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Company formed 1896; The broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line was worked by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR(qv) from 1899
{{WorkThe '''[[Surat-Amalner Railway]]''' had been commenced in1886 to link [[Surat]] to [[Amalner]] and owned by the Killick Nixon Company becoming the '''[[Tapti Valley Railway]] Company''' when the company was formed in 1896.<ref name=name>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutch_Gurjar_Kshatriyas_contributions_to_the_Indian_railways] Wikipedia - Section 1.4/1880-90/Tapti Valley</ref> The line was developed in stages -Progressthe Vyara section of 100 miles was completed by 1896, followed by the Nandurbar section of 57 miles. When completed it covered 157 miles starting from [[Surat]] via Udhna, Bardoli, Vyara, Nandurbar, Dondaicha, Virdel, Sindkheda up to [[Amalner]]. <ref name=name/> In 1901 the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) built an extension from [[Bhusaval]] and the Jalgaon - Amalner rail extension of further 34 miles across Parola, Dharangaon to join with its line with Tapi Valley Railway terminus at [[Amalner]], thus in 1901 [[Surat]] -Rly}}[[Bhusaval]] were connected.<ref name=name/> == References ==<references />
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The '''Tapti Valley RailwayCompany'''was a private company formed in 1896.<ref>Records of the India Office relating to the Tapti Valley Railway Company. IOR/L/AG/46/40</ref>
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