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'''Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway''' (GBSR) was a [[narrow gauge]] railway line owned by the [[Baroda State|Princely State of Baroda]], which was ruled by the [[Gaekwar]] dynasty.<br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Bullocks hauled train on 2 feet 6 inches wide 3 lbs rail to connect Dabhoi with Miagam.png|thumb|Bullocks hauled train on 2 feet 6 inches wide 3 lbs rail connecting Dabhoi with Miagam<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.historyofvadodara.in/gbsr-gaekwars-baroda-state-railways/|title=GBSR - Gaekwars Baroda State Railways {{!}} History of Vadodara - Baroda|date=2010-01-01|work=History of Vadodara - Baroda|access-date=2018-01-15|language=en-US}}</ref>]]<br />
The railway track has the distinction of being the first narrow-gauge line to be laid in [[British India]], and also the first railway to be owned by any [[Princely State]] of [[India]]. In 1862, Maharaja [[Khanderao Gaekwad]], the Maharaja of Baroda, inaugurated {{convert|8|mi|km}} of a {{RailGauge|2ft6in|lk=on}} railway line from [[Dabhoi]] to [[Miyagam]]. Oxen were used to haul the train, although in 1863, Nielson & Co. built a locomotive to be operated on the line from Dabhoi to Miyagram, as the 6.5&nbsp;km/m rails were not suited for the regular use of an engine.<br />
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Later, during the rule of [[Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III]], the railway's network was further expanded. In 1873, the Dabhoi-Miyagam line (the first {{RailGauge|2ft6in}} line) was re-laid with stronger rails to allow locomotives to be used, rather than oxen. However, locomotives were not regularly used on the line until 1880. During the Maharaja's reign, railway network extended to Goyagate, Chandod, [[Bodeli]] and Samalaya Jn with Dabhoi as its focal point.<br />
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In 1949, the [[Gaikwad Baroda State Railway]] was merged with the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] which was subsequently merged in 1951 with other adjacent zones to form [[Western Railway (India)|Western Railway]].<br />
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==Conversion to broad gauge==<br />
The Baroda State Railway is currently under conversion to broad gauge.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Dabhoi-Bodeli-broad-gauge-section-to-become-operational/articleshow/5775666.cms|title=Dabhoi-Bodeli broad gauge section to become operational|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-01-15}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of railway companies in India]]<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
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*{{cite book |last1=Gupta |first1=A. K. |last2=Bhaskar |first2=Ravinder |title=Steam Heritage of Western Railway |date=2018 |publisher=Western Railway |location=Mumbai |url=https://www.railenthusiastindia.org.in/portal/steam-heritage-western-railway}}<br />
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