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			{{Short description\|Defunct railway in Gujarat, India}}
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	\| railroad_name = Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway		\| railroad_name = Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway
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	== History ==		== History ==
	After the death of Vibhoji Ranmalji in 1895<ref>[[Nawanagar State]]</ref> Jashwantsinhji Vibhoji who came on to throne on 28 April 1895 started the first section of what came to be called the Jamnagar Railway. The railway line from [[Jamnagar]] (then called [[Nawanagar State\|Nawanagar]]) to Rajkot was opened for traffic in 1897 with Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar railway line. Until 1905 the railway line length was {{convert\|87\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}}. Ranjitsinhji Vibhoji who was the ruler of Nawanagar State worked with Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway system until 1911. Later he worked with Dwarka Railway. As the line was extended westwards towards Dwarka and Okha Port on the Gulf of [[Kutch]]. Hence the system was renamed as Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jamnagar_and_Dwarka_Railway \|title=About J & D Railway}}</ref> During 1942 the railway lines increased to {{convert\|325\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}}. Later during the regime of Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji, the Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway was merged into [[Saurashtra Railway]] in April 1948.		After the death of Vibhoji Ranmalji in 1895<ref>[[Nawanagar State]]</ref> Jashwantsinhji Vibhoji who came on to throne on 28 April 1895 started the first section of what came to be called the Jamnagar Railway. The railway line from [[Jamnagar]] (then called [[Nawanagar State\|Nawanagar]]) to Rajkot was opened for traffic in 1897 with Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar railway line. Until 1905 the railway line length was {{convert\|87\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}}. Ranjitsinhji Vibhoji who was the ruler of Nawanagar State worked with Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway system until 1911. Later he worked with Dwarka Railway. As the line was extended westwards towards Dwarka and Okha Port on the Gulf of [[Kutch]]. Hence the system was renamed as Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jamnagar_and_Dwarka_Railway \|title=About J & D Railway}}</ref> During 1942 the railway lines increased to {{convert\|325\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}}. Later during the regime of Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji, the Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway was merged into [[Saurashtra Railway]] in April 1948.

			== Rolling stock ==
			In 1936, the company owned 17 locomotives, 3 railcars, 75 coaches and 607 goods wagons.<ref>{{cite book \|title=World Survey of Foreign Railways \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HxHLQGfxDa0C&pg=RA16-PA17 \|year=1936 \|publisher=Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C.\|language=English \|page=222}}</ref>

			==Classification==
			It was labeled as a Class II railway according to [[Indian Railway Classification]] System of 1926.<ref>{{cite web\| title=Indian Railway Classification \| url=https://wiki.fibis.org/w/Indian_Railway_Classification \| access-date=10 November 2022\| language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|title=World Survey of Foreign Railways \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HxHLQGfxDa0C&pg=RA16-PA15 \|year=1936 \|publisher=Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C.\|language=English \|page=220–223}}</ref>

	== Conversion to broad gauge==		== Conversion to broad gauge==

	The railway lines were converted to {{RailGauge\|1676mm\|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 1984.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history5.html \|title=Irfca history (1971-1995)}}</ref>		The railway lines were converted to {{RailGauge\|1676mm\|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 1984.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history5.html \|title=Irfca history (1971-1995)}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

			{{Class II railways according to Indian Railway Classification System}}

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway}}
	[[Category:Metre gauge railways in India]]		[[Category:Metre-gauge railways in India]]
	[[Category:Defunct railway companies of India]]		[[Category:Defunct railway companies of India]]
	[[Category:History of rail transport in Gujarat]]		[[Category:History of rail transport in Gujarat]]
	[[Category:Jamnagar district]]		[[Category:Jamnagar district]]
	[[Category:Transport in Jamnagar]]		[[Category:Transport in Jamnagar]]

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{{Infobox rail
| railroad_name = Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway
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| locale = [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]], [[Gujarat]]
| start_year = 1897
| end_year = 1948
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| successor_line = [[Saurashtra Railway]], [[Western Railway Zone|Western Railway]]
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}}
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| hq_city = [[Jamnagar]], [[Dwarka|Dwaraka]]
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'''Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway''' was a {{RailGauge|1000mm|lk=on}} [[metre gauge]] in the [[Nawanagar State]] in [[Gujarat]] during 19th century.

== History ==
After the death of Vibhoji Ranmalji in 1895<ref>[[Nawanagar State]]</ref> Jashwantsinhji Vibhoji who came on to throne on 28 April 1895 started the first section of what came to be called the Jamnagar Railway. The railway line from [[Jamnagar]] (then called [[Nawanagar State|Nawanagar]]) to Rajkot was opened for traffic in 1897 with Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar railway line. Until 1905 the railway line length was {{convert|87|km|mi|abbr=on}}. Ranjitsinhji Vibhoji who was the ruler of Nawanagar State worked with Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway system until 1911. Later he worked with Dwarka Railway. As the line was extended westwards towards Dwarka and Okha Port on the Gulf of [[Kutch]]. Hence the system was renamed as Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jamnagar_and_Dwarka_Railway |title=About J & D Railway}}</ref> During 1942 the railway lines increased to {{convert|325|km|mi|abbr=on}}. Later during the regime of Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji, the Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway was merged into [[Saurashtra Railway]] in April 1948.

== Conversion to broad gauge==

The railway lines were converted to {{RailGauge|1676mm|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history5.html |title=Irfca history (1971-1995)}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamnagar and Dwarka Railway}}
[[Category:Metre gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Defunct railway companies of India]]
[[Category:History of rail transport in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Jamnagar district]]
[[Category:Transport in Jamnagar]]

Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway - Revision history

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>Shyamsunder: removed Category:Rail transport in Gujarat; added Category:History of rail transport in Gujarat using HotCat