The Gaekwar’s Baroda State Railway (GBSR) holds a remarkable place in Indian railway history as the first narrow-gauge railway line in the country. Established under the princely state of Baroda, it represents the pioneering efforts of a native ruler in the realm of railway transportation. Railways in Baroda During the reign of Maharaja Khanderao Gaekwad II (1856-1870), the first rail…
