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In 1901 the '''Petlad-Cambay Railway''' had created two BG sections, the entire line was worked by BB&CIR. | In 1901 the '''Petlad-Cambay Railway''' had created two BG sections, the entire line was worked by BB&CIR. | ||
<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; | <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; pages 18-19]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
*[[Anand]] to [[Tarapur]] via Petlad, 21 miles(33km) | *[[Anand]] to [[Tarapur]] via Petlad, 21 miles(33km); owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[ Baroda State]]; line completed June 1901 | ||
*[[Tarapur]] to [[Cambay]], 12 miles(19km) | *[[Tarapur]] to [[Cambay]], 12 miles(19km); owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Cambay State]]; opened June 1901. | ||
Later the railway was worked by [[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]](GBSR) | Later the railway was worked by [[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]](GBSR) | ||
Revision as of 17:07, 5 January 2016
The Petlad-Cambay Railway was originally the Gaekwar's Petlad Railway which opened in 1896 between Petlad and Anand, a distance of 13 miles(21km). It was a broad gauge(BG) line and worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR).
In 1901 the Petlad-Cambay Railway had created two BG sections, the entire line was worked by BB&CIR. [1]
- Anand to Tarapur via Petlad, 21 miles(33km); owned by the Princely Baroda State; line completed June 1901
- Tarapur to Cambay, 12 miles(19km); owned by the Princely Cambay State; opened June 1901.
Later the railway was worked by Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway(GBSR)