Howrah–Chennai main line

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The Howrah–Chennai main line is a major Indian Railways trunk route connecting Kolkata (Howrah) with Chennai along the eastern coast, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line
belongsToZone East Coast Railway zone
Eastern Railway zone
South Central Railway zone
South Eastern Railway zone
Southern Railway zone
connectsCity Chennai
Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta
connectsPort Chennai Port
Kolkata Port
linked to: Kolkata Port region

Paradip Port
Visakhapatnam Port
connectsRegion eastern India
southern India
country India
electrification fully electrified
endCity Chennai
endPoint Chennai Central railway station
gauge 1676 mm broad gauge
5 ft 6 in broad gauge
historicalOperator East Coast State Railway
Madras Railway
locatedOn eastern coast of India
majorJunction Bhadrak
linked to: Bhadrak district

Bhubaneswar
Cuttack
Gudur Junction
Kharagpur Junction
Khurda Road Junction
Vijayawada Junction
Visakhapatnam
linked to: Vizagapatam
operator Indian Railways
partOf East Coast railway corridor
Golden Quadrilateral railway network of India
passesThroughState Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
linked to: Orissa

Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
primaryUse freight traffic
passenger traffic
startCity Howrah
startMetropolitanArea Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta
startPoint Howrah Junction railway station
status operational
strategicImportance key freight corridor for coal
key freight corridor for iron ore
key freight corridor for petroleum products
key freight corridor for steel
trackConfiguration double line or more on most sections

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Vijayawada Junction railway station locatedOn Howrah–Chennai main line
Vijayawada Junction railway station partOf Howrah–Chennai corridor
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Visakhapatnam railway station isMajorStationOn Howrah–Chennai main line
South Eastern Railway zone hasMajorRoute Howrah–Chennai main line (via Kharagpur)
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Sullurpeta railwayLine Chennai–Howrah main line
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Kakinada Town railway station railwayLine Howrah–Chennai main line (via branch connection)
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Rajahmundry railway station locatedOn Howrah–Chennai main line
Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station railwayLine Chennai–Howrah line
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Cuttack Junction railway station locatedOnLine Howrah–Chennai main line
Balasore district hasRailwayLine Howrah–Chennai main line
subject linked to: Balasore district of Odisha
Bhubaneswar railway station onLine Howrah–Chennai main line
Howrah–Kharagpur railway line partOf Howrah–Chennai main line
Bapatla railwayLine Howrah–Chennai main line
subject linked to: Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India
Kharagpur Junction railwayLine Howrah–Chennai main line
Prakasam district hasTransport Chennai–Howrah railway line
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
BZA servesLine Howrah–Chennai main line
Vijayawada–Gudur section formsPartOf Chennai–Howrah trunk route
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Vijayawada–Gudur section belongsToNetwork Chennai–Howrah main line
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Ongole railway station railwayLine Chennai–Howrah main line
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Ongole railway station railwayLine Howrah–Chennai main line
Ongole railway station locatedOn Grand Trunk route between Chennai and Howrah
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Ongole railway station isKeyStationOn Chennai–Howrah main line
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Vijayawada district hasRailConnectivity Howrah–Chennai main line
Ongole railwayLine Howrah–Chennai main line
HWH liesOn Howrah–Chennai main line
Chennai–Kolkata railway corridor partOf Howrah–Chennai main line
Tenali Junction railway station locatedOnLine Howrah–Chennai main line
Nellore railway station line Howrah–Chennai main line
Waltair railway division hasRailwayLine Howrah–Chennai main line (segment near Visakhapatnam)
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section partOf Howrah–Chennai main line
Visakhapatnam railway station onLine Howrah–Chennai main line
subject linked to: VSKP
East Coast Railway zone hasMajorRoute Howrah–Chennai main line (portion)
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Uttarandhra railwayConnectivity Howrah–Chennai main line
Balasore railway station locatedOn Howrah–Chennai main line
Kharagpur–Puri line partOf Howrah–Chennai main line
Sullurupeta railway station locatedOn Chennai–Howrah main line
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Sullurupeta railway station isKeyStopOn Chennai–Howrah main line
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line