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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.[1] 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.[2]
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 |
In 1936, the company owned 18 locomotives, 2 railcars, 99 coaches and 373 goods wagons.[3]
It was labeled as a Class II railway according to Indian Railway Classification System of 1926.[4][5]
The railway was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge progressively in 2000s.[6]
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