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Guzerat Railway Company

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The '''Guzerat Railway Company''' was formed in 1911 owned and managed a group of four 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway lines -
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/articles/isrs/isrs082004-steam-history.html IRFCA Steam History – Gujarat Lines"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/18185/GIPE-015962.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y Railways in India – GOI Administritive Report 1916-17"]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref>

*[[Champaner-Shivrajpur- Pani Light Railway]] opened in 1911 and extended up to 1916, a total of 31 miles(49km); it was served from [[Halol]].
*[[Godhra-Lunavada Railway]] opened in 1913, a length of 26 miles(41km)and served from [[Gohdra]].
*[[Nadiad-Kapadvanj Railway]] opened in 1913, a length of 28 miles(45m) and served from [[Nadiad]].

The [[Shivrajpur Light Railway]] was brought by The Gujarat Railway Company in 1917.

The management of these lines was taken over by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) in 1922

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