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'''Veraval Junction railway station''' is a railway station serving [[Veraval]] city, in Veraval district of Gujarat State of India. It is under [[Bhavnagar railway division]] of [[Western Railway Zone]] of Indian Railways. Veraval Junction is "A" category station of Bhavnagar railway division of Western Railway zone.
'''Veraval Junction railway station''' (station code: VRL<ref name="stn_code">{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/pdf/Station_code.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225807/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2024 |page=8 |date=2023–24}}</ref>) is a railway station in the city of [[Veraval]], [[Gujarat]]. It is under [[Bhavnagar railway division]] of [[Western Railway Zone]] of Indian Railways. It is one of the major railway stations in [[Kathiawar|Saurashtra]]. Veraval Junction is "A" category station of Bhavnagar railway division of Western Railway zone.
 
It is located at 7 m above sea level and has five platforms. As of 2024, a single electric broad-gauge railway line and a single diesel meter-gauge line exists. Fourteen  trains terminate & originate, at this station. [[Diu Airport]] is 73&nbsp;km away.<ref>{{cite web|title=VRL/Veraval Junction|url= http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/2123? |access-date=27 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/list-of-43-new-trains-announced-in-rail-budget-39568-2009-02-13| title=List of 43 new trains announced in rail budget| website=India Today}}</ref>
 
==History==


It is located at 7 m above sea level and has five platforms. As of 2016, a single diesel broad-gauge railway line exists. Fourteen  trains halt, seven trains originate and eight trains terminate at this station. [[Diu Airport]] is 64&nbsp;km away.<ref>{{cite web|title=VRL/Veraval Junction|url= http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/2123? |access-date=27 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/list-of-43-new-trains-announced-in-rail-budget-39568-2009-02-13| title=List of 43 new trains announced in rail budget| website=India Today}}</ref>
In the late 1800s, Gujarat’s princely states—[[Junagadh State|Junagadh]], [[Gondal State|Gondal]], [[Bhavnagar State|Bhavnagar]], [[Morvi State|Morvi]], etc.—built metre‑gauge networks to connect towns economically. These were small‑scale, cost‑effective lines built to meet modest traffic.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Government of India |url=http://archive.org/details/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem |title=Bombay Baroda And Central India Railway System |date=1918}}</ref>


