Viramgam–Okha line

The Viramgam–Okha line is a railway passing through Gujarat State.

Viramgam–Okha line
Jamnagar a important railway station on Viramgam–Okha line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Gujarat
Termini	Viramgam Okha
Service
Type	Regional rail Light rail
Operator(s)	Western Railway zone
History
Opened	1922
Technical
Track length	433 km (269 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge
Operating speed	80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)
Route map km to Ahmedabad–Viramgam section To Viramgam–Mahesana section 0 Viramgam NH-947 To Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line 10 Vani Road 15 Khareshwar Road 19 Sabli Road 25 Bhaskarpara 32 Lilapur Road 39 Kesariya Road 44 Lakhtar 50 Bajrangpura 56 Bala Road To Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section To Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line 67 Surendranagar SH-20 73 Chamraj 79 Digsar 87 Muli Road 97 Ramparda 103 Vagadiya 113 Than Junction NH-27 119 Lakhamanachi 127 Daladi 135 Lunaseriya 140 Wankaner Junction To Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section Machchhu River 142 Wankaner City NH-8A 147 Amarsar 152 Sindhawadar 159 Kanakot 171 Khorana 172 Bileashwar Rajkot–Morbi Highway 182 Rajkot Junction To Rajkot–Somnath line 192 Khanderi 206 Paddhari 213 Chanol 220 Hadmatiya Junction 228 Jaliya Devani 236 Jam Wanthali 248 Alia Bada NH-947 258 Hapa 266 Jamnagar 278 Lakhbawal 288 Pipli To Porbandar–Jetalsar section 293 Kanalus Junction Sikka 303 Modpur 313 Sinhan NH-947 321 Khambalia NH-947 339 Bhatel 353 Bhopalka 363 Bhatiya 374 Kuranga 383 Okha Madhi 401 Gorinja NH-947 405 Dwarka 410 Varvala 421 Bhimrana 424 Mithapur NH-947 433 Okha Source:Google Maps 59503 Viramgam–Okha Passenger

Geography

The Viramgam–Okha line passes through Central part of Gujarat connecting Surendranagar, Wankaner, Rajkot and Jamnagar. It covers a distance of 433 kilometres (269 mi) in Gujarat. It is explained in detailed in sections:

1. Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section
2. Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section
3. Rajkot–Wankaner section

History

Viramgam–Okha section was laid by a number of Princely States and is initially a metre gauge line. Ahmedabad–Viramgam section was opened by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway by 1871 and was extended to Wadhwan by 1872. Surendra Nagar-Rajkot section was opened by Morvi State Railway in 1890. Rajkot-Jamnagar line was opened by 1897[1] and Jamnagar-Okha section was opened in 1922 by Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway. Rajkot-Junagadh-Veraval section was merged with Saurashtra Railway[2] in April 1948. Saurashtra Railway was merged into Western Railway on 5 November 1951.[3] Gauge conversion of Viramgam-Hapa section completed on 17 June 1980 and Hapa-Okha section by 24 April 1984 by Indian Railways.[4]

References

1. "Irfca history (1870-1899)".
2. "Irfca history (1900-1947)".
3. "Irfca history (1947-1970)".
4. "Irfca history (1971-1995)".