Gondal State Railway


The Gondal State Railway was a metre gauge railway owned by the Gondal State.

History

The line opened in 1881 and originally worked by the Bhavnagar–Gondal–Junagad–Porbandar Railway. From 1911, the line formed the nucleus of a new system, working jointly with the Porbandar State Railway thus forming the Gondal–Porbandar Railway. In 1919, GSR took over the sole working of the PSR. Khijadiya–Dhari Railway opened in 1913 was a metre gauge railway, part of GSR and owned by the State of Gondal. In 1948, GSR became a part of Saurashtra Railway.

Personnel

No staff lists have ever been found. The following personnel are recorded as 'on loan' from the Public Works Department.
The network was converted to broad gauge progressively in 2010s.