Okha railway station is a railway station in

Okha, Gujarat Okha is a coastal town in Devbhoomi Dwarka district of Gujarat state in India. It has a sea port. Dwarka situated some 30 km south and Bet Dwarka island situated 2.9 km across a small creek from Okha port are a major Hindu pilgrimage ...

. It belongs to Rajkot Division of Western Railway in India.

Geography

The Okha railway station is one of the western

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stations in India. It serves the port of Okha. There are trains to destinations in India like

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, Somnath,

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and

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History

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

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. Later Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway was merged into

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in April 1948. Later it was undertaken by Western Railway. Gauge Conversion of Hapa–Okha section was later completed in 1984 by

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Major trains

Following Express/Superfast trains originate from Okha railway station: * 15635/15636

Dwarka Express The 15635 / 15636 Dwarka Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting in Gujarat and in Assam. It is currently being operated with 15635/15636 train numbers on a weekly basis. Coach composition The train consists of 22 coa ...

* 15045/15046

Gorakhpur–Okha Express The 15045 / 15046 Gorakhpur–Okha Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting in Uttar Pradesh and in Gujarat. It is currently being operated with 15045/15046 train numbers on a weekly basis. Coach composition The train ...

* 19567/19568

Okha–Tuticorin Vivek Express The 19567 / 19568 Okha - Tuticorin Vivek Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways - Western Zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 19567 from to and as train number 19568 in the reverse direction s ...

* 16337/16338

Ernakulam–Okha Express The 16337 / 16338 Ernakulam–Okha Express also called as Okha Express is bi-weekly Express trains in India, Express train running between the cities of Kochi in Kerala and Okha, India, Okha in Gujarat. It mainly connects the people of Kerala l ...

* 19251/19252

Somnath–Okha Express The 19251/19252 Somnath–Okha Express is an Express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 19251/19252 train numbers on a daily basis. Coach composition The train has stan ...

* 22969/22970

Okha–Varanasi Superfast Express The 22969 / 22970 Okha–Varanasi Superfast Express is a superfast train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 22969/22970 train numbers on a weekly basis. Coach composition Th ...

* 22905/22906

Okha–Shalimar Superfast Express The 22905 / 22906 Okha–Shalimar Superfast Express is a superfast train in the Western Railway zone running between Okha and Shalimar in India. It is currently operated with 22905/22906 train numbers on weekly basis. Coach composition Each ...

* 16733/16734

Rameswaram–Okha Express The 16733/16734 Rameswaram–Okha Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Madurai Division of the Southern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 16733 from Rameswaram to Okha and as t ...

* 19575/19576

Okha–Nathdwara Express The 19575/19576 Okha - Nathdwara Express is an express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between Okha and Nathdwara in India. It is currently being operated with 19575/19576 train numbers on a weekly basis. Service The 19575/ ...

* 20819/20820

Puri–Okha Dwarka Express The 20819/20820 Puri–Okha Dwarka Express is a superfast train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. It is currently operated with 20819/20820 train numbers on a weekly basis. Coach composition The train has standard ...

* 19565/19566

Uttaranchal Express The 19565 / 19566 Okha–Dehradun Uttaranchal Express is an Express trains in India, Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Western Railway zone that runs between & in India. It operates as train number 19565 from Okha to Dehradun and ...

* 19573/19574

Okha–Jaipur Weekly Express The 19573 / 19574 Okha–Jaipur Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 19573/19574 train numbers on a weekly basis. Service *19573/Okha–Jaipur ...

* 22945/22946

Saurashtra Mail The 22945 / 22946 Mumbai Central–Okha Saurashtra Mail is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Western Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 22945 from Mumbai Central to Okha and as train numb ...

References

Railway stations in Devbhoomi Dwarka district Rajkot railway division Railway stations opened in 1922 {{Gujarat-railstation-stub