Jamnagar–Porbandar line

Jamnagar–Porbandar line
Overview
Status Operational
Locale Gujarat
Termini Jamnagar
Porbandar
Operation
Opened 1946
Owner Indian Railway
Operator(s) Western Railway
Technical
Track length 44 km (27 mi)
Number of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge
Operating speed up to 80 km/h

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

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