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==History==
* 1886. The British Administrator , Mr Lely, in charge of Porbandar State proposed to build a Railway from Porbandar to Dhoraji via Kandorna and Kutiana and started the survey but the Durbar decided that although they had the capital, they would not spend it on the project. The Indian Government seeing the need for the railway to open up the State went to the Thakor of Gondal to raise support, and various meetings were held between the Agent and the Thakor of Gondal regarding the route. The Thakor was not happy at the proposed route through Bhayawadar to Jamjodhpur. This after a survey and costing by Mr. Shadbolt proved to be the better route <ref name=IOR257>British Library IOR/L/PS/10/257 File 1073/ ‘Porbandar Railway 1912-14’ Annexure XII</ref>.
* 1887. An Agreement to construct the railway was signed between the States so that construction could start after the monsoon season in September although Gondal said it could only build the section in its own territory and Porbandar had only Rs 9,000 spare to build the railway. Gondal initially paid Rs 10 Lacs but was also to add at reasonable intervals up to 50% of the cost of the line. This also made [[Porbandar State]] a partner in ‘[[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagadh-VervalVeraval-Railway]]’ being the final State to join the operational union<ref name=IOR257/>. This coalition became the ‘[[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway’]]’,
==PSR Railway System==
