Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad | |
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Presidency: Bombay | |
Coordinates: | 23.103144°N 72.692302°E |
Altitude: | 53 m (174 ft) |
Present Day Details | |
Place Name: | Ahmedabad |
State/Province: | Gujarat |
Country: | India |
Transport links | |
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway Ahmedabad-Parantij Railway |
Ahmedabad (Ahmadabad in the Imperial Gazetteer) was the name of a city and district to the north-west of Baroda, in the Presidency of Bombay. Ahmedabad was the northern end of the original section of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway which ran south via Baroda to Surat. By 1905, two metre gauage branch lines also originated at Ahmedabad.
External links
"Ahmedabad" Love to Know 1911
"Ahmedabad" Wikipedia.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Ahmedabad
Variants: Ahmadabad
--Sy 04:07, 8 January 2009 (PST)