Inaugurated on 10th November 2010, the Dabhoi Heritage Park revisits the journey of railways. It looks back on the history of the Gaekwar Baroda State Railways (GBSR) through letters, photographs and time tables of a by-gone era when narrow gauge steam trains were the toast of the land. Dabhoi & the Railways: Dabhoi under the Gaekwars of Baroda grew into the…
Dabhoi
Dabhoi was established in the early 6th century AD. Its foundation and fortification is ascribed to the great King of Gujarat, Siddhraj Jaisinh (1093-1143 AD), who made this his frontier fortress. The architectural style and the exquisite stone carving and iconography on the fort walls and gates suggest that it was conceived and constructed in the same period as Rudra…
The ‘Gaekwar’s Baroda State Railway (GBSR)’ was the first narrow-gauge railway line in India. Owned by the princely state of Baroda, it was the first railway built & operated by a native Prince. Railway in Baroda: The first rail tracks were laid during the reign of Maharaja Khanderao Gaekwar, & the 20-mile railway line from Dabhoi to Miyagam was opened…