Jamnagar–Porbandar line

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

Jamnagar–Porbandar line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleGujarat
TerminiJamnagar
Porbandar
Service
Operator(s)Western Railway
History
Opened1946
Technical
Track length44 km (27 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge
Operating speedup to 80 km/h

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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