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The '''Bilimora-Kalamba State Railway''' was owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Baroda State]]. The 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line of 34 miles(54km) opened in 1914 from [[Bilimora]] reaching Kalamba (now named Kalva Amba) in 1917 <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n42/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” Pages 33-34, pdf 42-43]; Retrieved  5 Nov 2016</ref>.  
The '''Bilimora-Kalamba State Railway''' was owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Baroda State]]. The2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line of 34 miles(54km) opened 1914 from [[Bilimora]] reaching Kalamba ''(now named Kalva Amba)'' in 1917 <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n42/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” Pages 33-34, pdf 42-43]; Retrieved  12 Feb 2018</ref>. [[Bilimora]] is an interchange station with the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]‘BB&CIR  Mainline’ .


Approval was granted in 1914 for a further 28 miles(29km) extension <ref name=Admin/>, but there is only evidence for a 3 mile(5km) extension as far as Waghai.
Approval was granted in 1914 for a further 28 miles(29km) <ref name=Admin/>, but the line was only constructed a further 5 miles(8km) as far as Wagha giving a total track length of 39 miles. The line then became known as the '''Bilimora-Waghai Railway'''


The railway was managed, maintained and worked  by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) as part of its network  <ref name=Admin/>.
The railway was managed, maintained and worked  by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) as part of its NG network  <ref name=Admin/>.
 
The working arrangement was passed to in 1921 to the newly formed '[[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]]'(GBSR)  as part of its ‘Narrow Gauge 2nd Division’ <ref>[http://www.historyofvadodara.in/gbsr-gaekwars-baroda-state-railways/ "History of Vadora/Baroda” – “Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway" Para 3]; Retrieved 12 Feb 2018</ref>.  


==Further information ==
==Further information ==
See '''[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]'''
Up to 1921 see  '''[[Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked|BB&CIR Network - Lines owned and worked]]'''


and  '''[[Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked|BB&CIR Network - Lines owned and worked]]'''
From 1921 see '''[[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]]'''


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 16:13, 12 February 2018

The Bilimora-Kalamba State Railway was owned by the Princely Baroda State. The2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line of 34 miles(54km) opened 1914 from Bilimora reaching Kalamba (now named Kalva Amba) in 1917 [1]. Bilimora is an interchange station with the broad gauge(BG) Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway‘BB&CIR Mainline’ .


Approval was granted in 1914 for a further 28 miles(29km) [1], but the line was only constructed a further 5 miles(8km) as far as Wagha giving a total track length of 39 miles. The line then became known as the Bilimora-Waghai Railway

The railway was managed, maintained and worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) as part of its NG network [1].

The working arrangement was passed to in 1921 to the newly formed 'Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway'(GBSR) as part of its ‘Narrow Gauge 2nd Division’ [2].

Further information

Up to 1921 see BB&CIR Network - Lines owned and worked

From 1921 see Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway

References