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{{short description|Railway station in Gujarat}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|100px]]<br/>{{background color|darkblue|{{font color|white|Porbandar railway station}}}}
| type = [[Train station#Terminus|Terminal station]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| address = [[Porbandar]], [[Gujarat]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|21.643045|69.614933|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|7|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| line = [[Jamnagar–Porbandar line]]<br>[[Porbandar–Jetalsar section]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on ground)
| platform = 3
| tracks = 3
| entrances =
| parking = Available
| baggage_check =
| opened = {{start date and age|1888}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = No
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = PBR
| zone = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Bhavnagar}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former = [[Porbandar Railway|Porbandar State Railway]]
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_locator =
| map_type = India Gujarat
| map_dot_label = Porbandar railway station
| map_size = 300
}}
'''Porbandar railway station''' is a [[terminus station]] 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.

==History==
Porbandar railway station was owned by [[Porbandar Railway|Porbandar State Railway]] during the Princely rule. Porbandar–JamJodhpur metre-gauge railway line was opened in 1888<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |title = IR History: Part II (1880–1899)}}</ref> by working with '''Bhavnagar–Gondal–Junagad–Porbandar Railway'''. Later it was merged into Saurashtra Railway in 1948.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part III (1900–1947)}}</ref> Further it is under taken by Western Railway on 5 November 1951.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history4.html |title = IR History: Part 4 (1947–1970)}}</ref> Gauge conversion of Wansajaliya–Jetalsar section completed in 2011 giving connectivity to Somnath.

==Trains==

The following trains start from Porbandar railway station:

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="background:#fff;"
|-
!scope="col"| Train no.
!scope="col"| Train name
!scope="col"| Destination

|-
|19015/16
|[[Saurashtra Express|Porbandar–Mumbai Central Saurashtra Express]]
|{{stnlnk|Mumbai Central}}
|-
|19261/62
|[[Kochuveli–Porbandar Express]]
|{{stnlnk|Kochuveli}}
|-
|19571/72
|[[Rajkot–Porbandar Express]]
|{{stnlnk|Rajkot Junction}}
|-
|19263/64
|[[Porbandar–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express]]
|{{stnlnk|Delhi Sarai Rohilla}}
|-
|19269/70
|[[Porbandar–Muzaffarpur Express]]
|{{stnlnk|Muzaffarpur Junction}}
|-
|12905/06
|[[Howrah–Porbandar Express]]
|{{stnlnk|Howrah}}
|-
|12949/50
|[[Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express]]
|{{stnlnk|Santragachi Junction}}
|-
|19201/02
|[[Secunderabad–Porbandar Weekly Express]]
|{{stnlnk|Secunderabad Junction}}
|-
|59213/14
|Porbandar–Bhanvad Passenger
|{{stnlnk|Bhanvad}}
|-
|59215/16
|Porbandar–Bhanvad Passenger
|{{stnlnk|Bhanvad}}
|-
|59205/06
|Porbandar–Kanalus Passenger
|{{stnlnk|Kanalus Junction}}
|-
|59211/12
|Porbandar–Rajkot Fast Passenger
|{{stnlnk|Rajkot Junction}}
|-
|59297/98
|Porbandar–Somnath Passenger
|{{stnlnk|Somnath}}
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IndiaRailInfo|1658}}
{{Railway stations in Gujarat}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Porbandar district]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1888]]
[[Category:Bhavnagar railway division]]
[[Category:Transport in Porbandar]]

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