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|route= [[Jetalsar]] to [[Veraval]]
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|gauge2= Metre gauge
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|gauge2details= 140 miles (1922)<br>229 miles (1944)
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|timeline1date= 1888
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|timeline1details= First section opened to traffic
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|presidency= [[Bombay]]
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|stations= [[Jetalsar]], [[Juniagarh]], [[Kutiyana]], [[Veraval]]
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|system1date= 1888
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|system1details= [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]
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|system2date= 1911
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|system2details= Own agency
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The '''Junagadh State Railway''' (JunSR) was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Junagadh State]] and intially worked by the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]
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<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n201/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 193]; Retrieved 7 Feb 2016</ref>
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In 1869 a survey was undertaken and the [[Kathiawar_Peninsula_Railway_and_Tramway_Systems#Timeline_1863-1900 |’Junagadh-Verval Railway Proposal ‘]]  concluded  that a Railway line from [[Junagadh]] to [[Verval]]  was feasible  but the cost of 40 to 50 Lakhs of Rupees was too high for the Junagadh Durbar to go ahead. Proposals for a light railway system were to be looked at.  <ref> British Library ‘India Office Records’ V/10/1384 “Indian States Administration Reports. Kathiawar” 1865-75, No 134 of 1869 </ref>.
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In 1872 another line was proposed and the  [[Kathiawar_Peninsula_Railway_and_Tramway_Systems#Timeline_1863-1900|route from Veraval] to Junagadh and Dhoraji]]  was surveyed by Mr A W Forde C E, but the cost was beyond the means of Junagadh Durbar. This proposal came to nothing
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<ref name=Bombay8_247>[https://archive.org/stream/1884GazetteerByBombayPresidencyVol8Kathiawar349D/1884-gazetteerByBombayPresidency-vol8-kathiawar349-d_djvu.txtArchive.org “Gazetteer – Bombay Presidency” Vol.8; page 247-248 of 756]; Retrieved 1 Oct 2017</ref>.
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[[File:Junagadh State Railway.png|thumb|Junagadh State Railway]]
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*The first section from [[Jetalasar]] to [[Junagadh]] opened in 1888 and extended to [[Vereval|Veraval Docks]] in 1889, a total of 67 miles(108km)  and initially described as the '''Junadagh-Verval Railway'''  <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n201/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 193]; Retrieved  23 Jun 2019</ref>.  [[Jetalasar |Jetalasar Junction]] was a connection  to the ‘[[Gondal Railway]] - Mainline’ [[Dhasa]] to [[Jamjodhpur]].
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**''Line ‘A’ on map '' 
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==Administation==
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*1888-89: With the opening of the ‘Junagadh State Railway’(JunSR ) from  [[Junagadh]]  via [[Jetalsar]]  to [[Verval]] the railway joined the administrative coalition of the '[[Bhavnagar-Gondal State Railway]]’.  The coalition briefly became the '[[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Verval Railway]]'(BGJPV)
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*1889: When the ‘[[Porbandar State Railway]]’ extension from [[Dhasa ]] reached [[Porbandar]]  the coalition finally became the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway|(BGJPR) ''- see separate page for further information'']].
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<Blockquote>This BGJPR coalition was also described in some records as the '''Kathiawar Railway''', the '''Kathiawar Union Railway''' and the '''Kathiawar State Railway'''. </Blockquote>
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* 1911: The BGJPR coalition ceased to exist on 1 April 1911, from this date the line was worked independently as a separate and distinct railway <ref name=Admin/>.
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*1911-1934: The operation of the ‘[[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway]]’ caused serious financial and commercial disadvantages to the JunSr, resulting in acrimonious exchanges over many years [[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway|''- see separate page for further information'']].
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* 1935: The ‘Junagadh State Railway’ put forward a proposal to take over the management of the ‘[[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway]]’ which since 1911 had been  operated by the ‘[Gondal-Porabandar Railway]’ <ref> British Library IOR/R/1/1/4784(1) and (2); "File 110-IB(C)/1935 Proposed taking over of management of the Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway by the Junagadh State Railway from the Gondal Railway"; 1935</ref>. There is no evidence that this proposal was accepted.
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*  1948: The  ‘Junagadh State Railway’ became part of the ‘[[Saurashtra Railway]]’.
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==Development of the JunSR==
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*1910-15: ‘Saradiya Branch Line’, 26 miles(42km); from Shapur , 5 miles(8km)  south-west of Junagadh,  to Saradiya <ref name=Admin/> (shown as Juniagarh  to  Kutiyana on 1931 Railways Map )
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**''Line ‘B’ on map '' 
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* 1912: ‘Visavadar Branch’, 26 miles(km); from Junagadh to Visavadar <ref name=Admin/> .
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*1912: ‘Dungarpur Quarry Line’, ¾ mile(1.2km); a short spur from the ‘Visavadar Branch’, 2 miles (3.2km)south-east of Junagarh <ref name=Admin/> .
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**''Line ‘D’ on map '' 
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* 1918-23: ‘[[Veraval-Prachi Road Branch]]’, 28 miles(45km); from[[Verval]], proposed as far as [[Una]], delayed start, opened in stages from 1918, reached Prachi Road 1923
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<ref name=page193>[https://ia801602.us.archive.org/6/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.96301/2015.96301.Kathiawar-Economics.pdf 1943 ‘Kathiawar Economics’ by A  B Trivedi, 1943 Digital Library of India Archive.org,  Appendix B ‘Railways in Kathiawar with opening dates, pages 193(pdf217)]<ref/>.  ‘[Veraval-Prachi Road Branch|''- See separate page for further information'']].
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**''Line ‘E’ on map '' 
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* 1932: ‘Visavader-Dhari Branch’ 20 miles(32km); from Visavader to Dhari <ref name=page193/>.
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**''Line ‘F’ on map ''
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* 1934-35: ‘Prachi Road-Jamwala-Delwada Branch’ 31 miles(50km) <ref name=page193/>. 
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**''Line ‘G’ on map ''
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*1938: ‘[[Prachi Road-Kodinar Railway]]’, 16 miles(26km) from Prachi Road to Kodinar. [[Prachi Road-Kodinar Railway ''- See separate page for further information'']]. '
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**'Line ‘H’ on map ''
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==Records==
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An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2  “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search];  Retrieved 7 Apr 2016</ref>
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gives the following:-
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*R/1/1/4784(1) and (2); "File 110-IB(C)/1935 Proposed taking over of management of the Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway by the Junagadh State Railway from the Gondal Railway"; 1935
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==Further Information==
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See  '''[[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]''' for period from 1899 to 1911.
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and '''[[Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems]]''' gives a map, timeline and relates this railway to others in the Kathiawar Peninsula.
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== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
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[[Category:Indian States Railways]]

