Chennai–Kolkata railway corridor

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The Chennai–Kolkata railway corridor is a major Indian rail route connecting the southeastern metropolis of Chennai with the eastern city of Kolkata, serving as a key artery for passenger and freight transport along the east coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway corridor
railway line
coastal yes
connectsCity Chennai
Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta
country India
direction north–south
southeast–northeast
electrification fully electrified
endPoint Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta
endStation Chennai Central
Howrah Junction
gauge 5 ft 6 in broad gauge
importanceFor east coast connectivity
movement of coal
movement of industrial goods
locatedIn east coast of India
majorJunctionOnRoute Bhubaneswar
Cuttack
Kharagpur
Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam
linked to: Vizagapatam
managedBy East Coast Railway zone
South Central Railway zone
South Eastern Railway zone
Southern Railway zone
operator Indian Railways
partOf Howrah–Chennai main line
partOfNetwork Golden Quadrilateral railway network of India
passesThroughRegion Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
linked to: Orissa

Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
primaryUse freight transport
passenger transport
servedByTrainType freight trains
long-distance express trains
superfast express trains
servesCity Chennai metropolitan area
linked to: Chennai

Kolkata metropolitan area
significance key east coast rail artery
major trunk route of Indian Railways
startPoint Chennai
status operational
terminus Chennai
Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta
trackType mixed traffic route

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Nellore locatedNear Chennai–Kolkata railway corridor
Golden Quadrilateral railway network includesRoute Kolkata–Chennai rail corridor
linked to: Chennai–Kolkata railway corridor
Vijayawada–Nidadavolu section locatedOnCorridor east coast railway corridor of India
linked to: Chennai–Kolkata railway corridor