Template:Infobox station Dwarka railway station is a railway station in the city of Dwarka, Gujarat. The station has two platforms.[1][2][3][4] It is one of the most important and busiest railway stations in Saurashtra. The station is currently the westernmost active railway station of Indian Railways.
History
Dwarka was first connected on a Metre-gauge line which opened for traffic in 1922 by Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway.[5] Later Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway was merged into Saurashtra Railway in April 1948.[6] Later it was undertaken by Western Railway. Gauge conversion of the Hapa–Okha section was later completed in 1984 by Indian Railways.[7]
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
References
- ↑ Departures from DWK/Dwarka (2 PFs). India Rail Info.
- ↑ These 8 Stunning Railway Stations In India Will Leave You Speechless. HolidayIQ. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ Eight stations to have RO drinking water facilities. Times of India(15 December 2014). Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ Dwarka gets model railway station, Dwarka mandir gets railway reservation centre. DeshGujarat(15 April 2012). Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ IR History: Part - III (1900 –947). IRFCA.
- ↑ IR History: Part - III (1947–1970). IRFCA.
- ↑ IR History: Part - III (1970–1995). IRFCA.
External links
- Dwarka railway station at the India Rail Info