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| − | The '''[[Gaekwar's Petlad Railway]] | + | The '''Petlad-Cambay Railway''' was originally the [[Gaekwar's Petlad Railway]] which opened in 1896 between [[Petlad]] and [[Anand]], a distance of 13 miles(21km). It was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line and worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR). |
| − | In | + | In 1901 the '''Petlad-Cambay Railway''' had created two BG sections, the entire line was worked by BB&CIR. |
| − | + | <ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 18]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref> | |
| − | + | *[[Anand]] to [[Tarapur]] via Petlad, 21 miles(33km) | |
| + | *[[Tarapur]] to [[Cambay]], 12 miles(19km) | ||
| + | Later the railway was worked by [[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]](GBSR) | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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*[http://www.irfca.org/docs/19century-routes.html IRFCA-Railway Network Sizes in 1891 and 1895] | *[http://www.irfca.org/docs/19century-routes.html IRFCA-Railway Network Sizes in 1891 and 1895] | ||
| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Indian States Railways]] | [[Category:Indian States Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 07:22, 20 December 2015
The Petlad-Cambay Railway was originally the Gaekwar's Petlad Railway which opened in 1896 between Petlad and Anand, a distance of 13 miles(21km). It was a broad gauge(BG) line and worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR).
In 1901 the Petlad-Cambay Railway had created two BG sections, the entire line was worked by BB&CIR. [1]
Later the railway was worked by Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway(GBSR)
