Veraval Junction railway station
Veraval Junction railway station is a railway station in the city of Veraval, Gujarat. It is under Bhavnagar railway division of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. Veraval Junction is "A" category station of Bhavnagar railway division of Western Railway zone.
Veraval Junction | |
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 Indian Railways station | |
 Veraval Junction railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Veraval, Gujarat India |
| Coordinates | 20°54′45″N 70°22′15″E |
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Western Railway |
| Line(s) | Rajkot–Somnath line Amreli–Veraval line |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Tracks | 5 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground) |
| Parking | Available |
| Accessible |  Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | VRL |
| Zone(s) | Western Railway |
| Division(s) | Bhavnagar |
| History | |
| Opened | 1897 |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Previous names | Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway |
| Location | |
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It is located at 7 m above sea level and has five platforms. As of 2016, a single diesel broad-gauge railway line exists. Fourteen trains halt, seven trains originate and eight trains terminate at this station. Diu Airport is 64 km away.[1][2]
Major trains
Station Board
The following trains start from Veraval Junction railway station:
- 19203/04 Bandra Terminus-Veraval Weekly Express
- 19569/70 Rajkot–Veraval Express
- 16333/34 Thiruvananthapuram Veraval Express
- 11087/88 Veraval–Pune Express
- 19319/20 Veraval–Indore Mahamana Express[3]
- 22957/58 Somnath Superfast Express
- 19217/18 Saurashtra Janta Express
- 12945?46 Veraval-Banaras Superfast Express
The following trains halt at Veraval Junction railway station:
- 11465/66 Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Bina)
- 11463/64 Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Itarsi)
- 19119/20 Ahmedabad–Somnath Intercity Express
- 19251/52 Somnath–Okha Express
References
- "VRL/Veraval Junction". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- "List of 43 new trains announced in rail budget". India Today.
- "Indore–Veraval Mahamana Express all set to flag-off by Sumitra Mahajan; check schedule, stations of new train". Financial Express.
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