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Bilimora-Kalamba State Railway

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The '''Bilimora-Kalamba State Railway''' was an Indian owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Baroda State ]]. The 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line; of 34 miles(54km) opened in 1914from [[Bilimora]] reaching Kalamba (now named Kalva Amba) in 1917 <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n42/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” Pages 33-1534, pdf 42-43]; Retrieved 5 Nov 2016</ref>.
The line Approval was granted in 1914 for a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gaugefurther 28 miles([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]29km) linking [[Bilimora]] to [[Kalamba]] and worked by [[Bombayextension <ref name=Admin/>, Baroda and Central India Railway]]but there is only evidence for a 3 mile(BB&CIR5km)<ref>[https://archiveextension as far as Waghai.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n41/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 33]; Retrieved 30 Jan 2016</ref>
The railway was managed, maintained and worked by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) as part of its network <ref name=Admin/>. ==Further Informationinformation ==
See '''[[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]'''
 
and '''[[Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway Network - Lines owned and worked|BB&CIR Network - Lines owned and worked]]'''
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