The '''Junagadh State Railway''' (JunSR) was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Junagadh State]] and intially worked by the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n201/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 193]; Retrieved 7 Feb 2016</ref>
In 1869 a survey was undertaken and the [[Kathiawar_Peninsula_Railway_and_Tramway_Systems#Timeline_1863-1900 |’Junagadh-Verval Railway Proposal ‘]] concluded that a Railway line from [[Junagadh]] to [[Verval]] was feasible but the cost of 40 to 50 Lakhs of Rupees was too high for the Junagadh Durbar to go ahead. Proposals for a light railway system were to be looked at. <ref> British Library ‘India Office Records’ V/10/1384 “Indian States Administration Reports. Kathiawar” 1865-75, No 134 of 1869 </ref>.
In 1872 another line was proposed and the [[Kathiawar_Peninsula_Railway_and_Tramway_Systems#Timeline_1863-1900|route from Veraval] to Junagadh and Dhoraji]] was surveyed by Mr A W Forde C E, but the cost was beyond the means of Junagadh Durbar. This proposal came to nothing
<ref name=Bombay8_247>[https://archive.org/stream/1884GazetteerByBombayPresidencyVol8Kathiawar349D/1884-gazetteerByBombayPresidency-vol8-kathiawar349-d_djvu.txtArchive.org “Gazetteer – Bombay Presidency” Vol.8; page 247-248 of 756]; Retrieved 1 Oct 2017</ref>.
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[[File:Junagadh State Railway.png|thumb|Junagadh State Railway]]
*The first section from [[Jetalasar]] to [[Junagadh]] opened in 1888 and extended to [[Vereval|Veraval Docks]] in 1889, a total of 67 miles(108km) and initially described as the '''Junadagh-Verval Railway''' <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n201/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 193]; Retrieved 23 Jun 2019</ref>. [[Jetalasar |Jetalasar Junction]] was a connection to the ‘[[Gondal Railway]] - Mainline’ [[Dhasa]] to [[Jamjodhpur]].
**''Line ‘A’ on map ''
==Administation==
*1888-89: With the opening of the ‘Junagadh State Railway’(JunSR ) from [[Junagadh]] via [[Jetalsar]] to [[Verval]] the railway joined the administrative coalition of the '[[Bhavnagar-Gondal State Railway]]’. The coalition briefly became the '[[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Verval Railway]]'(BGJPV)
*1889: When the ‘[[Porbandar State Railway]]’ extension from [[Dhasa ]] reached [[Porbandar]] the coalition finally became the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway|(BGJPR) ''- see separate page for further information'']].
<Blockquote>This BGJPR coalition was also described in some records as the '''Kathiawar Railway''', the '''Kathiawar Union Railway''' and the '''Kathiawar State Railway'''. </Blockquote>
* 1911: The BGJPR coalition ceased to exist on 1 April 1911, from this date the line was worked independently as a separate and distinct railway <ref name=Admin/>.
*1911-1934: The operation of the ‘[[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway]]’ caused serious financial and commercial disadvantages to the JunSr, resulting in acrimonious exchanges over many years [[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway|''- see separate page for further information'']].
* 1935: The ‘Junagadh State Railway’ put forward a proposal to take over the management of the ‘[[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway]]’ which since 1911 had been operated by the ‘[Gondal-Porabandar Railway]’ <ref> British Library IOR/R/1/1/4784(1) and (2); "File 110-IB(C)/1935 Proposed taking over of management of the Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway by the Junagadh State Railway from the Gondal Railway"; 1935</ref>. There is no evidence that this proposal was accepted.
* 1948: The ‘Junagadh State Railway’ became part of the ‘[[Saurashtra Railway]]’.
==Development of the JunSR==
*1910-15: ‘Saradiya Branch Line’, 26 miles(42km); from Shapur , 5 miles(8km) south-west of Junagadh, to Saradiya <ref name=Admin/> (shown as Juniagarh to Kutiyana on 1931 Railways Map )
**''Line ‘B’ on map ''
* 1912: ‘Visavadar Branch’, 26 miles(km); from Junagadh to Visavadar <ref name=Admin/> .
