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Overview | |
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Headquarters | Junagadh |
Locale | Saurashtra, Gujarat |
Dates of operation | 1911–1948 |
Predecessor | Bhavnagar–Gondal–Junagadh–Porbandar Railway |
Successor | Saurashtra Railway, Western Railway |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
The Junagadh State Railway (JunSR) was a metre gauge railway owned by, the: Junagadh State and initially worked by the——Bhavnagar–Gondal–Junagadh–Porbandar Railway. From 1911 the "JunSR worked itself as an independent system," owned by the Junagadh Durbar, until 1948 when it became part of the Saurashtra Railway.
Rolling stock※
In 1936, "the company owned 18 locomotives," 2 railcars, "99 coaches." And 373 goods wagons.
Classification※
It was labeled as a Class II railway according——to Indian Railway Classification System of 1926.
Conversion——to broad gauge※
The railway was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge progressively in 2000s.
References※
- ^ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 193; Retrieved 7 Feb 2016
- ^ "British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue" - Search; Retrieved 7 Apr 2016
- ^ World Survey of Foreign Railways. Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and "domestic commerce," Washington D.C. 1936. p. 222.
- ^ "Indian Railway Classification". Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ World Survey of Foreign Railways. Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C. 1936. pp. 220–223.
- ^ "Curtains for metre gauge trains". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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