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* 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])
The 1936-37 “Report At the same time, 1921, the following metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line being worked by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Board on Indian Railways” gives the Route Mileage of ]](BB&CIR) was transferred to the newly formed ‘Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway’(GBSR ‘Narrow Gauge Division’ as 333 Miles <ref name =Report1936):-7>* ‘[[http://hdl.handle.net/10973/18160 “Report Vijapur-Kalol-Kadi Railway]]’, 41 miles(65km) MG; owned by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1936[[Princely states|Princely ]] [[Baroda State]]; opened 1902-37. Vol. I; Railway Department, Government of India” Download GIPE3 from [[Vijapur]] to [[Kadi ]] and extended by a further 5 miles(8km) in 1912 to‘Bhoyani Road-017080.pdf page 120 and extended a further 21 miles(pdf 14934km)to reach [[Bechraji ]]; Retrieved 10 Feb 2018</ref>before 1921 where it connected to the GMR . ''Marked 7 and 8 on map. In addition it separately lists under GBSR Narrow Gauge ‘Bodeli'' [[Vijapur-Kalol-DhhotaKadi Railway|''-Udaipur Railway’, 23 milessee separate page'']]
===GBSR Metre Gauge System in chronological order===The 1936-37 “Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways” <ref name =Report1936-7/> gives the Route Mileage of the GBSR ‘Metre Gauge Division’ as 255 Milesfollowing metre gauge(410km[[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]). It also separately lists under line was worked by GBSR Metre Gauge ‘Khijadiya-Dhari Railway’in 1921* ‘[[Okhamandal State Railway]]’, 37 miles(60km59km)and ‘Prachi Road-Kodinar Railway’MG; owned by [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Okhamandal State]], 16 miles(26km) opened 1921; in 1922 became the under construction ''(page 120 and 41'[[Kuranga-Okha Railway ]]''')and in 1923 transferred to ‘[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]]’
''The routes 1936-37 “Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways” gives the Route Mileage of the GBSR Metre ‘Metre Gauge system have not yet been fully identified''Division’ as 255 Miles(410km) <ref name =Report1936>[http://hdl.handle.net/10973/18160 “Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1936-37. Vol. I; Railway Department, Government of India” Download GIPE-017080.pdf page 42 (pdf 57)]; Retrieved 10 Feb 2018</ref>
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The '''Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway'''(GBSR) was formed in 1921 from the original [[Gaekwar's Dabhoi Railway]](GDR) that had started 1862 and progressively expanded as a narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) network. The Gaekwars of the [[Princely states|Princely]] [[Baroda State]] were responsible for building several narrow and metre gauge lines in and around [[Baroda State]] and the eastern [[Gujerat]].
== Development of GBSR ==
Additional lines were constructed up to 1929, creating a complex network using two railgauges:-
* 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])
* 1000mm metre gauge ([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]])
These are detailed separately:-
The GBSR took over the [[Gaekwar's Dabhoi Railway]](GDR) network shown in “Red” on Route Map. A number of projects had been sanctioned for construction by the GDR and some were in progress, these were taken over and completed by GBSR. Some lines previously sanctioned were apparently never constructed.
[[File:Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway Routes.png|thumb| Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway RoutesNarrow Gauge System]]
'''Narrow Gauge First Division – Headquarters [[Dabhoi]]'''
<br>From 1921 GBSR continued to develop their NG system :-
* ‘Dabhoi-Miyagam Line’ (“Red Line A”); 20 miles(32km) NG, first opened 1862, re-opened 1873 by GDR; transferred from GDR to GBSR, 1921.
* ‘Dabhoi-Chandod Line’ (“Red Line B”); 11 miles(17km) NG, opened by GDR 1879; transferred from GDR to GBSR, 1921.
* ‘Samni-Dahej Line’, (“Blue Line R”) 42 miles(67km) NG, from [[Samni]] to Dahej, a village on the coast on the Gulf of Cambey; opened by GBSR Mar 1930 <ref name=Scholey/>.
<blockquote>''Note'' ‡‡ [[Petlad]] was station between [[Anand]] and [[Cambay]] on the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) [[Petlad-Cambay Railway]] worked by [[BB&CIR]] which linked to the 'BB&CIR BG Mainline'. At this station there were interchange with the narrow gauge ‘Petlad-Bhadran Line’ also the ‘[[Petlad-Vaso Railway]]'</blockquote>.
'''Narrow Gauge Second Division – Headquarters [[Navsari]]'''
GBSR set up a second ‘Narrow Gauge Division’ based in [[Navsari]] with two isolated lines initially operated by BB&CIR but from 1921 the working was transferred to GBSR <ref name=Vodora>[http://www.historyofvadodara.in/gbsr-gaekwars-baroda-state-railways/ "History of Vadora/Baroda” – “Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway" Para 3]; Retrieved 12 Feb 2018</ref>.
* [[Bilimora-Kalamba State Railway| ‘Bilimora-Waghai Railway’]], (“Green Line X”) 39 miles(62km) NG. From [[Bilimora]] ''(an interchange station on the ‘BB&CIR BG Mainline’) '' initially to Kalamba ''(now named Kalva Amba)'' ; extended to reach Waghai , 4 miles(7km) by Nov 1929 <ref name=Scholey/>. Worked by BB&CIR until 1921 then by GBSR <ref name=Vodora/>
** ‘Zankhvav-Umarpada Section’, 12 miles(19km) NG from [[Zankhvav]] to [[Umarpada]] , opened by GBSR Jul 1929 <ref name=Scholey/>
** ‘Zankhvav-Bardipadu Extension’, 22 ½ miles(36km) NG, sanction in 1914 <ref name=Admin1918p38/> '' There is no indication that line was constructed''
* ‘[[Navsari-Kamrej Light Railway]], 20 miles(32km) NG, sanctioned as a steam tramway in 1914 for the Baroda Durbar1912 <ref name=Admin1918p39>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n48/mode/1up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 39]; Retrieved 10 Feb 2018</ref> . '' There is no indication that line was constructed'' The 1936-37 “Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways” gives the Route Mileage of the GBSR ‘Narrow Gauge Division’ as 333 Miles <ref name =Report1936-7>[https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/18160 “Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1936-37. Vol. I; Railway Department, Government of India” Download GIPE-017080.pdf page 120 (pdf 149)]; Retrieved 10 Feb 2018</ref>. In addition it separately lists under GBSR Narrow Gauge ‘Bodeli-Dhhota-Udaipur Railway’, 23 miles ===GBSR Metre Gauge System ===[[File:Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway Metre Gauge System.png|thumb|Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway - Metre Gauge System]]In 1921 the working of the ‘[[Gaekwar's Mehsana Railway]]’(GMR) , a metre gauge ([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) system, was transferred to the GBSR, previously being worked by the ‘[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]’(BB&CIR). *‘[[Gaekwar's Mehsana Railway]]’(GMR) route mileage in 1921 was 193 miles(311km) . ''Marked lines 1 to 6 on map'' [[Gaekwar's Mehsana Railway|'' - see separate page'']], * ‘Bechraji-Bhoyani Link Line’ from Bechraji to Katosan Road 15 miles, opened 1920; to Bhoyani 6 miles 1921. Total 21 miles(34km). ''Marked 7 on map''
''Adding the route mileages above gives a 1921 total route mileage of the GBSR of 260 miles(418km) ''
==Later Developments==
