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Porbandar railway station

Porbandar railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationPorbandar, Gujarat
India
Coordinates21°38′35″N 69°36′54″E / 21.643045°N 69.614933°E / 21.643045; 69.614933
Elevation7 m (23 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byWestern 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 namesPorbandar State Railway
Location
Porbandar railway station is located in Gujarat
Porbandar railway station
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.

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 name Destination
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
59213/14 Porbandar–Bhanvad Passenger Bhanvad
59215/16 Porbandar–Bhanvad Passenger Bhanvad
59205/06 Porbandar–Kanalus Passenger Kanalus Junction
59211/12 Porbandar–Rajkot Fast Passenger Rajkot Junction
19207/08 Porbandar– Rajkot{via jetalsar} Passenger porbandar}

References

  1. ^ a b "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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