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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).
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The '''Gaekwar’s Mehsana Railway''' was owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Baroda State]]. The metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway 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).  

Revision as of 07:27, 6 January 2016

The Gaekwar’s Mehsana Railway was owned by the Princely Baroda State. The metre gauge(MG) railway 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.

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