Okha railway station | |
Native Name Lang: | gu |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Okha, Gujarat |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 50NaN0 |
Coordinates: | 22.4717°N 69.0768°W |
Line: | Viramgam–Okha line |
Structure: | Standard |
Platform: | 3 |
Tracks: | 3 |
Parking: | Yes |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Western Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Former: | Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway |
Map Type: | India#India Gujarat |
Map Dot Label: | Okha railway station |
Map Size: | 300 |
Okha railway station is a railway station in Okha, Gujarat. It belongs to Rajkot Division of Western Railway in India.
The Okha railway station is one of the western broad-gauge railway stations in India. It serves the port of Okha. There are trains to destinations in India like Mumbai, Somnath, Howrah, Nathdwara, Gorakhpur, Puri, Guwahati, Rameswaram, Kochi, Tuticorin, Varanasi, Dehradun and Jaipur .[1]
Jamnagar–Okha metre-gauge line was opened for traffic in the year 1922 by Jamnagar & Dwarka 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]
Following Express/Superfast trains originate from Okha railway station: