List of railway lines in India

This article lists conventional railway lines of India. For urban railway lines, see Urban rail transit in India, for high-speed railway lines and speed classification, see List of high-speed railway lines in India.

Legend edit

Lines

† Converted from narrow or meter gauges
‡ Under construction or under upgradation

Speed

  Group B lines: up to 130 km/h (81 mph)
  Group A lines: up to 160 km/h (99 mph)

Note
  • While this article may not list all railway lines of India, the most significant ones which have a dedicated Wikipedia article are listed here.
  • The article's regional sections are divided according to India's zonal councils.
  • The lines that fall in both regions are placed in the section of the region which has majority of the line lying within it.
  • All lines listed in the regional sections are of broad gauge (1,676 mm).
  • The main lines that are formed by combination of multiple lines are listed in a section of their own.

Northern region edit

The Northern zonal council of India includes states and Union terrirtories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab, Delhi, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan.
LineOperatorsOpenedLengthSpeedElectrifiedRef.
Ambala–AttariNorthern Railway1873273 km (170 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)2004[1]
Amritsar–PathankotNorthern Railway1884108 km (67 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2018[2]
Amritsar–Khem KaranNorthern Railway1910126 km (78 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2019[3]
Bathinda–RajpuraNorthern Railway173 km (107 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2019[4]
Bathinda–RewariNorthern Railway1884300 km (190 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2009[5]
Bathinda–RohtakNorthern Railway1884228 km (142 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2009[6]
Bhanupli–LehNorthern RailwayTBD 2030489 km (304 mi)TBDTBD[7]
Bikaner–RewariNorth Western Railway1941379 km (235 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2020[8]
Chandigarh–SahnewalNorthern Railway201397 km (60 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2015[9]
Delhi–KalkaNorthern Railway1891267 km (166 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)2000[10]
Delhi–FazilkaNorthern Railway1897416 km (258 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2019[11]
Delhi–JaipurNorthern and North Western Railway1875305 km (190 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[12]
Delhi–MoradabadNorthern Railway1900167 km (104 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2019[13]
Haryana OrbitalNorthern Railway2026121.7 km (75.6 mi)160 km/h (99 mph)Under construction[14]
Jaipur–AhmedabadNorth Western and Western Railway1881630 km (390 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)2014[15]
Jalandhar–FirozpurNorthern Railway1912118 km (73 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2019[16]
Jammu–BaramullaNorthern Railway2024338 km (210 mi)TBDPartly opened[17]
Jodhpur–BathindaNorth Western Railway1902118 km (73 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[18]
Jodhpur–JaisalmerNorth Western Railway1968292 km (181 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[19]
Ludhiana–JakhalNorthern Railway1901129 km (80 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2020[20]
Marwar–MunabaoNorth Western Railway1902370 km (230 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[21]
Merta Road–RewariNorth Western Railway1941368 km (229 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2018[22]
Rewari–RohtakNorthern Railway201381.3 km (50.5 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[23]
Shri Ganganagar–SadulpurNorth Western Railway1930244 km (152 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2021[24]
Suratgarh–BathindaNorthern and North Western Railway1970264 km (164 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[25]

