The Rajpipla State Railway (RSR) was a

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, built by

Rajpipla State The Kingdom of Rajpipla or Rajpipla State was a princely state, with full internal jurisdiction, in India ruled by the Gohil Rajput dynasty for over 600 years from around 1340 until 1948. It was the largest State, and the only first-class S ...

History

The railway was constructed as a famine relief line to the Rajipipla District under the auspices of Maharana Chhatrasinhji, Raja of Rajpipla, as a short NG 19 mile(30 km) in 1897 connecting

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to the BB&CIR BG line at Anklesvar on the

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. This section, then called Anklesvar–Rajpipla Railway was worked by

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(BB&CIR). The line was extended to Nandod Station in 1899, giving a total line length of 37 miles(59 km) and renamed the "Rajpipla State Railway". "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 38
Retrieved 5 Dec 2016 A further 2 mile (3 km) short extension to Nandod Town was completed in 1917 on the opening of the "Kanjan River Bridge", which was inaugurated by Lord Willingdon, Governor of Bombay Presidency, in February 1917. Thereby the railway line was extended from the old station to the new station on the edge of Nandod, the capital of Rajpipla."Rajpipla State Railway" by Singhiv 16 July 2015
Retrieved 5 Dec 2016 Ownership of the line remained with the

and worked by BB&CIR. The Jhagadia–Netrang Railway, a 19-mile (30 km) branch line was opened in 1932. It branched from Jhagadia, on the Anklesvar-Rajpipla section of the Rajpipla State Railway to Netrang. This increased the network length to 59 miles (94 km). In 1948, Rajpipla State Railway (RSR) became a part of

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Conversion to broad gauge

The network was converted to {{Track gauge, 5ft6in, lk=on

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in 2013.Zeenews.india.com "Ankleshwar-Rajpipla railway route"
Retrieved 13 Dec 2015

References

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