Porbandar railway station

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Porbandar railway station
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Terminal station
General information
Location Porbandar, Gujarat
India
Coordinates 21°38′35″N69°36′54″E / 21.643045°N 69.614933°E / 21.643045; 69.614933
Elevation7 m (23 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Western Railway
Line(s) Jamnagar–Porbandar line
Porbandar–Jetalsar section
Platforms4
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePBR [1]
Zone(s) Western Railway
Division(s) Bhavnagar
History
Opened1888;136 years ago (1888)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous names Porbandar State Railway
Location
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Porbandar railway station
Location within Gujarat

Porbandar railway station (station code: PBR [1] ) is a Terminal station in city of Porbandar in the Indian state of Gujarat. It belongs to the Bhavnagar Division of Western Railways.

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History

Porbandar railway station was owned by Porbandar State Railway during the Princely rule. Porbandar–JamJodhpur metre-gauge railway line was opened in 1888 [2] by working with Bhavnagar–Gondal–Junagad–Porbandar Railway. Later it was merged into Saurashtra Railway in 1948. [3] Further it is under taken by Western Railway on 5 November 1951. [4] Gauge conversion of Wansajaliya–Jetalsar section completed in 2011 giving connectivity to Somnath.

Trains

The following trains start from Porbandar railway station:

Train no.Train nameDestination
19015/16 Porbandar–Mumbai Central Saurashtra Express Mumbai Central
20909/10 Kochuveli−Porbandar Superfast Express Kochuveli
19571/72 Rajkot–Porbandar Express Rajkot Junction
20937/38 Porbandar–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Superfast Express Delhi Sarai Rohilla
19269/70 Porbandar–Muzaffarpur Express Muzaffarpur Junction
12905/06 Shalimar–Porbandar Superfast Express Shalimar
12949/50 Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express Santragachi Junction
19201/02 Secunderabad–Porbandar Weekly Express Secunderabad Junction
59213/14Porbandar–Bhanvad Passenger Bhanvad
59215/16Porbandar–Bhanvad Passenger Bhanvad
59205/06Porbandar–Kanalus Passenger Kanalus Junction
59211/12Porbandar–Rajkot Fast Passenger Rajkot Junction
59297/98Porbandar–Somnath Passenger Somnath

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References

  1. 1 2 "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "IR History: Part II (1880–1899)".
  3. ↑ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)".
  4. ↑ "IR History: Part 4 (1947–1970)".


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