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A Night View of Vadodara Railway Station 

Here is History of Vadodara in Indian Railway 

( Note- This matter has been taken from -  http://www.irfca.org  )

• 1855
• Bombay Baroda &Central Indian Railway ( BB&CI)   incorporated, and begins work on a Surat-Baroda line.

• 1862
• Feb. 8: Jamalpur Loco Works established.
• Khanderao, the Gaekwar of Baroda, opens 8 miles of an NG railway line from Dabhoi towards Miyagam. Oxen were used as the motive power!

• 1863
• BB&CI Railway completes Surat-Baroda-Ahmedabad line.

• 1869
• Governor-General Lord Lawrence suggests that the Government of India itself undertake all future construction of railway lines. But GIPR's guarantees and leases are extended, and also those of the Bombay, Baroda, and Madras Railway Companies. Still, this year marks a turning point in government policy away from the guarantee system.

                             Relation of  Gaekwar  dynasty & Vadodara Railway Station 

Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway (GBSR) was a narrow gauge and metre gauge railway line owned by the Princely State of Baroda, which was ruled by the Gaekwar dynasty.

The first rail tracks were laid during the reign of Sir Khanderao Gaekwad (1828–1870), the Maharaja of Baroda. In 1862, he inaugurated 8 miles (13 km) of an NG railway line fromDabhoi to Miyagam. Oxen were used to haul the train, although in 1863, Nielson & Co. built a locomotive to be operated on the line from Debhoi to Miyagram, as the 6.5 km/m rails were not suited for the regular use of an engine.

The railway track has the distinction of being the first narrow-gauge line to be laid in British India, as well as being the first railway to be owned by any Princely State of India.

Later, during the rule of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the railway's network was further expanded. In 1873, the Dabhoi-Miyagam line (the first 2'6" 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, a large narrow-gauge railway network was set, which extended to Becharaji and many other places in Baroda State, with Dabhoi as its focal point. The network is still the largest narrow-gauge railway network in the world.

In 1949, the Gaikwad Baroda State Railway was merged with the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.

Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaekwar's_Baroda_State_Railway