Location Okha, Gujarat
India Owned by Indian Railway Line(s) Viramgam-Okha line Opened 1922 Platforms in use 3 | Elevation 5 m (16 ft) Operated by Western Railways Structure type Standard on ground Owner Indian Railways | |
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Address Kansara, Okha, Gujarat 361350 Similar Hapa railway station, Rajkot Junction railway st, Dwarka railway station, Vadodara Junction railway st, Somnath railway station | ||
Okha railway station
The Okha railway station is a railway station in Okha, Gujarat. It belongs to Rajkot Division of Western Railway in India.
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Geography
Okha Railway Station was one of the western most broad gauge Railway station in India. It serves the port of Okha. There are trains to different destinations in India like Mumbai, Gorakhpur, Visakhapatnam, Puri, Guwahati, Rameswaram, Kochi, Tuticorin.
History
Jamnagar-Okha metre gauge line was opened for traffic in the year 1922 by Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway. Later Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway was merged into Saurashtra Railway in April 1948. Later it was undertaken by Western Railway. Gauge Conversion of Hapa-Okha section was later completed in 1984 by Indian Railways.
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