Okha railway station

Okha railway station is a railway station in Okha, Gujarat. It belongs to Rajkot Division of Western Railway in India.

Okha railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Okha, Gujarat India
Coordinates	22°28′18″N 69°04′36″E
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Western Railway
Line(s)	Viramgam–Okha line
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	OKHA
Zone(s)	Western Railway
Division(s)	Rajkot
History
Opened	1922 (1922)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Terminus Western Railway zone Dwarka towards Rajkot Junction
Route map km to Ahmedabad–Viramgam section To Viramgam–Mahesana section 0 Viramgam NH 947 To Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line 10 Vani Road 15 Khareshwar Road 19 Sabli Road 25 Bhaskarpara 32 Lilapur Road 39 Kesariya Road 44 Lakhtar 50 Bajrangpura 56 Bala Road To Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section To Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line 67 Surendranagar SH-20 73 Chamraj 79 Digsar 87 Muli Road 97 Ramparda 103 Vagadiya 113 Than Junction NH 27 119 Lakhamanachi 127 Daladi 135 Lunaseriya 140 Wankaner Junction To Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section Machchhu River 142 Wankaner City NH 8A 147 Amarsar 152 Sindhawadar 159 Kanakot 171 Khorana 172 Bileashwar Rajkot–Morbi Highway 182 Rajkot Junction To Rajkot–Somnath line 192 Khanderi 206 Paddhari 213 Chanol 220 Hadmatiya Junction 228 Jaliya Devani 236 Jam Wanthali 248 Alia Bada NH 947 258 Hapa 266 Jamnagar 278 Lakhbawal 288 Pipli To Porbandar–Jetalsar section 293 Kanalus Junction Sikka 303 Modpur 313 Sinhan NH 947 321 Khambalia NH 947 339 Bhatel 353 Bhopalka 363 Bhatiya 374 Kuranga 383 Okha Madhi 401 Gorinja NH 947 405 Dwarka 410 Varvala 421 Bhimrana 424 Mithapur NH 947 433 Okha Source:Google Maps 59503 Viramgam–Okha Passenger
Location Okha railway station Location within India Okha railway station Okha railway station (Gujarat)

Geography

The Okha railway station is one of the western broad-gauge railway stations in India. It serves the port of Okha. There are trains to destinations in India like Mumbai, Somnath, Howrah, Nathdwara, Gorakhpur, Puri, Guwahati, Rameswaram, Kochi, Tuticorin, Varanasi, Dehradun and Jaipur .

History

Jamnagar–Okha metre-gauge line was opened for traffic in the year 1922 by Jamnagar & Dwarka 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.

Major trains

Following Express/Superfast trains originate from Okha railway station:

• 15635/15636 Dwarka Express
• 15045/15046 Gorakhpur–Okha Express
• 19567/19568 Okha–Tuticorin Vivek Express
• 16337/16338 Ernakulam–Okha Express
• 19251/19252 Somnath–Okha Express
• 22969/22970 Okha–Varanasi Superfast Express
• 22905/22906 Okha–Shalimar Superfast Express
• 16733/16734 Rameswaram–Okha Express
• 19575/19576 Okha–Nathdwara Express
• 20819/20820 Puri–Okha Dwarka Express
• 19565/19566 Uttaranchal Express
• 19573/19574 Okha–Jaipur Weekly Express
• 22945/22946 Saurashtra Mail