**''Line ‘C’ on map ''
*1912: ‘Dungarpur Quarry Line’, ¾ mile(1.2km); a short spur from the ‘Visavadar Branch’, 2 miles (3.2km)south-east of Junagarh <ref name=Admin/> .
**''Line ‘D’ on map ''
* 1918-23: ‘[[Veraval-Prachi Road Branch]]’, 28 miles(45km); from[[Verval]], proposed as far as [[Una]], delayed start, opened in stages from 1918, reached Prachi Road 1923
<ref name=page193>[https://ia801602.us.archive.org/6/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.96301/2015.96301.Kathiawar-Economics.pdf 1943 ‘Kathiawar Economics’ by A B Trivedi, 1943 Digital Library of India Archive.org, Appendix B ‘Railways in Kathiawar with opening dates, pages 193(pdf217)]<ref/>. ‘[Veraval-Prachi Road Branch|''- See separate page for further information'']].
**''Line ‘E’ on map ''
* 1932: ‘Visavader-Dhari Branch’ 20 miles(32km); from Visavader to Dhari <ref name=page193/>.
*1938: ‘[[Prachi Road-Kodinar Railway]]’, 16 miles(26km) from Prachi Road to Kodinar. [[Prachi Road-Kodinar Railway ''- See separate page for further information'']]. '
**'Line ‘H’ on map ''
==Records==
An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 7 Apr 2016</ref>
gives the following:-
*R/1/1/4784(1) and (2); "File 110-IB(C)/1935 Proposed taking over of management of the Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway by the Junagadh State Railway from the Gondal Railway"; 1935
==Further Information==
See '''[[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]''' for period from 1899 to 1911.
and '''[[Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems]]''' gives a map, timeline and relates this railway to others in the Kathiawar Peninsula.
In 1869 a survey was undertaken and the ’Junagadh-Verval Railway Proposal ‘ concluded that a Railway line from Junagadh to Verval was feasible but the cost of 40 to 50 Lakhs of Rupees was too high for the Junagadh Durbar to go ahead. Proposals for a light railway system were to be looked at. [2].
In 1872 another line was proposed and the route from Veraval] to Junagadh and Dhoraji was surveyed by Mr A W Forde C E, but the cost was beyond the means of Junagadh Durbar. This proposal came to nothing
1935: The ‘Junagadh State Railway’ put forward a proposal to take over the management of the ‘Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway’ which since 1911 had been operated by the ‘[Gondal-Porabandar Railway]’ [5]. There is no evidence that this proposal was accepted.
1948: The ‘Junagadh State Railway’ became part of the ‘Saurashtra Railway’.
Development of the JunSR
1910-15: ‘Saradiya Branch Line’, 26 miles(42km); from Shapur , 5 miles(8km) south-west of Junagadh, to Saradiya [4] (shown as Juniagarh to Kutiyana on 1931 Railways Map )
Line ‘B’ on map
1912: ‘Visavadar Branch’, 26 miles(km); from Junagadh to Visavadar [4] .
Line ‘C’ on map
1912: ‘Dungarpur Quarry Line’, ¾ mile(1.2km); a short spur from the ‘Visavadar Branch’, 2 miles (3.2km)south-east of Junagarh [4] .
Line ‘D’ on map
1918-23: ‘Veraval-Prachi Road Branch’, 28 miles(45km); fromVerval, proposed as far as Una, delayed start, opened in stages from 1918, reached Prachi Road 1923
Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
gives the following:-
R/1/1/4784(1) and (2); "File 110-IB(C)/1935 Proposed taking over of management of the Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway by the Junagadh State Railway from the Gondal Railway"; 1935
↑ British Library IOR/R/1/1/4784(1) and (2); "File 110-IB(C)/1935 Proposed taking over of management of the Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway by the Junagadh State Railway from the Gondal Railway"; 1935
