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'''Bombay-Ahmadabad BB&CIR Main Line''' | '''Bombay-Ahmadabad BB&CIR Main Line''' | ||
| − | Broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line, first section opened 1860, completed 1865 linking [[Bombay]] via [[Surat]] and [[Baroda]] to [[Ahmedabad]], 310 miles(496km); with southerly suburban service extension reaching Bombay | + | Broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line, first section opened 1860, completed 1865 linking [[Bombay]] via [[Surat]] and [[Baroda]] to [[Ahmedabad]], 310 miles(496km); with southerly suburban service extension reaching [[Bombay Back Bay Reclamation Scheme Railway|Bombay Back Bay]] in 1870 and a northerly extension in 1871 to [[Viramgam]], giving a total of 350 miles(563km). <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n22/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” Page 13 (pdf 22) ]; Retrieved 4 Nov 2016</ref> |
==Further Information== | ==Further Information== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:07, 16 June 2020
Bombay-Ahmadabad BB&CIR Main Line
Broad gauge(BG) line, first section opened 1860, completed 1865 linking Bombay via Surat and Baroda to Ahmedabad, 310 miles(496km); with southerly suburban service extension reaching Bombay Back Bay in 1870 and a northerly extension in 1871 to Viramgam, giving a total of 350 miles(563km). [1]
Further Information
See Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked
References
- ↑ “Administration Report on Railways 1918” Page 13 (pdf 22) ; Retrieved 4 Nov 2016
