Porbandar railway station

Porbandar railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Porbandar, Gujarat India
Coordinates	21°38′35″N 69°36′54″E
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Western Railway
Line(s)	Jamnagar–Porbandar line Porbandar–Jetalsar section
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PBR[1]
Zone(s)	Western Railway
Division(s)	Bhavnagar
History
Opened	1888; 136 years ago (1888)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Porbandar State Railway
Location Porbandar railway station Location within Gujarat

Porbandar railway station (station code: PBR^[1]) is a railway station in city of Porbandar in the Indian state of Gujarat. It belongs to the Bhavnagar Division of Western Railways.

History

Porbandar railway station was owned by Porbandar State Railway during the Princely rule. Porbandar–JamJodhpur metre-gauge railway line was opened in 1888^[2] by working with Bhavnagar–Gondal–Junagad–Porbandar Railway. Later it was merged into Saurashtra Railway in 1948.^[3] Further it is under taken by Western Railway on 5 November 1951.^[4] Gauge conversion of Wansajaliya–Jetalsar section completed in 2011 giving connectivity to Somnath.

Trains

The following trains start from Porbandar railway station:

Train no.	Train name	Destination
19015/16	Porbandar–Mumbai Central Saurashtra Express	Mumbai Central
20909/10	Kochuveli−Porbandar Superfast Express	Kochuveli
19571/72	Rajkot–Porbandar Express	Rajkot Junction
20937/38	Porbandar–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Superfast Express	Delhi Sarai Rohilla
19269/70	Porbandar–Muzaffarpur Express	Muzaffarpur Junction
12905/06	Shalimar–Porbandar Superfast Express	Shalimar
12949/50	Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express	Santragachi Junction
19201/02	Secunderabad–Porbandar Weekly Express	Secunderabad Junction
59213/14	Porbandar–Bhanvad Passenger	Bhanvad
59215/16	Porbandar–Bhanvad Passenger	Bhanvad
59205/06	Porbandar–Kanalus Passenger	Kanalus Junction
59211/12	Porbandar–Rajkot Fast Passenger	Rajkot Junction
19207/08	Porbandar– Rajkot{via jetalsar} Passenger	porbandar}

References

1. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
2. "IR History: Part II (1880–1899)".
3. "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)".
4. "IR History: Part 4 (1947–1970)".

External links

• Porbandar railway station at the India Rail Info