In 1921 the [[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]](GBSR)  took over the management and operation of the Okhamandal State Railway. In 1922 the [[Kuranga-Okha Railway]] branch was opened which linked to the [[Okha Port Trust Railway]].
[[File: Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha Railway.png|thumb| Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha Railway]]
   
The '''Okhamandal State Railway''' was a 37 mile(59km) metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line financed by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Okhamandal State]]. The line between Kuranga and Arthara was sanctioned in 1913. It was reported that as at 1918 "work on this line has been stopped for the present" due to the war.  
In 1923 the operation and maintenance of the Okhamandal State Railway was passed to the [[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]].
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n203/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 195"]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019</ref>
<ref name=name/>
<ref name=vadora>[http://www.historyofvadodara.in/railway-museum-auditorium/ "History of Vadodara/Railway Museum"]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019</ref>.
[[Saurashtra Railway]] came into being in April, 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of state railways which included Okhamandal Railway.
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saurashtra_Railway Wikipedia "Saurashtra Railway"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>


''The actual date of opening of this line has not been found – it must be between 1919 and 1921''
<br>''Spelling Note: Kuranga via Dwarka to Okha is about 38 miles. So Arthara must be close to Okha. ''
==Later History==
1921: the [[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]](GBSR)  took over the management and operation of the ‘Okhamandal State Railway’.
1922: '''[[Kuranga-Okha Railway]]'''  was the name given to the railway on the opening of the  [[Okha Port Trust Railway]] <ref name=vadora/> .
1923 : the operation and maintenance of the railway was passed to the [[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]](JDR) <ref name=vadora/>.
1931: The 1931 Map <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1931/fullscreen.html?object=31 ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India,’ v. 26, Atlas 1931 edition, Railways & Inland Navigation, p. 24. ]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019</ref> shows the JDR as working the line from Jamnagar via Kuranga and to Okha Port.
1948: [[Saurashtra Railway]] came into being in April, 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of state railways which included  the ‘Okhamandal Railway’ and the ‘[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saurashtra_Railway Wikipedia "Saurashtra Railway""]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019</ref>.
==Further Information==
[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 07:51, 14 June 2019

Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha Railway

Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha Railway

The Okhamandal State Railway was a 37 mile(59km) metre gauge(MG) line financed by the Princely Okhamandal State. The line between Kuranga and Arthara was sanctioned in 1913. It was reported that as at 1918 "work on this line has been stopped for the present" due to the war. [1] [2].

The actual date of opening of this line has not been found – it must be between 1919 and 1921
Spelling Note: Kuranga via Dwarka to Okha is about 38 miles. So Arthara must be close to Okha.

Later History

1921: the Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway(GBSR) took over the management and operation of the ‘Okhamandal State Railway’.

1922: Kuranga-Okha Railway was the name given to the railway on the opening of the Okha Port Trust Railway [2] .

1923 : the operation and maintenance of the railway was passed to the Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway(JDR) [2].

1931: The 1931 Map [3] shows the JDR as working the line from Jamnagar via Kuranga and to Okha Port.

1948: Saurashtra Railway came into being in April, 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of state railways which included the ‘Okhamandal Railway’ and the ‘Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway [4].

Further Information

Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway

References

  1. ↑ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 195"; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "History of Vadodara/Railway Museum"; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
  3. ↑ ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India,’ v. 26, Atlas 1931 edition, Railways & Inland Navigation, p. 24. ; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
  4. ↑ Wikipedia "Saurashtra Railway""; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
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