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''Adding These Metre Gauge Lines were classified as the route mileages above gives ‘Gaekwar’s Mehsana Railway‘ with a 1921 total route mileage of 255 Miles(410km) and worked by the GBSR BB&CIR until 1933 after which taken over by the Baroda Durbar <ref name=Hist1937>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of 260 miles(418km) ''‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India – Railway Department’, page 232-37 , pdf 275-80]; Retrieved 20 Jul 2020</ref>.
→GBSR Metre Gauge System: Revision based on 1937 Report
* ‘Bechraji-Bhoyani Link Line’ from Bechraji to Katosan Road 15 miles, opened 1920; to Bhoyani 6 miles 1921. Total 21 miles(34km). ''Marked 7 on map''
At the same time, 1921, the following metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line being worked by the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]](BB&CIR) was transferred to the newly formed ‘Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway’(GBSR) :-
* ‘[[Vijapur-Kalol-Kadi Railway]]’, 41 miles(65km) MG; owned by the [[Princely states|Princely ]] [[Baroda State]]; opened 1902-3 from [[Vijapur]] to [[Kadi ]] and extended by a further 5 miles(8km) in 1912 to‘Bhoyani Road- and extended a further 21 miles(34km) to reach [[Bechraji ]] before 1921 where it connected to the GMR . ''Marked 7 and 8 on map.'' [[Vijapur-Kalol-Kadi Railway|''- see separate page'']]
''' Metre Gauge Lines worked by GBSR '''<br>The following metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line was lines were worked by GBSR in 1921:-* ‘[[Okhamandal State Railway]]’, 37 miles(59km) MG; owned by [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Okhamandal State]], opened 1921; in and worked by GBSR. In 1922 became the '''‘[[Kuranga-Okha Railway ]]''' ’ and in 1923 transferred to ‘[[Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway]]’ The 1936* ‘[[Khijadiya-Dhari Railway]]’, 37½ miles(60km) MG; constructed by Baroda Durbar, opened 1913-37 “Report 16 and maintained and worked by the ‘[[Gondal Railway Board on Indian Railways” gives ]]’. In 1934 the Route Mileage of maintenance and working was taken over by the GBSR ‘Metre Gauge Division’ as 255 Miles* ‘[[Prachi Road-Kodinar Railway]]’ 16 miles(410km26km) MG, not expected that it can be opened for traffic before January 1938 <ref name =Report1936>[http://hdl.handle.net/10973/18160 “Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1936-37. Vol. I; Railway Department, Government of India” Download GIPE-017080.pdf Para 40 (ii), page 42 (pdf 57)and page 41 pdf 56 ]; Retrieved 10 Feb 201820 Jul 2020</ref>
==Later Developments==
