Porbandar railway station
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Elevation7 m (23 ft)
System
Indian Railways station
Indian Railways stationPorbandar railway station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Porbandar, Gujarat India | ||||
| Coordinates | 21°38′35″N 69°36′54″E / 21.643045°N 69.614933°E | ||||
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) | ||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Western Railway | ||||
| Lines | 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 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Previous names | Porbandar State Railway | ||||
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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.
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.
