Rajkot–Somnath line
Veraval the important station on Rajkot–Somnath line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Gujarat
Termini	Rajkot Junction Somnath
Service
Type	Regional rail Light rail
Operator(s)	Western Railway zone
Depot(s)	Veraval Coach Depot
Rolling stock	LHB Coaches ICF Coaches
History
Opened	1890; 134 years ago (1890)
Technical
Track length	190 km (118 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Character	On Ground
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Old gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) meter gauge
Electrification	Overhead catenary
Operating speed	up to 125 km/h
Route map Legend km on Viramgam–Okha line 0 Rajkot Junction Jamnagar–Rajkot Highway 6 Bhaktinagar NH 8B 24 Ribada 41 Gondal 58 Virpur 71 Navagadh NH 8D 77 Jetalsar To Porbandar–Jetalsar section 93 Vadal 103 Junagadh Junction NH 151 114 Shahpur 125 Lunshala 132 Badodar 138 Keshod 155 Maliya Hatina 167 Chorvad Road 175 Adari Road NH 51 To Veraval-Amreli Section 185 Veraval Junction Yard 190 Somnath Sources:[1]

The Rajkot–Somnath line is a railway line connecting Jetalsar and Veraval. It covers a distance of 190 kilometres (120 mi) in Gujarat.

The initial section from Veraval to Junagadh was started in 1880 by Junagadh Railway and opened to traffic in 1888. The line between Rajkot to Jetalsar was started in 1880 by Rajkot–Jetalsar Railway^[2] and opened to traffic in 1890.^[3] Rajkot-Junagadh-Veraval section was merged with Saurashtra Railway in April 1948. Saurashtra Railway was merged into Western Railway on 5 November 1951. Gauge conversion of Rajkot–Veraval section was announced in 1996-97.^[4] Gauge conversion of Rajkot–Veraval has been completed in 2003.^[5]