Revision as of 15:16, 13 May 2020

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[[Image:|150px| ]]
Line of route
Jetalsar to Veraval
Gauge / mileage
Metre gauge 140 miles (1922)
229 miles (1944)
Timeline
1888 First section opened to traffic
Key locations
Presidency Bombay
Stations Jetalsar, Juniagarh, Kutiyana, Veraval
System agency
1888 Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway
1911 Own agency
How to interpret this infobox

The Junagadh State Railway (JunSR) was a metre gauge(MG) railway owned by the Princely Junagadh State and intially worked by the Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway [1]

In 1869 a survey was undertaken and the ’Junagadh-Verval Railway Proposal ‘ concluded that a Railway line from Junagadh to Verval was feasible but the cost of 40 to 50 Lakhs of Rupees was too high for the Junagadh Durbar to go ahead. Proposals for a light railway system were to be looked at. [2].

In 1872 another line was proposed and the route from Veraval] to Junagadh and Dhoraji was surveyed by Mr A W Forde C E, but the cost was beyond the means of Junagadh Durbar. This proposal came to nothing 

[3].

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File:Junagadh State Railway.png
Junagadh State Railway


Administation

This BGJPR coalition was also described in some records as the Kathiawar Railway, the Kathiawar Union Railway and the Kathiawar State Railway.

  • 1911: The BGJPR coalition ceased to exist on 1 April 1911, from this date the line was worked independently as a separate and distinct railway [4].
  • 1911-1934: The operation of the ‘Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway’ caused serious financial and commercial disadvantages to the JunSr, resulting in acrimonious exchanges over many years - see separate page for further information.
  • 1935: The ‘Junagadh State Railway’ put forward a proposal to take over the management of the ‘Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway’ which since 1911 had been operated by the ‘[Gondal-Porabandar Railway]’ [5]. There is no evidence that this proposal was accepted.
  • 1948: The ‘Junagadh State Railway’ became part of the ‘Saurashtra Railway’.

Development of the JunSR

  • 1910-15: ‘Saradiya Branch Line’, 26 miles(42km); from Shapur , 5 miles(8km) south-west of Junagadh, to Saradiya [4] (shown as Juniagarh to Kutiyana on 1931 Railways Map )
    • Line ‘B’ on map
  • 1912: ‘Visavadar Branch’, 26 miles(km); from Junagadh to Visavadar [4] .
    • Line ‘C’ on map
  • 1912: ‘Dungarpur Quarry Line’, ¾ mile(1.2km); a short spur from the ‘Visavadar Branch’, 2 miles (3.2km)south-east of Junagarh [4] .
    • Line ‘D’ on map
  • 1918-23: ‘Veraval-Prachi Road Branch’, 28 miles(45km); fromVerval, proposed as far as Una, delayed start, opened in stages from 1918, reached Prachi Road 1923

Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag gives the following:-

  • R/1/1/4784(1) and (2); "File 110-IB(C)/1935 Proposed taking over of management of the Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway by the Junagadh State Railway from the Gondal Railway"; 1935

Further Information

See Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway for period from 1899 to 1911. and Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems gives a map, timeline and relates this railway to others in the Kathiawar Peninsula.

References

  1. ↑ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 193; Retrieved 7 Feb 2016
  2. ↑ British Library ‘India Office Records’ V/10/1384 “Indian States Administration Reports. Kathiawar” 1865-75, No 134 of 1869
  3. ↑ “Gazetteer – Bombay Presidency” Vol.8; page 247-248 of 756; Retrieved 1 Oct 2017
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 193; Retrieved 23 Jun 2019
  5. ↑ British Library IOR/R/1/1/4784(1) and (2); "File 110-IB(C)/1935 Proposed taking over of management of the Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway by the Junagadh State Railway from the Gondal Railway"; 1935
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