Jamnagar–Porbandar line

Railway line in India

  • Jamnagar
  • Porbandar
ServiceOperator(s)Western RailwayHistoryOpened1946TechnicalTrack length44 km (27 mi)Number of tracks1Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gaugeElectrificationYesOperating speedup to 80 km/h
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Jamnagar–Porbandar line
Legend
km
0
Porbandar
13
Ranavav
24
Rana Bordi
26
Sakhpur
29
Tarsai
32
Wansjaliya Junction
37
Jashapar
46
Kalavad
50
Bhavnad
68
Gop Jam
85
Lalpur Jam
102
Kanalus Junction
122
Pipli
132
Lakhabawal
144
Jamnagar
152
Hapa
km

The Jamnagar–Porbandar line belongs to Western Railway of Rajkot Division.

History

The Jamnagar–Porbandar railway metre-gauge railway was opened for traffic in 1946 jointly by Porbandar Railway and Dwaraka & Jamnagar Railway.[1] After then it was merged into Saurashtra Railway in April 1948. Later Western Railway came into existence on 5 November 1951.[2] Gauge conversion of the Jamnagar–Porbandar section completed in the early 1980s.[3]

References

  1. ^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)".
  2. ^ "IR History: Part III (1947–1970)".
  3. ^ "IR History: Part III (1970–1995)".