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The '''Bhavnagar State Railway''' (BSR) was formed and built by the State of [[Bhavnagar]] as a metre gauge line in 1880. | The '''Bhavnagar State Railway''' (BSR) was formed and built by the State of [[Bhavnagar]] as a metre gauge line in 1880. | ||
Initially worked by an administrative coalition, the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]], the BSR operated as an independent system from 1911 until it was merged to form the [[Saurashtra Railway]] in 1948. For some years after 1911, the BSR also worked the | Initially worked by an administrative coalition, the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]], the BSR operated as an independent system from 1911 until it was merged to form the [[Saurashtra Railway]] in 1948. For some years after 1911, the BSR also worked the [[Dhrangadra Railway]]. | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 01:50, 25 January 2009
| Bhavnagar State Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| Line of route | ||
| Dhola to Wadhwan Bhavnagar to Mahuva | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 307 miles (1944) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1880 | First section opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Bhavnagar, Dhandhuka, Dhola, Jasdan, Kundla, Limbdi, Mahuva, Palitana, Wadhwan | |
| System agency | ||
| 1880 | Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway | |
| 1911 | Bhavnagar State Railways | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
| Bhavnagar State Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:|150px| ]] | ||
| System timeline | ||
| 1911 | Bhavnagar State Railways syatem formed | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1911 | Bhavnagar State Railway | |
| 1911 | Dhrangadra Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Bhavnagar | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | Bhavnagar, Dhola, Wadhwan | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1948 | Saurashtra Railway | |
| System mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 206 miles (1921) 307 miles (1944) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| n/a | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Bhavnagar State Railway (BSR) was formed and built by the State of Bhavnagar as a metre gauge line in 1880.
Initially worked by an administrative coalition, the Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway, the BSR operated as an independent system from 1911 until it was merged to form the Saurashtra Railway in 1948. For some years after 1911, the BSR also worked the Dhrangadra Railway.