Veraval Junction railway station
{{short description|Railway Station in Gujarat, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Veraval Junction
| symbol_location = 362266
| style = Indian Railways
| type = 30px Indian Railways station
| image = Veraval Railway Station - Veraval Gujarat - DSC0001.jpg
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| caption = Veraval Junction
| address = Junction Road, Veraval
| borough = Gujarat
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|20.912396|70.370880|format=dms|display=inline}}
| elevation = 7m
| owned = Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
| operator = Western Railway
| line = Rajkot–Somnath line
Amreli–Veraval line
Veraval–Delvada section
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| platforms = 5
| tracks = 5
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| structure = Standard (on ground)
| parking = Available
| accessible = {{access icon|20px}} Available
| electrified = {{Start date and age|2023|10|22}}
| status = {{color|green|Functioning}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| zone = Western Railway
| division = {{rwd|Bhavnagar}}
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| opened = {{start date and age|1897}}
| former = Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway
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Veraval Junction railway station (station code: VRL{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/pdf/Station_code.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225807/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2024 |page=8 |date=2023–24}}) 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.
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.{{cite web|title=VRL/Veraval Junction|url= http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/2123? |access-date=27 January 2016}}{{cite web| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/list-of-43-new-trains-announced-in-rail-budget-39568-2009-02-13| title=List of 43 new trains announced in rail budget| website=India Today}}
Major trains
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{{cite web| url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/indore-veraval-mahamana-express-all-set-to-flag-off-by-sumitra-mahajan-check-schedule-stations-of-new-train/1224739/| title=Indore–Veraval Mahamana Express all set to flag-off by Sumitra Mahajan; check schedule, stations of new train| website=Financial Express| date=29 June 2018}}
- 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
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{{Railway stations in Gujarat |state=expanded}}
Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1897
Category:Railway stations in Gir Somnath district
Category:Bhavnagar railway division
Category:Railway junction stations in Gujarat
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