Porbandar railway station (station code: PBR) is a railway station in city of Porbandar in the Indian state of Gujarat. It belongs to the Bhavnagar Division of Western Railways.
History Porbandar railway station was owned by Porbandar State Railway during the Princely rule. Porbandar–JamJodhpur metre-gauge railway line was opened in 1888 by working with Bhavnagar–Gondal–Junagad–Porbandar Railway. Later it was merged into Saurashtra Railway in 1948. Further it is under taken by Western Railway on 5 November 1951. Gauge conversion of Wansajaliya–Jetalsar section completed in 2011 giving connectivity to Somnath.
Major trains
The following trains start from Porbandar railway station:
Train no. Train name Destination19015/16Porbandar–Dadar Western Saurashtra Express20909/10Kochuveli−Porbandar Superfast Express19571/72Rajkot–Porbandar Express20937/38Porbandar–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Superfast Express19269/70Porbandar–Muzaffarpur Express12905/06Shalimar–Porbandar Superfast Express12949/50Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express19201/02Secunderabad–Porbandar Weekly Express59213/14Porbandar–Bhanvad Passenger59215/16Porbandar–Bhanvad Passenger59205/06Porbandar–Kanalus Passenger59211/12Porbandar–Rajkot Fast Passenger19207/08Porbandar– Rajkot{via jetalsar} Passenger59557/60Porbandar– Bhavnagar[via jetalsar] Passenger
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