Okha railway station

Route map
	Legend
	Source:Google Maps; 59503 Viramgam–Okha Passenger

Okha railway station
Okha railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Okha, Gujarat ; India
Coordinates	22°28′18″N69°04′36″E / 22.471733°N 69.076770°E
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Western Railway
Line(s)	Viramgam–Okha line
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	OKHA
Zone(s)	Western Railway
Division(s)	Rajkot
History
Opened	1922;102 years ago
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway
Services
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Source:Google Maps; 59503 Viramgam–Okha Passenger
Location
	Okha railway station Location within India Okha railway station Okha railway station (Gujarat)

Last updated April 13, 2024

Okha railway station is a railway station in Okha, Gujarat. It belongs to Rajkot Division of Western Railway in India.

Geography

The Okha railway station is one of the western broad-gauge railway stations in India. It serves the port of Okha. There are trains to destinations in India like Mumbai, Somnath, Howrah, Nathdwara, Gorakhpur, Puri, Guwahati, Rameswaram, Kochi, Tuticorin, Varanasi, Dehradun and Jaipur .^[1]

History

Jamnagar–Okha metre-gauge line was opened for traffic in the year 1922 by Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway.^[2] Later Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway was merged into Saurashtra Railway in April 1948.^[3] Later it was undertaken by Western Railway. Gauge Conversion of Hapa–Okha section was later completed in 1984 by Indian Railways.^[4]

Major trains

Following Express/Superfast trains originate from Okha railway station:

15635/15636 Dwarka Express
15045/15046 Gorakhpur–Okha Express
19567/19568 Okha–Tuticorin Vivek Express
16337/16338 Ernakulam–Okha Express
19251/19252 Somnath–Okha Express
22969/22970 Okha–Varanasi Superfast Express
22905/22906 Okha–Shalimar Superfast Express
16733/16734 Rameswaram–Okha Express
19575/19576 Okha–Nathdwara Express
20819/20820 Puri–Okha Dwarka Express
19565/19566 Uttaranchal Express
19573/19574 Okha–Jaipur Weekly Express
22945/22946 Saurashtra Mail

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[1] "Arrivals at Okha".

[2] "IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947)".

[3] "IR History: Part - III (1947 - 1970)".

[4] "IR History: Part - III (1970 - 1995)".

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