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Gandhidham–Bhuj section

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Status
  
Operational

Opened
  
1908

Track length
  
59 km (37 mi)

Locale
  
Operator(s)
  
Number of tracks
  
1

Terminis
  
Bhuj railway station, Gandhidham Junction railway station

The Gandhidham–Bhuj section belongs to Western Railway of Kutch district in Gujarat state. It passes through Adipur and Anjar

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History

Initially Gandhidham–Bhuj section was a metre gauge and later it was converted to broad gauge. The railway ran north from the port of Tuna towards Anjar in the Kutch. The railway was financed by the Maharao Khengarji Bawa of Cutch, and the initial section to Anjar was opened in 1905. An extension from Anjar to the state capital of Bhuj was later made and lines opened in 1908.

Railway reorganization

Cutch State Railway was merged into the Western Railway on 5 November 1951, at which Gandhidham–Bhuj section was metre gauge. After the gauge conversion, Gandhidham–Bhuj section in 1 June 2001. Some of the trains were extended to Bhuj.

Route

Gandhidham–Bhuj section connects Adipur, Mundra Port and New Bhuj. Mundra Port link separates at Adipur.

Speed limits

The Gandhidham–Bhuj Section is classified as a Group E-special class line in which speed should be below 100 km/h.

References

Gandhidham–Bhuj section Wikipedia


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