Porbandar railway station
Porbandar पोरबंदर પોરબંદર | |
|---|---|
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Indian Railway Station Terminal Station | |
| Location |
Porbandar, Gujarat India |
| Coordinates | 21°38′34″N 69°36′55″E / 21.64278°N 69.61528°E |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Line(s) | Jamnagar-Porbandar line, Porbandar-Jetalsar section |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | functioning |
| Station code | PBR |
| Zone(s) | Western Railways |
| Division(s) | Bhavnagar railway division |
| History | |
| Opened | 1888 |
| Electrified | No |
| Previous names | Porbandar State Railway |
| Location | |
  Porbandar railway station Location in Gujarat | |
Porbandar railway station is a train terminus in the coastal city of Porbandar in the Indian state of Gujarat. It belongs to the Bhavnagar Division of Western Railways. It is one of the western most Broad gauge railway station in India.
History
Porbandar railway station was owned by Porbandar State Railway during the Princely rule. Porbandar-JamJodhpur metre gauge railway line was opened in 1888[1] by working with Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway. Later it was merged into Saurashtra Railway in 1948.[2] Further it is under taken by Western Railway on 5 November 1951.[3] Gauge conversion of Wansajaliya-Jetalsar section completed in 2011 giving connectivity to Somnath.
Express Trains from Porbandar (PBR)
As of September 2015 there were 13 trains departing Porbandar of which 8 were Express trains while the rest were slow passenger trains.[4]
| Train No.(Up/Down) | Train Name | Going to | Passing through |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12905/12906 | Porbandar Howrah Express | Howrah | Jamnagar, Ahmedabad, Surat, Bhusawal, Nagpur, Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur, Rourkela, Tatanagar, Kharagpur etc. |
| 12949/12950 | Porbandar Santragachi Kavi Guru Express | Santragachi | Jetalsar, Ahmedabad, Surat, Bhusawal, Nagpur, Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur, Rourkela, Tatanagar, Kharagpur etc. |
| 19202/19201 | Porbandar Secunderabad Weekly Express | Secunderabad | Jamnagar, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vasai Road, Pune, Daund, Solapur, Wadi etc. |
| 19216/19215 | Saurashtra Express | Mumbai Central | All intercity stations between Jamnagar, Ahmedabad, Surat etc. |
| 19262/19261 | Porbandar Kochuveli Weekly Express | Kochuveli | Jamnagar, Vasai Road, Panvel, Madgaon, Mangaluru (Mangalore), Kannur, Kozhikode(Calicut), Ernakulam, Kollam etc. |
| 19263/19264 | Porbandar Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express | Delhi Sarai Rohilla | Jamnagar, Ahmedabad, Abu Road, Marwar, Ajmer, Jaipur, Alwar, Rewari etc. |
| 19269/19270 | Porbandar Muzaffarpur Express | Muzaffarpur | Up to Delhi Sarai Rohilla as above then Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Narkatiaganj, Motihari etc. |
| 19572/19571 | Porbandar Rajkot Express | Rajkot | Ranavav, Wansjaliya, Jam Jodhpur, Paneli Moti, Bhayavadar, Upleta, Dhoraji, Jetalsar, Navagadh, Virpur, Gondal, Bhakti Nagar |
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