New Delhi–Howrah trunk route (via Kanpur–Prayagraj)

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The New Delhi–Howrah trunk route (via Kanpur–Prayagraj) is a key high-density railway corridor in India connecting the national capital with Kolkata through major northern and eastern cities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line
trunk railway route
administratedBy East Central Railway zone
Eastern Railway zone
North Central Railway zone
Northern Railway zone
connects Howrah
Kolkata metropolitan region
New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India

national capital region of India
country India
electrification fully electrified
function forms part of the main Delhi–Kolkata rail corridor
gauge 1676 mm broad gauge
5 ft 6 in broad gauge
importance Golden Quadrilateral trunk route
lineUsage freight traffic
passenger traffic
locatedIn Eastern India
linked to: eastern India

Northern India
linked to: northern India
majorStation Asansol Junction
Dhanbad Junction
Howrah Junction railway station
Kanpur Central railway station
New Delhi railway station
Patna Junction
Prayagraj Junction railway station
linked to: Prayagraj Junction

Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
operator Indian Railways
owner Indian Railways
partOf New Delhi–Howrah main line
passesThrough Bihar
Jharkhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
servedBy Duronto Express trains
linked to: Duronto Express

Rajdhani Express trains
linked to: Rajdhani Express

Shatabdi and other superfast trains
signalling automatic block signalling on busy sections
colour light signalling
strategicRole connects northern and eastern India
terminus Howrah Junction railway station
New Delhi railway station
trackConfiguration double line or more on most sections
trafficDensity high-density route
via Kanpur
Kanpur Central railway station
Prayagraj
linked to: Allahabad

Prayagraj Junction railway station
linked to: Prayagraj Junction

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North Central Railway zone majorRoute New Delhi–Howrah trunk route (via Kanpur–Prayagraj)
Kanpur Central railway station isMajorJunctionOnLine Howrah–Delhi main line via Kanpur
linked to: New Delhi–Howrah trunk route (via Kanpur–Prayagraj)
Kanpur–Jhansi line partOf Delhi–Howrah main route (via Kanpur)
linked to: New Delhi–Howrah trunk route (via Kanpur–Prayagraj)
North Central Railway majorRoute New Delhi–Howrah trunk route (via Kanpur–Prayagraj)