Jamnagar–Porbandar line | |
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Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Owner | Indian Railways |
Locale | Gujarat |
Termini | |
Service | |
Operator(s) | Western Railway |
History | |
Opened | 1946 |
Technical | |
Track length | 44 km (27 mi) |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
Electrification | Yes |
Operating speed | up to 80 km/h |
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The Jamnagar–Porbandar line belongs to Western Railway of Rajkot Division.
History
[edit]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]