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'''Okhamandal State Railway''' and '''[[Kuranga-Okha Railway]]'''
 
'''Okhamandal State Railway''' and '''[[Kuranga-Okha Railway]]'''
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<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]]
 
[[File: Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha Railway.png|thumb| Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha Railway]]
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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 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.  
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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>[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>.
 
<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 actual date of opening of this line has not been found – it must be between 1919 and 1921''
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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)
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<br>''Spelling Note: Kuranga via Dwarka to Okha is about 38 miles. So Arthara must be close to Okha. ''
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<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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*''Kuranga via Dwarka to Okha is about 38 miles. So Arthara must be close to Okha. ''
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*''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''
  
 
==Later History==
 
==Later History==
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1921: the [[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]](GBSR)  took over the management and operation of the ‘Okhamandal State Railway’.  
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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]] <ref name=vadora/> .
 
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 : the operation and maintenance of the railway was passed to the [[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]](JDR) <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/>.
  
 
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.  
 
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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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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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>.
  
 
==Further Information==
 
==Further Information==
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[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]]  
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See '''[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]]'''
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== References ==
 
== References ==

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


Okhamandal State Railway and Kuranga-Okha 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

References

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