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{{Line Railways Infobox
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|caption='''Aden State Railway'''
|route= [[Maala]] to [[El Khudad]]
|gauge1= Metre gauge
|gauge1details= 29 miles (1929)
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|timeline1date= 1915
|timeline1details= Construction begun by Royal Engineers
|timeline2date= 1919-1920
|timeline2details= Extended to [[Lahej]]
|timeline3date= 1922
|timeline3details= Opened to public use
|timeline4date= 1929
|timeline4details= Closed
|timeline5date= 1930
|timeline5details= Dismantled
|presidency= [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay]]
|stations= [[Maala]], [[Sheikh Othman]], [[Lahej]], [[Hassaini Gardens]], [[El Khudad]]
|system1date=
|system1details= Worked by [[North Western Railway]]
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Category:Foreign Railways; Aden-Lahej Railway, IOR info, ‘See also’ all added
The '''Aden State Railway''' operated from 1916 and 1929 in Aden, a dependency of of the Bombay, British Colony and Protectorate, in the south-west corner of Southern Arabia. The metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]])
railway was 29 miles(46km). The railway was worked by the [[North Western Railway]] of India under one of its officers who was designated ‘Engineer-in-Charge’ <ref name=Aden>[http://www.bpadenkids.com/AdenTrains/AdenTrains.pdf “Railways of Aden” from original article “Indian Outpost in Arabia” by Robert Mumford published in the ‘Railway Magazine’ February 1976 pages 73-75]; Retrieved 22 Nov 2016 </ref>.
== History ==
The railway was built to metre gauge standards and the materials used in construction were almost certainly sourced from India, most likely by cannibalising branches of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway|Bombay, Baroda and Central India]] and [[Eastern Bengal Railway|Eastern Bengal Railways]].
In 1919. the line was extended from Sheikh Othman; opened to Lahej , Yeman Feb 11, 1919; and to Al Kudad (El Khudad ) Jan 7, 1920 giving a line length of 28.75 miles(46km). The line wassdescribed as the ''' ‘Aden-Lahej Railway’ '''‘<ref>British Library IOR/L/PS/10/89 ‘Aden; railway construction in Aden hinterland; Aden-Lahej Railway'</ref>
==Aden State Railway==
On May 7, 1920 the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) transferred the railway from military control to that of the [[Railway Board]] creating the ‘Aden State Railway’ under the control of Mr Affleck who was designated ‘Engineer-in-Charge’ <ref name=Aden/>.
In 1922 the line was opened up to public use, carrying traffic between Aden and Yemen and military supplies to the outpost at Sheikh Othman. The line was worked by the [[North Western Railway]] under a designated Engineer-in-charge. The line proved too costly to maintain and was closed in 1929 before being dismantled in 1930.<ref>British Library IOR L/PS/12/1462 ‘Disposal of Rolling Stock and Material of former Aden Railway’</ref>
== Classification ==
[[Indian Railway Classification]] of 1926 - Class III railway system.
== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110103164201/http://www.ajg41.clara.co.uk/yemen.html Middle East Railway "Railways in Yemen" by Andrew Grantham from notes compiled by Eljas Pölhö]
==See also associated pages==
*[[Aden Tramway]]
*[[Crater-Steamer Point Tramway (Aden)]], proposal 1863 for an electric tramway [[Crater-Steamer Point Tramway (Aden)| - ''see Separate page '']]
== References ==
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:State Railways]]
[[Category:Foreign Railways]]
