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*1880 December: The ‘Bhavnagar-Wadhwan Mainline’, 104 miles(167km), opened from [[Bhavnagar]] to [[Wadhwan]] <ref name=Admin169>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n177/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 169(pdf177)]; Retrieved 19 Jun 2019</ref>, and to the junction with the [[Bombay, Baroda Central India Railway]](BB&CIR), 106 miles(171km) <ref name=Gaz1884>[https://archive.org/details/1884GazetteerByBombayPresidencyVol8Kathiawar349D/page/n249 ‘1884 Gazetteer of Bombay Presidency, Volume 8 Kathiawar -Railways pages 221-222(pdf249-250)]; Retrieved 10 May 2020</ref>. Built and financed by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Bhavnagar State]].
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*1881 January: The ‘Dhoraji Branch Line’, 89 miles(143km) opened. This branch from Dhola Junction (between [[Bhavnagar]] and [[Wadhwan]]) to [[Dhasa]], 15 miles(24km) <ref name=Admin169/> and from [[Dhasa]] via [[JetasarJetalsar]] to [[Dhoraji]], 74 miles(119km) <ref name=Admin181>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n189/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 181 (pdf189)]; Retrieved 10 May 2020</ref>. Funded in proportion to the distance in each Territory being approximately 2/3rd [[Bhavnagar State]] and 1/3rd [[Gondal State]] <ref name=Bombay>.[https://archive.org/details/1884GazetteerByBombayPresidencyVol8Kathiawar349D/page/n249 ‘1884 Gazetteer of Bombay Presidency’, Volume 8 Kathiawar -Railways pages 221-222(pdf249-250)]; Retrieved 18 Jun 2019</ref>.
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*1881: The '[[Bhavnagar-Gondal State Railway]]' was formed as an administrative coalition between the 'Bhavnagar State Railway' and the [[Gondal Railway|’Gondal State Railway']] [[Bhavnagar-Gondal State Railway|''- see separate page for further information'']].
