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The '''Okhamandal State Railway''' was a 37 mile(59km) metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line financed by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Okhamandal State]]. The line between and '''[[Kuranga]] and [[Arthara]] was sanctioned in 1913. As at 1918 "work on this line has been stopped or the present" due to the war. <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n203/mode/2up "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 195]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref><ref name=name>[http://www.historyofvadodara.in/2010/01/Railway-Museum-and-Auditorium.html "History of Vadodara/Okha Railway Museum"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>]'''
In 1921 the [[Gaekwar's Baroda File: Okhamandal State Railway]](GBSR) took over the management and operation of the Kuranga-Okha Railway.png|thumb| Okhamandal State Railway. In 1922 the [[and Kuranga-Okha Railway]] branch The '''Okhamandal State Railway''' was opened which linked to the a 37 mile(59km) metre gauge([[Okha Port Trust RailwayRail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]].) line In 1923 the operation and maintenance of financed by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Okhamandal State Railway ]]. The line between Kuranga and Arthara was sanctioned in 1913. It was passed reported that as at 1918 "work on this line has been stopped for the present" due to the [[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]]war.<ref name=name/>[[Saurashtra Railway]] came into being https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n203/mode/1up "Administration Report on the Railways in AprilIndia – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of state railways which included Okhamandal Railway.Calcutta; page 195"]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019</ref><refname=vadora>[httpshttp://enwww.wikipediahistoryofvadodara.orgin/wikirailway-museum-auditorium/Saurashtra_Railway Wikipedia "Saurashtra History of Vadodara/RailwayMuseum"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 20157 Jun 2019</ref>.
External links corrected, map and sub heading ‘Later History’ added
''The actual date of opening of this line has not been found – it must be between 1919 and 1921''
<br>''Spelling Note: Kuranga via Dwarka to Okha is about 38 miles. So Arthara must be close to Okha. ''
==Later History==
1921: the [[Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway]](GBSR) took over the management and operation of the ‘Okhamandal State Railway’.
1922: '''[[Kuranga-Okha Railway]]''' was the name given to the railway on the opening of the [[Okha Port Trust Railway]] <ref name=vadora/> .
1923 : the operation and maintenance of the railway was passed to the [[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]](JDR) <ref name=vadora/>.
1931: The 1931 Map <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1931/fullscreen.html?object=31 ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India,’ v. 26, Atlas 1931 edition, Railways & Inland Navigation, p. 24. ]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019</ref> shows the JDR as working the line from Jamnagar via Kuranga and to Okha Port.
1948: [[Saurashtra Railway]] came into being in April, 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of state railways which included the ‘Okhamandal Railway’ and the ‘[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saurashtra_Railway Wikipedia "Saurashtra Railway""]; Retrieved 7 Jun 2019</ref>.
==Further Information==
[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]]
== References ==
