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The '''[[Gondal-Porbandar Railway]]''' was formed in 1911 as the nucleus of a new system, with the [[Gondal Railway]](GSR) working jointly with the [[Porbandar State Railway]](PSR) thus forming the Gondal-Porbandar Railway. | 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). | |||
<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> | |||
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 05:44, 18 December 2015
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.