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The '''Viramgam–Okha line''' is a railway passing through [[Gujarat]] State.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
The Viramgam–Okha line passes through Central part of [[Gujarat]] connecting [[Surendranagar railway station|Surendranagar]], [[Wankaner Junction railway station|Wankaner]], [[Rajkot railway station|Rajkot]] and [[Jamnagar railway station|Jamnagar]]. It covers a distance of {{convert|433|km|mi}} in [[Gujarat]]. It is explained in detailed in sections:<br />
#[[Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section]]<br />
#[[Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section]]<br />
#[[Rajkot–Wankaner section]]<br />
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==History==<br />
Viramgam–Okha section was laid by a number of Princely States and is initially a metre gauge line. [[Ahmedabad–Viramgam section]] was opened by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] by 1871 and was extended to Wadhwan by 1872. Surendra Nagar-Rajkot section was opened by Morvi State Railway in 1890. Rajkot-Jamnagar line was opened by 1897<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |title=Irfca history (1870-1899)}}</ref> and Jamnagar-Okha section was opened in 1922 by [[Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway]]. Rajkot-Junagadh-Veraval section was merged with [[Saurashtra Railway]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title=Irfca history (1900-1947)}}</ref> in April 1948. Saurashtra Railway was merged into [[Western Railway Zone|Western Railway]] on 5 November 1951.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history4.html |title=Irfca history (1947-1970)}}</ref> Gauge conversion of Viramgam-Hapa section completed on 17 June 1980 and Hapa-Okha section by 24 April 1984 by [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history5.html |title=Irfca history (1971-1995)}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Railways in Western India}}<br />
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[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]<br />
[[Category:Rajkot railway division|*]]<br />
[[Category:Ahmedabad railway division|*]]<br />
[[Category:1922 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Western Railway Zone]]<br />
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