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The '''Kathiawar State Railway''' was owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Kathiawar State]] and opened in 1880 between  Surendranagar and Bhavnagar, also known as the '''Surendranagar-Bhavnagar Railway'''.
The '''Kathiawar State Railway''' was owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Kathiawar State]] and opened in 1880 between  [[Surendranagar]] and [[Bhavnagar]]<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html IRFCA "Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899)" 'Year 1880']; Retrieved 7 Feb 2016</ref>, also known as the '''Surendranagar-Bhavnagar Railway'''.
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html IRFCA "Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899) 1880"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhavnagar_State_Railway Wikipedia "Bhavnagar State Railway"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surendranagar-Bhavnagar_line Wikipedia Surendranagar-Bhavnagar line"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surendranagar-Bhavnagar_line Wikipedia Surendranagar-Bhavnagar line"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref>


The railway was later worked by the [[Bhavnagar State Railway]] which was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) network.
The railway was later worked by the [[Bhavnagar State Railway]] which was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) network.
 
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhavnagar_State_Railway Wikipedia "Bhavnagar State Railway"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref>. It is assumed therefore that the  Kathiawar State Railway was a MG line.
It is assumed therefore that the  Kathiawar State Railway was a MG line.


The [[Bhavnagar State Railway]] and the Kathiawar State Railway merged into [[Saurashtra Railway]] in April, 1948  
The [[Bhavnagar State Railway]] and the Kathiawar State Railway merged into [[Saurashtra Railway]] in April, 1948  

Revision as of 08:07, 7 February 2016

The Kathiawar State Railway was owned by the Princely Kathiawar State and opened in 1880 between Surendranagar and Bhavnagar[1], also known as the Surendranagar-Bhavnagar Railway. [2]

The railway was later worked by the Bhavnagar State Railway which was a metre gauge(MG) network. [3]. It is assumed therefore that the Kathiawar State Railway was a MG line.

The Bhavnagar State Railway and the Kathiawar State Railway merged into Saurashtra Railway in April, 1948

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