Howrah–Delhi main line

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The Howrah–Delhi main line is one of India's busiest and most important railway corridors, connecting Kolkata (Howrah) with the national capital New Delhi and passing through major cities across northern and eastern India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway corridor
railway line
connects Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta

New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
connectsRegion eastern India
northern India
country India
electrification fully electrified
endCity New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
endPoint New Delhi railway station
gauge 1,676 mm broad gauge
5 ft 6 in broad gauge
historicalAssociation East Indian Railway Company
importance one of the busiest railway corridors in India
one of the most important railway routes in India
majorStation Aligarh Junction
Barddhaman Junction
Dhanbad Junction
Gaya Junction
Ghaziabad Junction
Howrah Junction
Kanpur Central
Prayagraj Junction
Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
Varanasi Junction
operator Indian Railways
owner Indian Railways
partOf Golden Quadrilateral railway network
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
passesThrough Bihar
Delhi
Jharkhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
railwayZone East Central Railway
Eastern Railway
North Central Railway
Northern Railway
servesCity Dhanbad
Gaya
Kanpur
Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta

New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India

Prayagraj
linked to: Allahabad

Varanasi
startCity Howrah
startMetropolitanArea Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta
startPoint Howrah Junction
status operational
trackConfiguration double line or more on most sections
usedFor freight traffic
long-distance passenger traffic

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Kanpur Central railway station isMajorJunctionOnLine Howrah–Delhi main line
Burdwan connectedBy Howrah–Delhi main line
Ara Junction railway station railwayLine Howrah–Delhi main line
Mirzapur railway station line Howrah–Delhi main line
Mirzapur railway station line Howrah–Prayagraj–Delhi line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Durgapur-Asansol industrial belt transportCorridor Howrah–Delhi main railway line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Raniganj coalfield transportServedBy Howrah–Delhi main railway line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Eastern Railway zone jurisdictionIncludes Howrah–Delhi main line segments
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Eastern Railway zone jurisdictionIncludes Howrah–Patna–Mughalsarai route segments
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
East Central Railway zone hasImportantPassengerCorridor Howrah–Delhi main line sections
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Mughalsarai Junction railway station onRailwayLine Howrah–Delhi main line
Mughalsarai Junction railway station onRailwayLine Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Sasaram connectedBy Howrah–Delhi main railway line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Central Uttar Pradesh hasTransportCorridor Delhi–Howrah main railway line
subject linked to: central Uttar Pradesh
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Auraiya district hasMajorRailLine Delhi–Howrah main line (nearby through Etawah–Kanpur section)
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Danapur railwayLineOn Howrah–Delhi main line
Aligarh Junction liesOnRailwayLine Howrah–Delhi main line
Howrah–Bardhaman main line connectsTo Howrah–Delhi main line
Delhi–Ambala railway line connectsTo Delhi–Howrah main line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Rajdhani Express firstRoute Howrah–New Delhi
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Delhi–Kolkata main line (via Lucknow and Mughalsarai, NR portion) partOf Delhi–Kolkata main line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Shikohabad locatedOn Delhi–Howrah main railway line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Tundla locatedOnRailwayLine Delhi–Howrah main line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Howrah–Sahibganj loop partOf Howrah–Delhi main rail corridor
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
New Jalpaiguri connectsTo New Delhi–Howrah main line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Barddhaman Junction onLine Howrah–Delhi main line
NCR hasImportantRoute Delhi–Howrah main line (via Kanpur–Prayagraj)
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
New Delhi–Howrah trunk route (via Kanpur–Prayagraj) partOf New Delhi–Howrah main line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Tundla Junction onRailwayLine Howrah–Delhi main line
CNB isOnRoute Howrah–Delhi main line
Howrah–Delhi main line partOf Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway partOf Delhi–Howrah main line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya railway station railwayLine Howrah–Delhi main line
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya railway station railwayLine Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Bardhaman district hasTransport Howrah–Delhi main railway line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Danapur railway division hasRailwayLine Howrah–Delhi main line (section in Bihar)
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Patna–Mughalsarai section partOf Howrah–Delhi main line
Patna–Mughalsarai section formsSegmentOf Howrah–Patna–Mughalsarai–Delhi route
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Patna–Mughalsarai section usedBy Howrah–Delhi main line trains
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Mughalsarai Junction railway station line Howrah–Delhi main line
Mughalsarai Junction railway station line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Buxar railway station lineServed Howrah–Delhi main line
Buxar railway station lineServed Howrah–Patna–Delhi main line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Buxar railway station locatedOn Howrah–Delhi main line
Buxar railway station locatedOn Howrah–Patna–Delhi main line
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Danapur railway station locatedOnLine Howrah–Delhi main line
Sasaram railway station onRailwayLine Howrah–Delhi main line
Patna–Mughalsarai section partOf Delhi–Kolkata main line
subject linked to: ARA
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line
Ara Junction railway station onMainLine Delhi–Kolkata main line
subject linked to: ARA
linked to: Howrah–Delhi main line