Veraval Junction railway station (station code: VRL) is a railway station in the city of Veraval, Gujarat. It is under Bhavnagar railway division of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It is one of the major railway stations in Saurashtra. 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.
History
In the late 1800s, Gujarat’s princely states—Junagadh, Gondal, Bhavnagar, Morvi, etc.—built metre‑gauge networks to connect towns economically. These were small‑scale, cost‑effective lines built to meet modest traffic.
Finally, Junagadh State Railway (also Junagadh & Veraval Railway) inaugurated the Junagadh–Veraval metre‑gauge link in 1888–89. Around the same time, the Rajkot–Jetalsar Railway was launching its Rajkot–Jetalsar stretch (also metre gauge), which linked with the Junagadh–Veraval section, fully connecting Rajkot to Veraval by 1890. Collectively, this interlocking network, built by princely railways, integrated into the Rajkot–Junagadh–Veraval trunk line, establishing Veraval as a vital junction for town's pilgrim-bound passengers and freight heading to the coast and beyond.
In April 1948, these princely metre‑gauge lines merged into Saurashtra Railway, and by November 1951, were absorbed into Western Railway. Decades later, recognizing the need for standardized, higher‑capacity tracks, the Rajkot–Veraval metre gauge was converted between 1996–2003, culminating in full broad-gauge connectivity by 2003.
Major trains The following trains start from Veraval Junction railway station: Train no. Train name Destination26901/02Sabarmati–Veraval Vande Bharat Express19319/20Veraval–Indore Mahamana Express16333/34Thiruvananthapuram Veraval Express19217/18Saurashtra Janta Express12945/46Veraval–Banaras Superfast Express11087/88Veraval–Pune Express22957/58Somnath Superfast Express19203/04Bandra Terminus–Veraval Weekly Superfast Express11463/64Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Itarsi)11465/66Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Bina)19251/52Somnath–Okha Express19119/20Ahmedabad–Somnath Intercity Express59558/59Veraval−Bhavnagar Passenger59421/22Rajkot–Veraval Passenger59423/24Rajkot–Veraval Passenger
Gallery
See also Junagadh State Railway Jamnagar & Dwarka Railway Somnath Terminus
References
External links Veraval Junction railway station at the India Rail Info