Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line

Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line
Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Gujarat
Termini	Surendranagar; Bhavnagar
Service
Operator(s)	Western Railway
History
Opened	1880
Technical
Track length	170 km (106 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge

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The Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line is located in the Gujarat state of India.

History[edit]

The Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line was laid by Bhavnagar State Railway in 1879 and was opened by 18 December 1880.^[1]^[2] Gauge conversion of this section was announced in Rail budget 1997.^[3] The gauge conversion foundation stone was laid by then Union Home Minister Lal Krishna Advani on 8 July 1999.^[4] Gauge conversion was sanctioned under SPV section from Surendranagar–Dhola–Pipavav in September 2000 by Indian Railway to serve Pipavav Port.^[5] The gauge conversion of this section was completed by 2003.

References[edit]

[1] "Pipavav Rail History".

[2] "Irfca history Part-2".

[3] "Rail budget 1997-98".

[4] "Gauge conversion foundation stone".

[5] "SPV section for Bhavnagar-Dhola".

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