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<br> In 1891 the [[Morvi Railway]] was extended to interchange with the [[BB&CIR]] MG line at [[WhadwanWadhwan]]; this was against all agreements. This led to notices being given to the Managers of the [[BB&CIR]] and the [[Morvi Railway]]. Terms were finally agreed in 1897. [[Wadhwan State]] became a partner paying Rs2 lacs for the upgrade of the line between [[Wadhwan]] and [[Dolia]] <ref> “British Library “ IOR/ R/2/746/306 Extension of the Dhangadhra / Morvi Railway to Malia part 1</ref>.</blockquote>

<blockquote>The 46 mile(74km) MG line from [[Jetalsar]] Junction to [[Rajkot]] was built by a consortium comprising:- [[Gondal State]] 6/16; [[Junagadh State]] 6/16; [[Jetalsar|Jetalsar State]] 2/16; and [[Rajkot State]]2/16 <ref> “British Library” IOR/1/14784 (1) Proposed takeover of the management of the Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway by the Junagadh State Railway from Gondal Railway </ref>. The line was opened Apr 1896 <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n189/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 181]; Retrieved 10 Jun 2017</ref> by Lord Harris Governor of Bombay <ref name=Hist252>[https://archive.org/stream/pts_historyofkathiaw_3721-1226#page/290/mode/1up “The History of Kathiwad” by Capt H Wilberforce-Bell; published by William Heinmann, London, 1916; page 252 ]; Retrieved 31 Jul 2017</ref>; this agreement had been signed on the 14th November 1891 <ref>”British Library” IOR/L/PS/126; P3748. Public Works Department Notes Paragraph 217</ref>.</blockquote>

<blockquote> 1893, Construction of the [[Rajkot]] to [[NawanagarNavanagar]] line commenced<ref name=Hist252/>. In April 1897 the MG line from [[Rajkot]] to [[Navanagar]] and the port at Bedi Bandar opened, 54 miles(87km). The railway was worked by the BGJPR coalition and until 1911 when disolveddissolved, then independently and later as as the '''[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]]'''(J&DR) <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n193/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 184]; Retrieved 31 Jul 2017</ref>. </blockquote>

<blockquote> 1897 Dec 1, Lord Sandhurst cuts cut the first sod in the construction of the [[Wadhwan]] to [[ Dhrangadra]] railway <ref>to be confirmed</ref> . 1898, the MG line from [[Wadhwan]] and [[Dhrangadhra]] opened, operated initially by ‘[[Bhavngar Railwa State Railway]]’ and in 1900 Famine famine earth works from Halvad to [[Malia ]] were in progress on the Dhrangada ‘Dhrangada State Railway Railway’ <ref>”British Library” IOR L/PS/13/1694 No 33 File 30 (part 1) p2 </ref>.</blockquote>

* '''1900:''' There was an ‘Area “Area wide Famine’ Famine” <ref>[https://archive.org/details/pts_historyofkathiaw_3721-1226 ”The History of Kathiwad” pages 252-254]; Retrieved 10 Jun 2017</ref>

<blockquote> Colonel Hunter’s ‘Famine Relief Scheme’. [[Wadhwan ]] via [[Sayla]] to [[Dolia]], paid for by [[Wadahwan Wadhwan State|Wadhwan]] and [[Sayla State|Sayla]] Durbars, not completed due to objections by [[Morvi State|Morvi Durbar]]. Earthworks built before [[Morvi State|Morvi Durbar]] objected and the scheme abandoned <ref>“British Library” IOR/R/2/735/217 No R/C/217 Morvi Railway Conversion, Letter 6 </ref>.</blockquote>

<blockquote>The [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] tramway from [[Wadhwan]] to [[Rajkot]] that had been constructed from 1884 (see above) was converted to metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) and linked to the[[BB&CIR]] [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]] at [[WadwhanWadhwan]]. The new line was diverted some 4 miles to the north closing the stations at Sayla and Dolia. The railway was now north of the Bhogavo River and travelled through 8 miles of [[Sayla State]] territory <ref>“British Library” IOR L/PS/13/1694 No 33 File 30 (part 1) p3</ref> and mainly followed the line of the tramway from Than via [[Wankaner]] to [[Rajkot]] <ref name=Admin194/>.</blockquote>