Porbandar railway station

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Porbandar railway station
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways 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;137 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 railway 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–Dadar Western Saurashtra Express Dadar Western
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
19207/08Porbandar– Rajkot{via jetalsar} Passenger Rajkot Junction
59557/60Porbandar– Bhavnagar{via jetalsar} Passenger Bhavnagar Terminus

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)".