Okha railway station
Appearance
Okha ઓખા | |
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Regional rail and Light rail station | |
General information | |
Location | Okha, Gujarat India |
Coordinates | 22°28′18″N 69°4′26″E / 22.47167°N 69.07389°E |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railway |
Operated by | Western Railways |
Line(s) | Viramgam-Okha line |
Platforms | 3 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard on ground |
Other information | |
Status | functioning |
Station code | OKHA |
Zone(s) | Western Railways |
Division(s) | Rajkot |
History | |
Opened | 1922 |
Electrified | No |
Previous names | Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway |
The Okha railway station is a railway station in Okha, Gujarat. It belongs to Rajkot Division of Western Railway in India.
Geography
Okha Railway Station was one of the western most broad gauge Railway station in India. It serves the port of Okha. There were trains to different destinations in India like Mumbai, Gorakhpur, Visakhapatnam, Puri, Guwahati, Rameswaram, Kochi, Tuticorin.[1]
History
Jamnagar-Okha metre gauge line was opened for traffic in the year 1922 by Jamnagar & Dwaraka 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]