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|company5=1936|company5details= Kunkavav-Bagasra Railway

|gauge2details= 230 miles (1922)

[[File: Gondal State Railway.png|thumb| Gondal Railway ]]The '''Gondal State Railway'''(GSRGR) was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Gondal State]]. The line opened from [[Dhasa]] via [[Dhoraji]] to [[Jamjodhpur]], 106 miles(171km) in 1881 and originally worked by the ‘[[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]’(BGJPR). From 1911, the line formed the nucleus of a new system, working jointly with the ‘[[Porbandar State Railway]]’(PSR) thus forming the '''[[Gondal-Porbandar Railway]]'''.  The ‘[[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway]]’, which had opened in 1893 was worked in combination with the ‘Gondal Railway’ ; similarly the ‘[[Khijadiya-Dhari Railway]]’, which opened in 1913-16 <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n190/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 181 (pdf190) ]; Retrieved 8 Jul 2020</ref>. <br>''Both these are both shown on the map in Green as part of the GR system. ''  In 1919 the ‘Gondal Railway’ took over the sole working of the ‘[[Porbandar State Railway]]’ and the [[Gondal Railway|'''Gondal State Railway''']] (GSR) was formed. The partnership of the two States in that railway was dissolved and the ‘Gondal Railway’ worked ‘[[Porbandar State Railway]]’ for 5 years , from 1 Apr 1919 to 31 Mar 1924, after which the working of the reverted to the Porbanar State. From 1 Sept 1936 the ‘Gondal Railway’ resumed the working of the ‘[[Porbandar State Railway]]’ as per an agreement between the two Durbars <ref name=Hist1937>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India – Railway Department’, page 238, pdf 281 ]; Retrieved 8 Jul 2020</ref>.  The ‘Kunkavav-Bagasra Railway’, 12½ mile(20km), opened in 1936 as a branch line of the ‘Gondal Railway’ <ref>[http://hdl.handle.net/10973/18160 “Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1936-37. Vol. I; Railway Department, Government of India” Para 36, page 40 pdf 55 and Para 41 Page 42 pdf 57]; Retrieved 8 Jul 2020</ref>. The ‘Statistics of Working’ for 1937 <ref name=Hist1937/> show the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37 for the ‘Gondal Railway System’ comprising:-* ‘Gondal Railway’ 119 miles (191km)* ‘[[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway]]’ 46 miles(74km)* ‘[[Porbandar State Railway ]]’ 41 miles(66km)  == Classification ==[[Indian Railway Classification]] of 1926 - Class II railway system. ==Later Development==The ‘Gondal Railway’ in 1948, became a part of ‘[[Saurashtra Railway]]’. ==GR Railway Network==* ‘Mainline’ [[Dhasa]] to [[Jamjodhpur]], opened 1881-89, 101 miles(163km)<ref name=Admin/> . <blockquote>At [[Dhasa]] the line connected to the ‘[[Bhavnagar State Railway]]’; and continued westward via Khijadiya (with connection to the ‘[[Khijadiya-Dhari Railway]]’ and via [[Jetalsar]] with connection north to the ‘[[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway]]’ and south to the ‘[[Junagadh State Railway]]’; then via [[Dhoraji]]; then to [[Jamjodhpur]] (where it connected to the ‘[[Porbandar State Railway]]’ </blockquote>* ‘[[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway]]’ [[Jetalsar]] to [[Rajkot]], opened 1893, 46 miles(72km) <ref name=Admin/>. <blockquote>From [[Jetalsar]] (with its connections); via [[Gondal State|Gondal]] to [[Rajkot]] (where it connected to the ‘[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]]’ and the ‘[[Morvi Railway]]’ <br>[[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway| ''See separate page for History and details'']] </blockquote>* ‘[[Khijadiya-Dhari Railway]]’ was a Branch line, 37 miles(60km), opened 1913, <ref name=Admin/>,<blockquote>A branch line from Khijadiya (on the ‘Mainline’ between [[Dhasa]] and [[Jetalsar]]. Owned by the [[Gondal State|State of Gondal]] and the construction was started by the ‘Gondal Railway’ but opened by the ‘[[Gondal-Porbandar Railway]]’. <br>[[Khijadiya-Dhari Railway | ''See separate page for details'']] </blockquote>* ‘Kunkavav-Bagasra Railway’ was a Branch line, 12½ mile(20km), opened in 1936 ==Personnel==No Staff Lists have been found.

From 1911, the line formed the nucleus of a new system, working jointly with The following are recorded as 'on loan' from the [[Porbandar State RailwayPublic Works Department]](PSRPWD) thus forming the '''[[Gondal-Porbandar Railway]]'''.

In 1919*[[Richard Gardiner]] Lieut-Col. R.E. from PWD, GSR took over the sole working 1887, Manager and Engineer-in-Chief of 'Bhavnagar-Gondal Railway' until retirement in 1893.<ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA499 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 499 (pdf page 462)] Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>. *[[Willoughby Verner Constable]], 1887, Officiating Manager of the PSR'Bhavnagar and Gondal States Railways' <ref> [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA466 Google Books " India List and India Office List, 1905" page 466 (pdf page 429)] Retrieved on 17 May 2016</ref>.*[[Ernest Ifill Shadbolt]], PWD Assistant Engineer from 1874 to 1884 'services lent to Bhavnagar and Gondal States' Railways <ref>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Indian_Biographical_Dictionary.djvu/430 “Indian Biographical Dictionary” 1915 page 390]; Retrieved on 30 May 2016</ref>. *[[Horace Chaloner Knox]], 1890, Executive Engineer employed with 'Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway' <ref> India Civil List 1890, page 41</ref>.

In 1948, GSR became a part of ==Further Information==See '''[[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]''' up to 1911<br>See '''[[Gondal-Porbandar Railway]]''' from 1911 onward<br>And '''[[Saurashtra Kathiawar Peninsula Railwayand Tramway Systems]]''' gives a map, timeline and relates this railway to others in the Kathiawar Peninsula.

==Branch Lines and ExtensionsReferences ==* [[Khijadiya-Dhari Railway]] was a [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]] line, part of Gondal Railways and owned by the State of Gondal. Opened 1913<references />