Veraval Junction railway station
Veraval Junction railway station 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 inaugurated the Junagadh–Veraval metre‑gauge link in 1888–89. Around the same time, the Rajkot–Jetalsar Railway was launching its Rajkot–Jetalsar stretch, 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 | Destination |
| 26901/02 | Sabarmati–Veraval Vande Bharat Express | |
| 19319/20 | Veraval–Indore Mahamana Express | |
| 16333/34 | Thiruvananthapuram Veraval Express | |
| 19217/18 | Saurashtra Janta Express | |
| 12945/46 | Veraval–Banaras Superfast Express | |
| 11087/88 | Veraval–Pune Express | |
| 22957/58 | Somnath Superfast Express | |
| 19203/04 | Bandra Terminus–Veraval Weekly Superfast Express | |
| 11463/64 | Somnath–Jabalpur Express | |
| 11465/66 | Somnath–Jabalpur Express | |
| 19251/52 | Somnath–Okha Express | |
| 19119/20 | Ahmedabad–Somnath Intercity Express | |
| 59558/59 | Veraval−Bhavnagar Passenger | |
| 59421/22 | Rajkot–Veraval Passenger | |
| 59423/24 | Rajkot–Veraval Passenger |