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The '''Gondal State Railway'''(GSR) was a metre gauge railway owned by the State of [[Gondal]]. The line opened in 1881 and originally worked by the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]](BGJPR). | The '''Gondal State Railway'''(GSR) was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway owned by the State of [[Gondal]]. The line opened in 1881 and originally worked by the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]](BGJPR). | ||
From 1911, the line formed the nucleus of a new system, working jointly with the [[Porbandar State Railway]](PSR) thus forming the '''[[Gondal-Porbandar Railway]]'''. | From 1911, the line formed the nucleus of a new system, working jointly with the [[Porbandar State Railway]](PSR) thus forming the '''[[Gondal-Porbandar Railway]]'''. | ||
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In 1948, GSR became a part of [[Saurashtra Railway]]. | In 1948, GSR became a part of [[Saurashtra Railway]]. | ||
==Branch Lines and Extensions== | |||
* [[Khijadiya-Dhari Railway]] was a [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]] line, part of Gondal Railways and owned by the State of Gondal. Opened 1913 | |||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 23 November 2015
| Gondal Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Dhola to Jetalsar | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 106 miles (1922) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1881 | Opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Dhola, Jetalsar, Jam Jodhphur | |
| System agency | ||
| 1881 | Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway | |
| 1911 | Gondal Railways | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
| Gondal Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| System timeline | ||
| 1911 | Gondal Railways system formed | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1911 | Gondal Railway | |
| 1911 | Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway | |
| 1919 | Porbandar State Railway | |
| 1913 | Khijadiya-Dhari Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Gondal | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | Dhola, Jetalsar, Rajkot | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1948 | Saurashtra Railway | |
| System mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 230 miles (1922) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| n/a | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Gondal State Railway(GSR) was a metre gauge(MG) railway owned by the State of Gondal. The line opened in 1881 and originally worked by the Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway(BGJPR).
From 1911, the line formed the nucleus of a new system, working jointly with the Porbandar State Railway(PSR) thus forming the Gondal-Porbandar Railway.
In 1919, GSR took over the sole working of the PSR.
In 1948, GSR became a part of Saurashtra Railway.
Branch Lines and Extensions
- Khijadiya-Dhari Railway was a MG line, part of Gondal Railways and owned by the State of Gondal. Opened 1913