Finally, Junagadh State Railway (also Junagadh & Veraval Railway) inaugurated the Junagadh–Veraval metre‑gauge link in 1888–89.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Government of India |url=http://archive.org/details/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem |title=Bombay Baroda And Central India Railway System |date=1918}}</ref> Around the same time, the Rajkot–Jetalsar Railway was launching its Rajkot–Jetalsar stretch (also metre gauge), which linked with the Junagadh–Veraval section, fully connecting Rajkot to Veraval by 1890. Collectively, this interlocking network, built by princely railways, integrated into the Rajkot–Junagadh–Veraval trunk line, establishing Veraval as a vital junction for town's pilgrim-bound passengers and freight heading to the coast and beyond.
In April 1948, these princely metre‑gauge lines merged into [[Saurashtra Railway]], and by November 1951, were absorbed into [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]. Decades later, recognizing the need for standardized, higher‑capacity tracks, the Rajkot–Veraval metre gauge was converted between 1996–2003, culminating in full broad-gauge connectivity by 2003.
==Major trains==
==Major trains==
The following trains start from Veraval Junction railway station:
The following trains start from Veraval Junction railway station:
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|-
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Train no.
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Train name
!! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Destination
|-
|26901/02
|[[Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) – Veraval Vande Bharat Express|Sabarmati–Veraval Vande Bharat Express]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-24 |title=PM to flag off new Vande Bharat between Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati and Gir Somnath’s Veraval on Monday |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/pm-to-flag-off-new-vande-bharat-between-ahmedabads-sabarmati-and-gir-somnaths-veraval-on-monday-10026726/ |access-date=2025-07-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|{{stnlnk|Sabarmati Junction}}
|-
|19319/20
|[[Veraval–Indore Mahamana Express]]<ref>{{cite web |date=29 June 2018 |title=Indore–Veraval Mahamana Express all set to flag-off by Sumitra Mahajan; check schedule, stations of new train |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/indore-veraval-mahamana-express-all-set-to-flag-off-by-sumitra-mahajan-check-schedule-stations-of-new-train/1224739/ |website=Financial Express}}</ref>
|{{stnlnk|Indore Junction}}
|-
|16333/34
|[[Thiruvananthapuram–Veraval Express|Thiruvananthapuram Veraval Express]]
|{{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}
|-
|19217/18
|Saurashtra Janta Express
|{{stnlnk|Bandra Terminus}}
|-
|12945/46
|[[Veraval–Banaras Weekly Superfast Express|Veraval–Banaras Superfast Express]]
|{{stnlnk|Banaras}}
|-
|11087/88
|[[Veraval–Pune Express]]
|{{stnlnk|Pune Junction}}
|-
|22957/58
|[[Somnath Superfast Express]]
|{{stnlnk|Gandhinagar Capital}}
|-
|19203/04
|[[Bandra Terminus–Veraval Weekly Superfast Express]]
|{{stnlnk|Bandra Terminus}}
|-
|11463/64
|[[Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Itarsi)]]
|{{stnlnk|Jabalpur Junction}}
|-
|11465/66
|[[Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Bina)]]
|{{stnlnk|Jabalpur Junction}}
|-
|19251/52
|[[Somnath–Okha Express]]
|{{stnlnk|Okha}}
|-
|19119/20
|[[Ahmedabad–Somnath Intercity Express]]
|{{stnlnk|Gandhinagar Capital}}
|-
|59558/59
|Veraval−Bhavnagar Passenger
|{{stnlnk|Bhavnagar Terminus}}
|-
|59421/22
|[[Rajkot–Veraval Passenger]]
|{{stnlnk|Rajkot Junction}}
|-
|59423/24
|[[Rajkot–Veraval Passenger]]
|{{stnlnk|Rajkot Junction}}
|}


* 22991/92 [[Bandra Terminus–Veraval Superfast Express]]
==Gallery==
* 19569/70 [[Rajkot–Veraval Express]]
<gallery widths="180">
* 16333/34 [[Thiruvananthapuram Veraval Express]]
Veraval Junction.webp|Station Board
* 11087/88 [[Veraval–Pune Express]]
Veraval Railway Station - panoramio.jpg|Station in 2010
* 19319/20 [[Veraval–Indore Mahamana Express]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/indore-veraval-mahamana-express-all-set-to-flag-off-by-sumitra-mahajan-check-schedule-stations-of-new-train/1224739/| title=Indore–Veraval Mahamana Express all set to flag-off by Sumitra Mahajan; check schedule, stations of new train| website=Financial Express}}</ref>
VRL - TVC Exp. (27949349703).jpg|Thiruvananthapuram Central–Veraval Express
* 22957/58 [[Somnath Superfast Express]]
</gallery>
* 19217/18 [[Bandra Terminus–Veraval Saurashtra Janta Express|Saurashtra Janta Express]]


The following trains halt at Veraval Junction railway station:
==See also==
 
* [[Junagadh State Railway]]
* 11465/66 [[Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Bina)]]
* [[Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway]]
* 11463/64 [[Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Itarsi)]]
* [[Somnath railway station|Somnath Terminus]]
* 19119/20 [[Ahmedabad–Somnath Intercity Express]]
* 19251/52 [[Somnath–Okha Express]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/2123 Veraval Junction railway station] at the India Rail Info


{{Railway stations in Gujarat |state=expanded}}
{{Railway stations in Gujarat |state=expanded}}


[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1897]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Gir Somnath district]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Gir Somnath district]]
[[Category:Bhavnagar railway division]]
[[Category:Bhavnagar railway division]]

Latest revision as of 14:38, 21 March 2026


Veraval Junction
Indian Railways station
Veraval Junction
LocationJunction Road, Veraval, Gujarat
India
Coordinates20°54′45″N 70°22′15″E / 20.912396°N 70.370880°E / 20.912396; 70.370880
Elevation7m
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Operated byWestern Railway
Line(s)Rajkot–Somnath line
Amreli–Veraval line
Veraval–Delvada section
Platforms5
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeVRL[1]
Zone(s) Western Railway
Division(s) Bhavnagar
History
Opened1897; 129 years ago (1897)
ElectrifiedOctober 22, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-10-22)
Previous namesJunagadh & Veraval Railway
Location
Veraval Junction is located in India
Veraval Junction
Veraval Junction
Location within India
Veraval Junction is located in Gujarat
Veraval Junction
Veraval Junction
Veraval Junction (Gujarat)
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Veraval Junction railway station (station code: VRL[1]) is a railway station in the city of Veraval, Gujarat. It is under Bhavnagar railway division of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It is one of the major railway stations in Saurashtra. Veraval Junction is "A" category station of Bhavnagar railway division of Western Railway zone.

It is located at 7 m above sea level and has five platforms. As of 2024, a single electric broad-gauge railway line and a single diesel meter-gauge line exists. Fourteen trains terminate & originate, at this station. Diu Airport is 73 km away.[2][3]

History[edit | edit source]

In the late 1800s, Gujarat’s princely states—Junagadh, Gondal, Bhavnagar, Morvi, etc.—built metre‑gauge networks to connect towns economically. These were small‑scale, cost‑effective lines built to meet modest traffic.[4]

Finally, Junagadh State Railway (also Junagadh & Veraval Railway) inaugurated the Junagadh–Veraval metre‑gauge link in 1888–89.[5] Around the same time, the Rajkot–Jetalsar Railway was launching its Rajkot–Jetalsar stretch (also metre gauge), which linked with the Junagadh–Veraval section, fully connecting Rajkot to Veraval by 1890. Collectively, this interlocking network, built by princely railways, integrated into the Rajkot–Junagadh–Veraval trunk line, establishing Veraval as a vital junction for town's pilgrim-bound passengers and freight heading to the coast and beyond.

In April 1948, these princely metre‑gauge lines merged into Saurashtra Railway, and by November 1951, were absorbed into Western Railway. Decades later, recognizing the need for standardized, higher‑capacity tracks, the Rajkot–Veraval metre gauge was converted between 1996–2003, culminating in full broad-gauge connectivity by 2003.

Major trains[edit | edit source]

The following trains start from Veraval Junction railway station:

Train no. Train name Destination
26901/02 Sabarmati–Veraval Vande Bharat Express[6] Sabarmati Junction
19319/20 Veraval–Indore Mahamana Express[7] Indore Junction
16333/34 Thiruvananthapuram Veraval Express Thiruvananthapuram Central
19217/18 Saurashtra Janta Express Bandra Terminus
12945/46 Veraval–Banaras Superfast Express Banaras
11087/88 Veraval–Pune Express Pune Junction
22957/58 Somnath Superfast Express Gandhinagar Capital
19203/04 Bandra Terminus–Veraval Weekly Superfast Express Bandra Terminus
11463/64 Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Itarsi) Jabalpur Junction
11465/66 Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Bina) Jabalpur Junction
19251/52 Somnath–Okha Express Okha
19119/20 Ahmedabad–Somnath Intercity Express Gandhinagar Capital
59558/59 Veraval−Bhavnagar Passenger Bhavnagar Terminus
59421/22 Rajkot–Veraval Passenger Rajkot Junction
59423/24 Rajkot–Veraval Passenger Rajkot Junction

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Station Board
    Station Board
  • Station in 2010
    Station in 2010
  • Thiruvananthapuram Central–Veraval Express
    Thiruvananthapuram Central–Veraval Express

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "VRL/Veraval Junction". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "List of 43 new trains announced in rail budget". India Today.
  4. ↑ Government of India (1918). Bombay Baroda And Central India Railway System.
  5. ↑ Government of India (1918). Bombay Baroda And Central India Railway System.
  6. ↑ "PM to flag off new Vande Bharat between Ahmedabad's Sabarmati and Gir Somnath's Veraval on Monday". The Indian Express. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Indore–Veraval Mahamana Express all set to flag-off by Sumitra Mahajan; check schedule, stations of new train". Financial Express. 29 June 2018.

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