Okhamandal State Railway
Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha Railway
Also refered to as Kuranga-Okha Railway and Kuranga-Adatra Railway
The Okhamandal State Railway was a 37 mile(59km) metre gauge(MG) line financed by the Princely Okhamandal State. The line between Kuranga and Arthara +((see note) was sanctioned in 1913. It was reported that as at 1918 "work on this line has been stopped for the present" due to the war. [1] [2].
The actual date of opening of this line has not been found – it must be between 1919 and 1921
+ Spelling Note:
- Kuranga via Dwarka to Okha is about 38 miles. So Arthara must be close to Okha.
- Adatra is used in 1943 as the terminal of the 37 mile railway from Kuranga [3]. It is possible Arthara and Adatra are the same place
Later History
1921: the Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway(GBSR) took over the management and operation of the ‘Okhamandal State Railway’.
1922: Kuranga-Okha Railway was the name given to the railway on the opening of the Okha Port Trust Railway [2] .
1923 : the operation and maintenance of the railway was passed to the Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway(JDR) [2].
1931: The 1931 Map [4] shows the JDR as working the line from Jamnagar via Kuranga and to Okha Port.
1943: The 1943 Record describes this railway as the Kuranga-Adatra Railway[3]
1948: Saurashtra Railway came into being in April, 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of state railways which included the ‘Okhamandal Railway’ and the ‘Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway [5].
Further Information
References
- ↑ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 195"; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "History of Vadodara/Railway Museum"; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 1943 ‘Kathiawar Economics’ by A B Trivedi, 1943 Digital Library of India Archive.org, Appendix B ‘Railways in Kathiawar with opening dates, pages 194(pdf217
- ↑ ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India,’ v. 26, Atlas 1931 edition, Railways & Inland Navigation, p. 24. ; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
- ↑ Wikipedia "Saurashtra Railway""; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019