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The '''Baria State Railway''' was an Independent [[Princely states|Princely ]] railway owned by [[Baria State]]; The line was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(, one of the smaller [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NGPrincely States]]) railwaywith its capital at Devgadh Baria <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baria_State Wikipedia “Baria State” ]; opened 1892Retrieved 7 May 2017</ref>.The precise date of opening of the railway has not been determined – see below

Later The line, with a length of c.9 Miles(''date not determined''15km) became the '''Baria-Piplod State Railway'''; also known as '''Piplod- Devgadh Baria Railway''' linking the towns of , was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge ([[BariaRail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] and ) railway, running from Piplod, a station on BB&CIR broad gauge([[PiplodRail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) ‘Godhra-Rutlam Section’, to Devgadh Baria.

The line was worked initial proposal put forward by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) was for the [[Godhra]] to [[Ratlam]] section to pass via Devgadh Baria. However as [[Baria State]], wanted to remain independent, the plans were changed and confirmed in an agreement dated 1929permission was granted to route the railway through Piplod <ref name=nameWiki>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devgadh_Baria Wikipedia “Devgadh Baria” ]; Retrieved 7 May 2017</ref>.

In 1948 The date of opening of the railway line has not been determined, there are indications that the line was merged to form first named the '''Baria-Piplod State Railway'''; also known as '''[[Saurashtra Piplod- Devgadh Baria Railway]]'''.

==Records==Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from In 1929 the record shows an Agreement was made between ‘the Government of His Highness the [http://wwwRaja of Baria State ..fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-the Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway Company …. for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]working of a ... This Fact File contains invaluable advice railway from Piplod to Devgad Baria and such extensions as it may be agreed upon … to include in this agreement on the 2’6” gauge hereinafter called the '''Baria State Railway''Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[<ref> British Library India Office Records]] (IOR) held at /L/8/F/20/1763 “Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway Company, Agreement for working of Baria State Railway Government of H.H. the [[British Library]]Raja of Baria State; 1929”</ref>

An on-line search of In 1948 the IOR records relating railway was merged to this railway<ref name=name>[ [http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 20 Jan 2016</ref>gives form the following: -*'''L /F/8/20/1763[[Saurashtra Railway]]''' “Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway Company, Agreement for working of Baria State Railway Government of H.H. the Raja of Baria State; 1929”

See '''[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]''' and '''[[Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked]]'''