Okhamandal State Railway

The Okhamandal State Railway was a 37 miles (60 km) metre gauge railway financed by the Okhamandal State.

Okhamandal State Railway
IndustryRailways
Founded1918
Defunct1951
Headquarters
British India
Area served
Okhamandal State
ServicesRail transport

History

The line between Kuranga and Arthara was sanctioned in 1913. In 1918, work on this line was stopped due to the war.[1][2] In 1921, the Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway (GBSR) took over the management and operation of the Okhamandal State Railway. In 1922 the Kuranga–Okha Railway branch was opened which linked to the Okha Port Trust Railway. In 1923 the operation and maintenance of the Okhamandal State Railway was passed to the Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway.[2] Saurashtra Railway came into being in April, 1948 with the amalgamation of a number of state railways which included Okhamandal State Railway.

Conversion to broad gauge

The railway was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 1984.[3]

References
  1. "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 195; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015
  2. "History of Vadodara/Railway Museum" Archived 23 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
  3. "IR History: Part - V (1970 - 1995)". Retrieved 30 April 2018.


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