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The [[Petlad-Vaso Railway]] was an Indian State Line funded by the Gaekwar of the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Baroda State]]. It was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, opened in 1914 between Petlad and Vaso, 16 miles(25km); extended 1915 by a further 3.5miles(6km).
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The [[Petlad-Vaso Railway]] was an Indian State Line funded by the Gaekwar of the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Baroda State]]. It was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, opened in 1914 between [[Petlad]] and [[Vaso]], 16 miles(25km); extended 1915 by a further 3.5miles(6km).
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n45/mode/2up/search/Petlad "The Administration Report on the Railways in India” – corrected up to 31st March 1918". Published by the Superintendent of Government  Printing, Calcutta]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>
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<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n46/mode/2up "The Administration Report on the Railways in India” – corrected up to 31st March 1918". Published by the Superintendent of Government  Printing, Calcutta; page 38]; Retrieved 10 Feb 2016</ref>
  
 
The line was worked by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR)  
 
The line was worked by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR)  

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The Petlad-Vaso Railway was an Indian State Line funded by the Gaekwar of the Princely Baroda State. It was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line, opened in 1914 between Petlad and Vaso, 16 miles(25km); extended 1915 by a further 3.5miles(6km). [1]

The line was worked by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR)

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