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