Okhamandal State 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 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 actual date of opening of this line has not been found – it must be between 1919 and 1921
Spelling Note: Kuranga via Dwarka to Okha is about 38 miles. So Arthara must be close to Okha.
Later History
1921: the Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway(GBSR) 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 : the operation and maintenance of the railway was passed to the Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway(JDR) [2].
1931: The 1931 Map [3] shows the JDR as working the line from Jamnagar via Kuranga and to Okha Port.
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 [4].
Further Information
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 2.2 "History of Vadodara/Railway Museum"; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019
- ↑ ‘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
