Gandhidham–Bhuj section

Gandhidham–Bhuj section
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Gujarat
Termini	Gandhidham Bhuj
Operation
Opened	1908
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator(s)	Western Railway
Technical
Track length	59 km (37 mi)
No. of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge

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

Section

Gandhidham–Bhuj section
Legend Gandhidham–Samakhiali section 3 Gandhidham Cabin Freight depot 0 Gandhidham Bg Railway Station Track switch Gandhidham–Kandla Port section 6 Gopalpur 9 Adipur NH 8A to Mundra Port 16 Anjar 33 Ratnal 46 Kukma Mundra Port 50 Madhapur 59 New Bhuj Bhuj–Naliya Section

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.^[1] Some of the trains were extended to Bhuj.^[2]

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.^[3]

References

1. "Gandhidham–Bhuj gauge conversion". The Hindu (Chennai, India).
2. "Extension of trains to Bhuj". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 26 February 2000.
3. "Chapter II – The Maintenance of Permanent Way". Retrieved 2013-12-12.