Gaekwar's Mehsana Railway
| Gaekwar's Mehsana Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Viramgam-Mehsana-Taranga Hill Kakosi extension Harij branch Bechraji extension | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| Metre gauge | 162 miles (1918) 193 miles (1921) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1897 Mar | Mehsana-Vadnager section opened, extended to Kherain,1888; Viramgam,1891 and Taranga Hill,1909 | |
| 1891 Jul | Mehsana-Patan section opened; extended to Wagrod,1915 and Kakosi,1916 | |
| 1908 Oct | Harji branch and Bechraji extension opened | |
| after 1918 | further extensions | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Viramgam, Mehsana, Vadnager etc | |
| System agency | ||
| 1897 | Worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway | |
| 1921 | Worked by Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Gaekwar’s Mehsana Railway was owned by the Princely Baroda State. The metre gauge(MG) railway first opened in 1887 with the line from Mehsana to Vadnagar a distance of 21 miles (34km).
The network was progressively expanded from 1888 through to 1921 to a total of 193 miles(309km). [1] [2]
Up to 1921 the network was worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR).
From 1921 the network was worked by Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway(GBSR) and in 1928 a further 26 miles(42km) were added.
References
- ↑ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 27-28; Retrieved 3 Feb 2016
- ↑ "Indian railways new chronology" by Keith Scholey