Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway

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Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway
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Line of route
Ahmedabad to Dholka
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 33 miles(1905)
Timeline
1901 Formed
1902 Opened to traffic
Key locations
Presidency Bombay
Stations
System agency
Worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
How to interpret this infobox

A metre gauge(MG) branch line of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) which was later extended to Dhandhuka and an end-on junction with the Bikaner State Railway. [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/AG/46/20 "Records relating to Ahmadabad-Dholka Railway; 1901-1908”

This railway was worked by a State Railways and the following IOR records relating to Staff employment are held :-

  • L/F/8/1-20 "Appointments to State Railways made in the UK; 1855-1946"
  • Z/L/F/8/1-2 "Index to Appointments to State Railways made in the UK; 1855-1946"

References