Veraval Junction railway station (station code: VRL[1]) is a railway station in the city of Veraval, Gujarat. It is under Bhavnagar railway division of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. Veraval Junction is "A" category station of Bhavnagar railway division of Western Railway zone.
Veraval Junction | |||||||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||||||
 Veraval Junction | |||||||||
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| Location | Junction Road, Veraval Gujarat India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°54′45″N 70°22′15″E / 20.912396°N 70.370880°E | ||||||||
| Elevation | 7m | ||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | Western Railway | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Rajkot–Somnath line Amreli–Veraval line Veraval–Delvada section | ||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground) | ||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||
| Accessible |  Available | ||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||
| Station code | VRL[1] | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | Western Railway | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Bhavnagar | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 1897 | ||||||||
| Electrified | October 22, 2023 | ||||||||
| Previous names | Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway | ||||||||
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It is located at 7 m above sea level and has five platforms. As of 2024, a single electric broad-gauge railway line and a single diesel meter-gauge line exists. Fourteen trains terminate & originate, at this station. Diu Airport is 73 km away.[2][3]
Major trains
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The following trains start from Veraval Junction railway station:
- 19203/04 Bandra Terminus–Veraval Weekly Superfast Express
- 19217/18 Bandra Terminus-Veraval Sau Janta Express
- 19569/70 Rajkot–Veraval Express
- 16333/34 Thiruvananthapuram Veraval Express
- 11087/88 Veraval–Pune Express
- 19319/20 Veraval–Indore Mahamana Express[4]
- 22957/58 Somnath Superfast Express
- 12945/12946 Veraval-Banaras Superfast Express
- 11465/66 Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Bina)
- 11463/64 Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Itarsi)
- 19119/20 Ahmedabad–Somnath Intercity Express
- 19251/52 Somnath–Okha Express
- 09291/ Veraval - Amreli MG Passenger
- 09505/ Veraval - Amreli MG Passenger
- 09295/ Veraval - Delvada MG Passenger
References
edit- ^ a b "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "VRL/Veraval Junction". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "List of 43 new trains announced in rail budget". India Today.
- ^ "Indore–Veraval Mahamana Express all set to flag-off by Sumitra Mahajan; check schedule, stations of new train". Financial Express. 29 June 2018.
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