The Viramgam–Okha line is a railway passing through

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

State, in western

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Geography

The Viramgam–Okha line passes through Central part of

connecting Surendranagar,

Wankaner Wankaner is a city and a municipality in Morbi district in the State of Gujarat. Until 2013, Wankaner was part of the Rajkot district. Etymology The city was named after its location on the Machhu River, "Wankaner" translating to "riverbend" ( ...

Rajkot Rajkot () is the fourth-largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat after Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Surat, and is in the centre of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Rajkot is the 35th-largest metropolitan area in India, with a population of ...

and

Jamnagar Jamnagar () is a city located on the western coast of India in the state of Gujarat of Saurashtra (region), Saurashtra region. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jamnagar district and the fifth largest city in Gujarat. The city lies ...

. It covers a distance of in

. It is explained in detailed in sections: # Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section # Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section # Rajkot–Wankaner section

History

Viramgam–Okha section was laid by a number of Princely States and is initially a metre gauge line. Ahmedabad–Viramgam section was opened by

Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (reporting mark BB&CI) was a company incorporated in 1855 to undertake the task of constructing railway lines between Bombay to the erstwhile Baroda State, that became the present-day Baroda (Vadoda ...

by 1871 and was extended to Wadhwan by 1872. Surendra Nagar-Rajkot section was opened by Morvi State Railway in 1890. Rajkot-Jamnagar line was opened by 1897 and Jamnagar-Okha section was opened in 1922 by Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway. Rajkot-Junagadh-Veraval section was merged with Saurashtra Railway in April 1948. Saurashtra Railway was merged into Western Railway on 5 November 1951. Gauge conversion of Viramgam-Hapa section completed on 17 June 1980 and Hapa-Okha section by 24 April 1984 by

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...

References

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