Okha railway station
Okha railway station is a railway station in Okha, Gujarat. It belongs to Rajkot Division of Western Railway in India.
Okha | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Station | |
| Location | Okha, Gujarat India |
| Coordinates | 22°28′18″N 69°04′36″E |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railway |
| Operated by | Western Railways |
| Line(s) | Viramgam-Okha line |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Other information | |
| Status | functioning |
| Station code | OKHA |
| Zone(s) | Western Railways |
| Division(s) | Rajkot |
| History | |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Electrified | No |
| Previous names | Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway |
| Location | |
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Geography
Okha railway station is one of the western broad gauge railway stations in India. It serves the port of Okha. There are trains to different destinations in India like Mumbai, Somnath, Howrah, Nathdwara, Gorakhpur, Puri, Guwahati, Rameswaram, Kochi, Tuticorin, Varanasi, Dehradun and Jaipur .[1]
History
Jamnagar-Okha metre gauge line was opened for traffic in the year 1922 by Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway.[2] Later Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway was merged into Saurashtra Railway in April 1948.[3] Later it was undertaken by Western Railway. Gauge Conversion of Hapa-Okha section was later completed in 1984 by Indian Railways.[4]
Major Trains
Following Express/Superfast trains originate from Okha railway station:
- 15635/15636 Okha - Guwahati Dwarka Express
- 15045/15046 Okha - Gorakhpur Express
- 19567/19568 Okha - Tuticorin Vivek Express
- 16337/16338 Okha - Ernakulam Express
- 19251/19252 Okha - Somnath Express
- 22969/22970 Okha - Varanasi Superfast Express
- 22905/22906 Okha - Howrah Link Superfast Express
- 16733/16734 Okha - Rameswaram Express
- 19575/19576 Okha - Nathdwara Express
- 18401/18402 Okha - Puri Dwarka Express
- 19565/19566 Okha - Dehradun Uttaranchal Express
- 19573/19574 Okha - Jaipur Weekly Express
- 22945/22946 Okha - Mumbai Central Saurashtra Mail