August 10, 2012

Shapur Railway Junction


     Shapur is a town in Junagadh district of Gujarat state. The region is also referred to as Sorath. Sharpur is a railway junction which belongs to Bhavnagar division of Western Railway Zone.  It is perched on Veraval- Junagadh rail route. SHH is the state code of Shapur Junction. Shapur town is at a distance of just 12 km from Junagadh. It has both rail and road connectivity to Junagadh. Other nearby places of interest located near Shapur Junction are Sasan Gir, Girnar, Veraval and Chorwad.
    There are several trains which pass through Shapur Railway Junction and connect it other cities of India. Rajkot- Veraval Passenger, Somnath-Rajkot Passenger, Veraval-Rajkot Passenger, Rajkot-Somnath Passenger are some of the trains which run through Shapur Junction. Shapur town is also connected by road to other parts of Gujarat, while the nearby major airbase to the town is Porbandar Airport. 

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