ham andal ▁State . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁line ▁between ▁Kur anga ▁and ▁Ar th ara ▁was ▁san ction ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁work ▁on ▁this ▁line ▁was ▁stopped ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁war . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁the ▁Ga ek war ' s ▁Bar oda ▁State ▁Railway ▁( GB SR ) ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁management ▁and ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁Ok ham andal ▁State ▁Railway . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁the ▁Kur anga – Ok ha ▁Railway ▁branch ▁was ▁opened ▁which ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁Ok ha ▁Port ▁Trust ▁Railway . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁the ▁operation ▁and ▁maintenance ▁of ▁the ▁Ok ham andal ▁State ▁Railway ▁was ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁Jam n agar ▁& ▁D w ark a ▁Railway . ▁Sa uras ht ra ▁Railway ▁came ▁into ▁being ▁in ▁April , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁with ▁the ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁state ▁rail ways ▁which ▁included ▁Ok ham andal ▁State ▁Railway . ▁ ▁Con version ▁to ▁broad ▁gauge ▁The ▁railway ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁ ▁broad ▁gauge ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : S aur as ht ra ▁Category : Def unct ▁railway ▁companies ▁of ▁India ▁Category : Met re ▁gauge ▁rail ways ▁in ▁India ▁Category : R ail ▁transport ▁in ▁Gu jar at ▁Category : 1 9 1 8 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁India ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁India