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Originally built to 2' 6" Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) as a Tramway, it was converted to Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) to match the other lines in [[Gujerat]] and [[Kathiawar]]. | Originally built to 2' 6" Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) as a Tramway, it was converted to Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) to match the other lines in [[Gujerat]] and [[Kathiawar]]. | ||
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Railway_(India) "Western Railway (India)"] ''Wikipedia'' </ref> | |||
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[[Category:Tramways]] | [[Category:Tramways]] | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 06:40, 27 November 2015
| Morvi Railway | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Rajkot to Wadhwan Vankaner to Morvi | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 73 miles (1905) 132 miles (1942) | |
| 2' 6" NG | 17 miles (1905) 0 miles (1942) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1890 | Opened to traffic as NG | |
| 1905 | Rajkot to Wadhwan converted to MG | |
| 1924 | Morvi section converted to MG | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Morvi, Rajkot, Vankaner, Wadhwan | |
| System agency | ||
| Morvi Railway | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
| Morvi Railway | ||
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| System timeline | ||
| 1942 | Managing Dhrangadra Railway | |
| 1948 | Merged to form Saurashtra Railway | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1890 | Morvi Railway | |
| 1942 | Dhrangadra Railway | |
| 1890 | Morvi State Tramways | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Morvi | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | Dhrangadra, Rajkot, Vankaner, Wadhwan | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1948 | Saurashtra Railway | |
| 1951 | Western Railway (IR zone) | |
| System mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 73 miles (1905) 230 miles (1942) | |
| 2' 6" NG | 17 miles (1905) 0 miles (1942) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| n/a | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
Originally named the Rajkot-Beti Tramway; the Morvi Railway was owned and managed by the Indian State of Morvi.
Sometimes also known as the Wadhwan-Morvi State Railway
Originally built to 2' 6" Narrow Gauge(NG) as a Tramway, it was converted to Metre Gauge(MG) to match the other lines in Gujerat and Kathiawar. [1]
References
- ↑ "Western Railway (India)" Wikipedia