Porbandar–Jetalsar section

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Porbandar–Jetalsar section
Jetalsar Junction the starting station of Porbandar–Jetalsar section
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Gujarat
Termini	Porbandar Jetalsar
Service
Operator(s)	Western Railway
History
Opened	1890
Technical
Track length	124 km (77 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	Yes
Route map Legend km 0 Porbandar NH 8E 13 Ranavav 24 Rana Bordi 26 Sakhpur 29 Tarsai 32/0 Wansjaliya Junction 5 Jashapar 18 Bhavnad 37 Gop Jam 54 Lalpur Jam 71 Kanalus Junction on Viramgam–Okha line 38 Katkola 48 Balwa 56 Jam Jodhpur SH-97 71 Paneli Moti SH-226 79 Bhayavadar 92 Upleta SH-1 102 Supedi SH-109 110 Dhoraji SH-26 To Rajkot–Somnath line 124 Jetalsar To Rajkot–Somnath line Source:Google Maps

The Porbandar–Jetalsar section is a 124 km (77 mi) length of railroad track that connects Porbandar to Jetalsar. It belongs to the Western Railway of Bhavnagar Division in Gujarat, India.

History[edit]

Porbandar–Jamjodhpur was opened by the Porbandar Railway in 1888,^[1] while Jetalsar–Rajkot was opened in 1890 by Jetalsar-Rajkot Railway completing the full section with the support of other Princely state railways.^[2] Gauge conversion was completed in 2011.

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