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The '''Gaekwar’s Mehsana Railway''' was an Indian State line; first opened in 1887 with the line from [[Mehsana]] to [[Vadnagar]] a distance of 21 miles (34km). | The '''Gaekwar’s Mehsana Railway''' was an Indian State metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]])line; first opened in 1887 with the line from [[Mehsana]] to [[Vadnagar]] a distance of 21 miles (34km). | ||
The network was progressively expanded from 1888 through to 1921 to a total of 193 miles(309km). | The network was progressively expanded from 1888 through to 1921 to a total of 193 miles(309km). | ||
<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; page27]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
<ref>"Indian railways new chronology" by Keith Scholey</ref> | <ref>"Indian railways new chronology" by Keith Scholey</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:17, 17 December 2015
The Gaekwar’s Mehsana Railway was an Indian State metre gauge(MG)line; first opened in 1887 with the line from Mehsana to Vadnagar a distance of 21 miles (34km).
The network was progressively expanded from 1888 through to 1921 to a total of 193 miles(309km). [1] [2]
Up to 1921 the network was worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR).
From 1921 the network was worked by Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway(GBSR) and in 1928 a further 26 miles(42km) were added.
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page27; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015
- ↑ "Indian railways new chronology" by Keith Scholey