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'''Petlad-Cambay Railway'''
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The '''Petlad-Cambay Railway''' was originally the [[Gaekwar's Petlad Railway]] which opened in May 1890 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 service 1901, worked by BB&CIR(qv)
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In 1901 the '''Petlad-Cambay Railway''' had created two BG sections, the entire line was worked by BB&CIR.
  
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*[[Anand]] to [[Petlad]],opened 1890; owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Baroda State]]; extended to [[Tarapur]] June 1901. Total 21 miles(33km)<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n25/mode/1up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  pages 17-18]; Retrieved 4 Dec 2016</ref>.
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*[[Tarapur]] to [[Cambay]], opened June 1901; owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Cambay State]]. Total 12 miles(19km) <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n27/mode/1up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  pages 18-19]; Retrieved 4 Dec 2016</ref>
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==Further Information==
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See  '''[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]'''
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 06:55, 4 December 2016

The Petlad-Cambay Railway was originally the Gaekwar's Petlad Railway which opened in May 1890 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.

Further Information

See Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway

References