Viramgam–Okha line

Viramgam–Okha line
Overview
Status Operational
Locale Gujarat
Termini Viramgam
Okha
Operation
Opened 1922
Owner Indian Railways
Operator(s) Western Railway
Technical
Track length 433 km (269 mi)
No. of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge
Operating speed up to 80 km/h

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

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

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