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VADODARA: India's oldest working narrow gauge line will now remain only in history books. All four narrow gauge lines were originally owned by the erstwhile Gaekwad Baroda State Railway, which post-Independence merged with the Indian Railways’ network. The 33-km long Dabhoi-Miyagam line, which has the distinction of being the first narrow gauge section in the country since 1862, will be closed forever from Sunday. Except the Bilimora-Waghi line that falls in the Mumbai Central division, all four other lines that date back to the Gaekwad era fall in Vadodara railway division. For this, it had asked the Western Railway (WR) to submit its opinion by June 30.The Railway Board's letter to WR last month had raised hopes that the narrow gauge line will be saved from extinction..