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Gondal Railway

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|presidency= [[Bombay]]
|stations= [[Dhola]], [[Jetalsar]], [[Jam JodhphurJamjodhpur]]
|system1date= 1881
|system1details= [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]
|system2date= 1911
|system2details= [[Gondal -Porbandar Railway|Gondal Railways]]
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|timeline1date= 19111881
|timeline1details= [[Gondal Railway|Gondal Railways]] system formed
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|company1= 19111881
|company1details= [[Gondal Railway]]
|company2= 1911
|company2details= [[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway]]
|company3= 19191911
|company3details= [[Porbandar State Railway]]
|company4= 1913
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[[File: Gondal State Railway.png|thumb| Gondal State Railway ]]The '''Gondal State Railway'''(GSR) was a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) railway owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Gondal State]]. The line opened in 1881 and originally worked by the [[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]](BGJPR).
From 1911, the line formed the nucleus of a new system, working jointly with the [[Porbandar State Railway]](PSR) thus forming the '''[[Gondal-Porbandar Railway]]'''.
In 1919, GSR the ‘Gondal State Railway’ took over the sole working of the PSR. ‘[[Porbandar State Railway]]’ and formed the [[Gondal-Porbandar Railway|‘Gondal -Porbandar State Railway’]]
In 1948, GSR became a part of [[Saurashtra Railway]]. ==Branch Lines and ExtensionsGSR Railway Network==* ‘Mainline’ [[Dhasa]] to [[Jamjodhpur]], opened 1881-89, 101 miles(163km)<ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n190/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 181 (pdf190)]; Retrieved 11 May 2020</ref> . <blockquote>At [[Dhasa]] the line connected to the ‘[[Bhavnagar State Railway]]’; and continued westward via Khijadiya (with connection to the ‘[[Khijadiya-Dhari Railway]] was a ’ and via [[Jetalsar]] with connection north to the ‘[[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway]]’ and south to the ‘[[Junagadh State Railway]]’; then via [[Dhoraji]]; then to [[Jamjodhpur]] (where it connected to the ‘[[Porbandar State Railway]]’ </blockquote>* ‘[[Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway]]’ [[Jetalsar]] to [[Rajkot]], opened 1893, 46 miles(72km) <ref name=Admin/>. <blockquote>From [[Jetalsar]] (with its connections); via [[Gondal State|Gondal]] to [[Rajkot]] (where it connected to the ‘[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]]’ and the ‘[[Morvi Railway]]’ [[Rail_gauge_#Metre_GaugeJetalsar-Rajkot Railway|MG''See separate page for History and details'']] </blockquote>* ‘[[Khijadiya-Dhari Railway]] ’ was a Branch line, part of Gondal Railways opened 1913, 37 miles(60km) <ref name=Admin/>,<blockquote>A branch line from Khijadiya (on the ‘Mainline’ between [[Dhasa]] and owned [[Jetalsar]]. Owned by the [[Gondal State|State of Gondal. Opened 1913[[Khijadiya-Dhari Railway |''See separate page for details'']] </blockquote>
==Personnel==
==Further Information==
See '''[[Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway]]'''up to 1911and <br>See '''[[Gondal-Porbandar Railway]]''' from 1911 onward<br>And '''[[Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems]]''' gives a map, timeline and relates this railway to others in the Kathiawar Peninsula.
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