Porbandar railway station
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Porbandar
पोरबंदर પોરબંદર |
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Indian Railway Station Terminal Station |
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| Location |
Porbandar, Gujarat India
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| 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 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 westernmost Broad gauge railway stations in India.
Porbandar railway station was owned by Porbandar State Railway during the Princely rule. Porbandar-JamJodhpur metre gauge railway line was opened in 1888 by working with Bhavnagar-Gondal-Junagad-Porbandar Railway. Later it was merged into Saurashtra Railway in 1948. Further it is under taken by Western Railway on 5 November 1951. Gauge conversion of Wansajaliya-Jetalsar section completed in 2011 giving connectivity to Somnath.
As of September 2015 there were 13 trains departing Porbandar of which 8 were Express trains while the rest were slow passenger trains.
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