Rajpipla State Railway

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The Rajpipla State Railway (RSR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG), the first 19 mile(30km)section from Ankleswar opening in 1897 and extended ran from Rajpipla to Nandod station in 1899, a length of 37 miles(59km). A further short extension to Nandod town was completed in 1917. The line was worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) [1]

History

It was originally opened under the auspices of Maharana Chhatrasinhji, Raja of Rajpipla, in 1899 as a small narrow gauge railway and named the Anklesvar -Rajpipla Railway, 1897 and worked by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) [2]

The gauge was converted in 2013. [3].

References

  1. ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 38; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015
  2. ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 38; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015
  3. ↑ Zeenews.india.com "Ankleshwar-Rajpipla railway route"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
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