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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” ]; Retrieved 7 May 2017</ref>. The line opened 1863to traffic on 1st January 1929 <ref name=IOR> British Library India Office Records IOR/L/8/F/20/1763 “Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway Company, Agreement for working of Baria State Railway Government of H.H. the Raja of Baria State; 1929”</ref>.

Later The line, with a length of c.9 Miles(''date not determined''15km) became the '''Baria-Piplod State Railway'''; also known as '''Piplod-Devgad-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 permission was granted to route the railway through Piplod <ref name=Wiki>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devgadh_Baria Wikipedia “Devgadh Baria”];Retrieved 7 May 2017</ref>. There are indications that the line was referred to as the '''Baria-Piplod State Railway'''; also known as '''Piplod- Devgadh Baria Railway''' before the opening of the railway on 1st January 1929. In 1929 the record shows an Agreement was made between ‘the Government of His Highness the Raja of Baria State ... and the Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway Company …. for working of a ... 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''' <ref name=IOR/>

==RecordsFurther Information==Refer to FIBIS Fact File #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” - available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on See ''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<ref>[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 the following: -*'''L /F/8/20/1763''' “Bombay Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company, Agreement for working of Baria State Railway Government of H.H. the Raja of Baria State; 1929” This railway was worked by a State Railway and the following IOR records relating to Staff employment are held :-*'''L/F/8/1-20''' "Appointments to State Railways made in the UK; 1855-1946" *'''Z/L/F/8/1-2]]''' "Index to Appointments to State Railways made in the UK; 1855-1946"

== External Links==and '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devgadh_Baria "Devgadh Baria/King Mansinh"[Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked]] Wikipedia '''