Godhra-Lunavada Railway
| Godhra-Lunavada Railway | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Line of route | ||
| Godhra-Lunavada | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 2ft 6in NG | 25.5 miles (1914) | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1912 Mar | Construction by Guzrat Railways Company sanctioned by Railway Board | |
| 1912 Dec | Godhra to Lunavada Road opened, 24 miles | |
| 1914 Sept | Line extended to Lunavada Town 1.5 miles | |
| 1922 | Company taken over by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Bombay | |
| Stations | Godhra, Lunavada | |
| System agency | ||
| 1912 | worked by Guzrat Railways Company | |
| 1922 | Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway | |
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Godhra-Lunavada Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line, opened in 1912 and reached Lunavada in 1914. The railway length of 26 miles(41km) and was served from Godhra.
The railway was owned and managed by the Guzrat Railways Company. The company was taken over by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR) in 1922 [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/F/8/17/1361 “Nadiad-Kapadvanj and Godhralunavada Railways, Agreement and indenture; 1914. (Note Catalogue typo error Godhra-Lunavada is correct)
Further Information
See Guzerat Railways Company until 1922, then the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway