Jamnagar–Porbandar line

Jamnagar–Porbandar line
Jamnagar–Porbandar line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Gujarat
Termini	Jamnagar; Porbandar
Service
Operator(s)	Western Railway
History
Opened	1946
Technical
Track length	44 km (27 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Operating speed	up to 80 km/h

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The Jamnagar–Porbandar line belongs to Western Railway of Rajkot Division.

History[edit]

The Jamnagar–Porbandar railway metre-gauge railway was opened for traffic in 1946 jointly by Porbandar Railway and Dwaraka & Jamnagar Railway.^[1] After then it was merged into Saurashtra Railway in April 1948. Later Western Railway came into existence on 5 November 1951.^[2] Gauge conversion of the Jamnagar–Porbandar section completed in the early 1980s.^[3]

References[edit]

[1] "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)".

[2] "IR History: Part III (1947–1970)".

[3] "IR History: Part III (1970–1995)".

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