Talala-Visavadar Railway
The railway from Talala to Visavadar via Sasan Gir, 29½ miles(47km), constructed by the ‘Junagadh State Railway’ (JunSR), was a metre gauge(MG) railway. The 11 mile(18km) section from Talala to Sasan Gir opened in 1936. The entire line had been sanctioned in 1929[1].
The section from Sasangir to Visavadar , 18½ miles (29km), was through difficult country and delayed opening of the railway and the anticipated opening was October 1937[2].
Further Information
References
- ↑ US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India – Railway Department’, page 245, pdf 288 ; Retrieved 20 Jul 2020
- ↑ “Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1936-37. Vol. I; Railway Department, Government of India” Para 40 (iii), page 42 pdf 57 and page 41 pdf 56; Retrieved 20 Jul 2020