Ahmedabad

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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