This was Gondal state railway started by king of Gondal
In Saurashtra, Bhavnagar was the first and Gondal the second state to build a railway network.
2. MG era began in December 1880 with inauguration of the line from Bhavnagar Terminus (BVC) to Wadhwan (WC).Sir James Fergusson, Governor of Bombay inaugurated the line in the presence of Sir Takhtasinhji the ruler of Bhavnagar. The first train was run from Bhavnagar to Limdi carrying the Governor's entourage and guests. It returned the same evening- well in time for a State Bouquet in the King's palace at Neelambaug.
3. Soon after the line from Bhavnagar to Wadhwan was complete, the Dhola to Dhoraji line was also completed. Bhavnagar and Gondal states contributed in 2:1 ratio for construction of the lines with contribution of Rs.86 lakhs by Bhavnagar State and Rs.29 lakhs by Gondal State

Posted by Rajendra Saxena on 2009 Dec 15 13:18:17 +0000

Where was this railway? Please provide more details

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2009 Dec 15 11:58:01 +0000

I feel Nagpur comes nearest to this one. The Station building looks the same.

Posted by Kshitij Halbe on 2009 Nov 03 01:40:58 +0000

Thanks. Brings nostalgia for me too. I transited via Bikaner on the way from Ahmedabad to Suratgarh in 1980, but only had about 90 minutes (and no camera) between my two trains to take in the beauty of this station.

Posted by Shirish Paranjape on 2009 Oct 28 20:11:55 +0000

Simply superb pic!

Posted by Akshay Marathe on 2009 Oct 28 11:45:00 +0000

The Black & White pic brings back nostalgic memories of my previous visit to Bikaner, 29 years ago. Thanks for sharing.

Posted by Dinesh Hukmani on 2009 Oct 28 10:08:45 +0000

simply superb .Photo is as good as of jaisalmer station taken by you in night . you really know how to take photo in night .

I wish the tree obstructing view should have been cut by rlys

Posted by Rajendra Saxena on 2009 Oct 28 09:14:55 +0000

Royal Photo.

Posted by Jatin Bhavsar on 2009 Oct 28 04:41:21 +0000

Lovely clarity.

Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2009 Oct 27 18:12:05 +0000

Looks more like a palace than a station!

Posted by Karan Desai on 2009 Oct 27 17:21:02 +0000