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| − | '''Okhamandal State Railway''' | + | '''Okhamandal State Railway''' and '''[[Kuranga-Okha Railway]]''' |
| + | <br>Also refered to as '''[[Kuranga-Okha Railway]]''' and '''Kuranga-Adatra Railway''' | ||
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| − | + | [[File: Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha Railway.png|thumb| Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha Railway]] | |
| + | The '''Okhamandal State Railway''' was a 37 mile(59km) metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line financed by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Okhamandal State]]. The line between Kuranga and Arthara +(''(see note)'' was sanctioned in 1913. It was reported that as at 1918 "work on this line has been stopped for the present" due to the war. | ||
| + | <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n203/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 195"]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name=vadora>[http://www.historyofvadodara.in/railway-museum-auditorium/ "History of Vadodara/Railway Museum"]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019</ref>. | ||
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| + | The line was constructed by the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda and initially worked by the ‘[[Baroda State Railway]]’ from opening in Nov 1922, a length of 37 miles(60km) | ||
| + | <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 242, pdf 285]; Retrieved 22 Aug 2020</ref>. | ||
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| + | ''+ Spelling Note'': | ||
| + | *''Kuranga via Dwarka to Okha is about 38 miles. So Arthara must be close to Okha. '' | ||
| + | *''Adatra is used in 1943 as the terminal of the 37 mile railway from Kuranga <ref name=Econ>[https://ia801602.us.archive.org/6/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.96301/2015.96301.Kathiawar-Economics.pdf 1943 ‘Kathiawar Economics’ by A B Trivedi, 1943 Digital Library of India Archive.org, Appendix B ‘Railways in Kathiawar with opening dates, pages 194(pdf217]</ref>. It is possible Arthara and Adatra are the same place'' | ||
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| + | ==Later History== | ||
| + | 1922: the [[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]](GBSR) initially took over the management and operation of the ‘Okhamandal State Railway’. | ||
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| + | 1922: '''[[Kuranga-Okha Railway]]''' was the name given to the railway on the opening of the [[Okha Port Trust Railway]] <ref name=vadora/> . | ||
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| + | 1923 : With effect from Apr 1923 these three connected lines:- the ‘[[Jamnagar State Railway]]’, the ‘[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]] ‘ and the ‘[[Okhamandal State Railway]]’ were amalgamated to form the ‘Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway System’(J&DR) <ref name=Hist1937/>. | ||
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| + | 1931: The 1931 Map <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1931/fullscreen.html?object=31 ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India,’ v. 26, Atlas 1931 edition, Railways & Inland Navigation, p. 24. ]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019</ref> shows the JDR as working the line from Jamnagar via Kuranga and to Okha Port. | ||
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| + | 1943: The 1943 Record describes this railway as the '''Kuranga-Adatra Railway'''<ref name=Econ/> | ||
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| + | 1948: '[[Saurashtra Railway]]' came into being in April, 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of state railways which included the ‘Okhamandal Railway’ and the ‘[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saurashtra_Railway Wikipedia "Saurashtra Railway""]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019</ref>. | ||
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| + | ==Further Information== | ||
| + | See '''[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]]''' | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:35, 23 August 2020
Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha Railway
Also refered to as Kuranga-Okha Railway and Kuranga-Adatra Railway
The Okhamandal State Railway was a 37 mile(59km) metre gauge(MG) line financed by the Princely Okhamandal State. The line between Kuranga and Arthara +((see note) was sanctioned in 1913. It was reported that as at 1918 "work on this line has been stopped for the present" due to the war. [1] [2].
The line was constructed by the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda and initially worked by the ‘Baroda State Railway’ from opening in Nov 1922, a length of 37 miles(60km) [3].
+ Spelling Note:
- Kuranga via Dwarka to Okha is about 38 miles. So Arthara must be close to Okha.
- Adatra is used in 1943 as the terminal of the 37 mile railway from Kuranga [4]. It is possible Arthara and Adatra are the same place
Later History
1922: the Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway(GBSR) initially took over the management and operation of the ‘Okhamandal State Railway’.
1922: Kuranga-Okha Railway was the name given to the railway on the opening of the Okha Port Trust Railway [2] .
1923 : With effect from Apr 1923 these three connected lines:- the ‘Jamnagar State Railway’, the ‘Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway ‘ and the ‘Okhamandal State Railway’ were amalgamated to form the ‘Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway System’(J&DR) [3].
1931: The 1931 Map [5] shows the JDR as working the line from Jamnagar via Kuranga and to Okha Port.
1943: The 1943 Record describes this railway as the Kuranga-Adatra Railway[4]
1948: 'Saurashtra Railway' came into being in April, 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of state railways which included the ‘Okhamandal Railway’ and the ‘Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway [6].
Further Information
See Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway
References
- ↑ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 195"; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "History of Vadodara/Railway Museum"; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 242, pdf 285; Retrieved 22 Aug 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 1943 ‘Kathiawar Economics’ by A B Trivedi, 1943 Digital Library of India Archive.org, Appendix B ‘Railways in Kathiawar with opening dates, pages 194(pdf217
- ↑ ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India,’ v. 26, Atlas 1931 edition, Railways & Inland Navigation, p. 24. ; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
- ↑ Wikipedia "Saurashtra Railway""; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
