Gondal Railway
| Gondal Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Dhola to Jetalsar | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 106 miles (1922) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1881 | Opened to traffic | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Dhola, Jetalsar, Jamjodhpur | |
| System agency | ||
| 1881 | Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway | |
| 1911 | Gondal-Porbandar Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
| Gondal Railway | ||
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| System timeline | ||
| 1881 | Gondal Railways system formed | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1881 | Gondal Railway | |
| 1911 | Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway | |
| 1911 | Porbandar State Railway | |
| 1913 | Khijadiya-Dhari Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Gondal | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | Dhola, Jetalsar, Rajkot | |
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| 1948 | Saurashtra Railway | |
| System mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 230 miles (1922) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| n/a | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Gondal State Railway(GSR) was a metre gauge(MG) railway owned by the Princely Gondal State. The line opened in 1881 and originally worked by the ‘Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway’(BGJPR).
From 1911, the line formed the nucleus of a new system, working jointly with the ‘Porbandar State Railway’(PSR) thus forming the Gondal-Porbandar Railway.
In 1919 the ‘Gondal State Railway’ took over the sole working of the ‘Porbandar State Railway’ and formed the ‘Gondal -Porbandar State Railway’
In 1948, became a part of ‘Saurashtra Railway’.
GSR Railway Network
- ‘Mainline’ Dhasa to Jamjodhpur, opened 1881-89, 101 miles(163km)[1] .
At Dhasa the line connected to the ‘Bhavnagar State Railway’; and continued westward via Khijadiya (with connection to the ‘Khijadiya-Dhari Railway’ and via Jetalsar with connection north to the ‘Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway’ and south to the ‘Junagadh State Railway’; then via Dhoraji; then to Jamjodhpur (where it connected to the ‘Porbandar State Railway’
- ‘Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway’ Jetalsar to Rajkot, opened 1893, 46 miles(72km) [1].
From Jetalsar (with its connections); via Gondal to Rajkot (where it connected to the ‘Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway’ and the ‘Morvi Railway’ See separate page for History and details
- ‘Khijadiya-Dhari Railway’ was a Branch line, opened 1913, 37 miles(60km) [1],
A branch line from Khijadiya (on the ‘Mainline’ between Dhasa and Jetalsar. Owned by the [[Gondal State|State of Gondal. See separate page for details
Personnel
No Staff Lists have been found.
The following are recorded as 'on loan' from the Public Works Department(PWD)
- Richard Gardiner Lieut-Col. R.E. from PWD, 1887, Manager and Engineer-in-Chief of 'Bhavnagar-Gondal Railway' until retirement in 1893.[2].
- Willoughby Verner Constable, 1887, Officiating Manager of 'Bhavnagar and Gondal States Railways' [3].
- Ernest Ifill Shadbolt, PWD Assistant Engineer from 1874 to 1884 'services lent to Bhavnagar and Gondal States' Railways [4].
- Horace Chaloner Knox, 1890, Executive Engineer employed with 'Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway' [5].
Further Information
See Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway up to 1911
See Gondal-Porbandar Railway from 1911 onward
And Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems gives a map, timeline and relates this railway to others in the Kathiawar Peninsula.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 181 (pdf190); Retrieved 11 May 2020
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 499 (pdf page 462) Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429) Retrieved on 17 May 2016
- ↑ “Indian Biographical Dictionary” 1915 page 390; Retrieved on 30 May 2016
- ↑ India Civil List 1890, page 41