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{{short description|Railway station in Gujarat, India}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Dwarka
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Old steam engine.jpg
| image_caption = One of the oldest steam engine of India displayed at station's entrance
| address = [[Dwarka]], [[Gujarat]]
| country = India
| line = [[Viramgam–Okha line]]
| other = Auto stand
| elevation = {{convert|14|m|ft}}
| coordinates = {{coord|22.249614|68.981184|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 2
| depth =
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| tracks = 4
| parking = Available
| bicycle = No
| opened = {{start date and age|1922}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = DWK
| zone = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Rajkot}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
| status = Functioning
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| route_map = {{Viramgam–Okha line}}
| mapframe = Yes
| mapframe-caption = Interactive Map
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'''Dwarka railway station''' is a railway station in the city of [[Dwarka]], [[Gujarat]]. The station has two platforms.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/dwarka-dwk/1758| title=Departures from DWK/Dwarka (2 PFs)| website=India Rail Info}}</ref><ref name="holidayiq">{{cite web|url=http://www.holidayiq.com/blog/these-8-stunning-railway-stations-in-india-will-leave-you-speechless-1337.html|title=These 8 Stunning Railway Stations In India Will Leave You Speechless|website=HolidayIQ|access-date=18 March 2016|archive-date=23 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323181702/http://www.holidayiq.com/blog/these-8-stunning-railway-stations-in-india-will-leave-you-speechless-1337.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes">{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-12-15/news/57071908_1_rail-neer-stations-package-drinking |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324224836/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-12-15/news/57071908_1_rail-neer-stations-package-drinking |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 March 2016 |title=Eight stations to have RO drinking water facilities| website=Times of India|access-date=18 March 2016| date=15 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="deshgujarat">{{cite web|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2012/04/15/model-dwarka-railway-station-to-be-opened-tomorrow/ |title=Dwarka gets model railway station, Dwarka mandir gets railway reservation centre| website=DeshGujarat| access-date=18 March 2016| date=15 April 2012}}</ref> It is one of the most important and busiest railway stations in [[Saurashtra region|Saurashtra]]. The station is currently the westernmost active railway station of [[Indian Railways]].

==History==
Dwarka was first connected on a [[Metre-gauge railway|Metre-gauge]] line which opened for traffic in 1922 by [[Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part - III (1900 –947)| website=IRFCA}}</ref> Later Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway was merged into [[Saurashtra Railway]] in April 1948.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history4.html |title = IR History: Part - III (1947–1970)| website=IRFCA}}</ref> Later it was undertaken by [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]. [[track gauge conversion|Gauge conversion]] of the Hapa–Okha section was later completed in 1984 by [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history5.html |title = IR History: Part - III (1970–1995)| website=IRFCA}}</ref>

== Major trains ==
Following Express/Superfast trains halt at Dwarka railway station in both direction:

* 15635/36 [[Dwarka Express]]
* 15045/46 [[Gorakhpur–Okha Express]]
* 19567/68 [[Okha–Tuticorin Vivek Express]]
* 16337/38 [[Ernakulam–Okha Express]]
* 19251/52 [[Somnath–Okha Express]]
* 22969/70 [[Okha–Varanasi Superfast Express]]
* 22905/06 [[Okha–Howrah Link Express]]
* 16733/34 [[Rameswaram–Okha Express]]
* 19575/76 [[Okha–Nathdwara Express]]
* 18401/02 [[Puri–Okha Dwarka Express]]
* 19565/66 [[Uttaranchal Express]]
* 19573/74 [[Okha–Jaipur Weekly Express]]
* 22945/46 [[Saurashtra Mail]]

==See also==
* [[Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway]]
* [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
* [[Somnath railway station]]
* [[Veraval Junction railway station]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/1758 Dwarka railway station] at the India Rail Info

{{Railway stations in Gujarat}}
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[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1922]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Devbhoomi Dwarka district]]
[[Category:Rajkot railway division]]
[[Category:Dwarka]]

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Sandy Saha at 16:28, 22 July 2025