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*'''L/F/8/17/1361'''  “Nadiad-Kapadvanj and Godhralunavada Railways, Agreement and indenture; 1914. ''(Note Catalogue typo error Godhra-Lunavada is correct)''  
*'''L/F/8/17/1361'''  “Nadiad-Kapadvanj and Godhralunavada Railways, Agreement and indenture; 1914. ''(Note Catalogue typo error Godhra-Lunavada is correct)''  
==Further Information==
See '''[[Guzerat Railway Company| Guzerat Railways Company]]''' until 1922, then the '''[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]'''


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 14:53, 25 February 2016

Godhra-Lunavada Railway
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Line of route
Godhra-Lunavada
Gauge / mileage
2ft 6in NG 25.5 miles (1914)
Timeline
1912 Mar Construction by Guzrat Railways Company sanctioned by Railway Board
1912 Dec Godhra to Lunavada Road opened, 24 miles
1914 Sept Line extended to Lunavada Town 1.5 miles
1922 Company taken over by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
Key locations
Presidency Bombay
Stations Godhra, Lunavada
System agency
1912 worked by Guzrat Railways Company
1922 Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
How to interpret this infobox

The Godhra-Lunavada Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line, opened in 1912 and reached Lunavada in 1914. The railway length of 26 miles(41km) and was served from Godhra.

The railway was owned and managed by the Guzrat Railways Company. The company was taken over by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) in 1922 [1]

Records

Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the Fibis shop. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library

An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [2] gives the following: -

  • L/F/8/17/1361 “Nadiad-Kapadvanj and Godhralunavada Railways, Agreement and indenture; 1914. (Note Catalogue typo error Godhra-Lunavada is correct)

Further Information

See Guzerat Railways Company until 1922, then the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway

References