Eastern region edit

The Eastern zonal council of India includes states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.
LineOperatorsOpenedLengthSpeedElectrifiedRef.
Ahmadpur–KatwaEastern Railway191752 km (32 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[26]
Alipurduar–BamanhatNortheast Frontier Railway189474 km (46 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[27]
Andal–SainthiaEastern Railway191373 km (45 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2016[28]
Andal–SitarampurEastern Railway186473 km (45 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2017[28]
Asansol–PatnaSouth Eastern Railway1871331 km (206 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)2001[29]
Asansol–Tatanagar–KharagpurEastern and East Central Railway1891205 km (127 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1963[30]
Asansol–GayaEastern and East Central Railway1907267 km (166 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1962[31]
Bakhtiyarpur–TilaiyaEast Central Railway1903100 km (62 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2017[32]
Bandel–KatwaEastern Railway1913104 km (65 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)1996[33]
Bankura–MasagramSouth Eastern Railway2005120.3 km (74.8 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2021[34]
Barauni–GuwahatiEast Central and Northeast Frontier Railway1950784 km (487 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2021[35]
Barauni–KatiharEast Central and Northeast Frontier Railway1889185 km (115 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2012[36]
Barauni–GorakhpurEast Central and North Eastern Railway1907202 km (126 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[37]
Barauni–RaxaulEast Central and North Eastern Railway1907210 km (130 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[37]
Bardhaman–AsansolEastern Railway1863106 km (66 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1966[31]
Bardhaman–KatwaEastern Railway191553 km (33 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2018[38]
Barharwa–Azimganj–KatwaEastern Railway1913170 km (110 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2021[39]
Barkakana–Muri–ChandilSouth Eastern Railway1937126 km (78 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)1997[40]
Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose GomohEast Central Railway1902105 km (65 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1998[41]
Barkakana–Son NagarEast Central Railway1907313 km (194 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)1962[31]
Barsoi–New FarakkaEastern and Northeast Frontier Railway1963126 km (78 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[42]
Cuttack–SambalpurEast Coast Railway1998284 km (176 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2010[43]
Dhanbad–ChandrapuraEastern and South Eastern Railway189434 km (21 mi)80 km/h (50 mph)1987[44]
Dumka–BhagalpurEastern Railway1907115 km (71 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[45]
Eklakhi–BalurghatNortheast Frontier Railway200487 km (54 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2023[46]
Fatuha–TilaiyaEast Central Railway2003170 km (110 mi)55 km/h (34 mph)2020[47]
Gaya–KiulEast Central Railway1979129 km (80 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2018[48]
Gaya–Pt. D.D. Upadhyaya JunctionEast Central Railway1907197 km (122 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1962[49]
Hajipur–Muzaffarpur–Samastipur–BarauniEast Central Railway1907157.37 km (97.79 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[50]
Haldibari–New JalpaiguriEast Central Railway1878157.37 km (97.79 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2024[51]
Harnaut–MokamaEast Central Railway201652 km (32 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes
Barkakana–Muri–ChandilSouth Eastern Railway1965165 km (103 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2002[40]
Howrah–BarddhamanEastern Railway1854108 km (67 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1958[52]
Howrah–BarddhamanEastern Railway191795 km (59 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1966[53]
Howrah–KharagpurSouth Eastern Railway1900115 km (71 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1969[54]
Jasidih–Dumka–RampurhatEastern Railway2011135 km (84 mi)90 km/h (56 mph)Yes[55]
Jharsuguda–VizianagaramEast Coast Railway1961448 km (278 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)2018[54]
Katihar–SiliguriNortheast Frontier Railway1958203.7 km (126.6 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[56]
Kharagpur–Bankura–AdraSouth Eastern Railway1901168 km (104 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)1999[31]
Kharagpur–Bankura–AdraEast Coast and South Eastern Railway1901407 km (253 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)2002[54]
Khurda Road–BolangirEast Coast RailwayTBD306.25 km (190.29 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)Under construction[57]
Koderma–RanchiSouth Eastern and East Central Railway2015211 km (131 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[58]
Lanjigarh–JunagarhEast Coast Railway201456 km (35 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[59]
Madhupur–Giridih–KodermaEastern and East Central Railway1871138 km (86 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2020[60]
Mokama–BarauniEast Central Railway195921 km (13 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[61]
Muzaffarpur–HajipurEastCentral Railway188653.83 km (33.45 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2014[62]
Muzaffarpur–SitamarhiEastCentral Railway201353.83 km (33.45 mi)80 km/h (50 mph)Yes[63]
Nalhati–AzimganjEastern Railway186345 km (28 mi)80 km/h (50 mph)2021[64]
Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna ThoriEast Central Railway36 km (22 mi)Yes[65]
Neora–SheikhpuraEast Central RailwayTBD123.2 km (76.6 mi)80 km/h (50 mph)Under construction[66]
Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–HatiaEast Central and South Eastern Railway1961152 km (94 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)1958[67][68]
New Jalpaiguri–New Mal–Samuktala RoadNortheast Frontier Railway1950182 km (113 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[69]
New Jalpaiguri–New BongaigaonNortheast Frontier Railway1963252 km (157 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2024[70]
New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch BeharNortheast Frontier Railway2016128.6 km (79.9 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2024[71]
Patna–GayaEastern Railway190092 km (57 mi)75 km/h (47 mph)2003[72]
Patna–MughalsaraiEastern Railway1862212 km (132 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)2002[73]
Patna–HajipurEastern Railway201621 km (13 mi)50 km/h (31 mph)2016[74]
Ranaghat–LalgolaEastern Railway1899155 km (96 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2007[75]
Samastipur–MuzaffarpurEast Central Railway188653 km (33 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2014[76]
Sealdah–GedeEastern Railway1862117 km (73 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)1964[77]
Sealdah–BangaonEastern Railway1882117 km (73 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)1964[78]
Sheoraphuli–BishnupurEastern Railway188539 km (24 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)1957[79]
Tatanagar–BilaspurSouth East Central, South Eastern and East Coast Railway1892468 km (291 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1970[80]

Northeastern region edit

The Northeastern Zonal council of India includes states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
LineOperatorsOpenedLengthSpeedElectrifiedRef.
Guwahati–LumdingNortheast Frontier Railway1900181 km (112 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[81]
Lumding–DibrugarhNortheast Frontier Railway1903376 km (234 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Under construction[82]
Lumding–SabroomNortheast Frontier Railway2008503 km (313 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Under construction[83]
New Bongaigaon–GuwahatiNortheast Frontier Railway1962170 km (110 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2014[84]
Rangiya–MurkongselekNortheast Frontier Railway1895450 km (280 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[85]
Sivok–RangpoNortheast Frontier RailwayTBD44 km (27 mi)TBDUnder construction[86]

Central region edit

The Central zonal council of India includes states and Union terrirtories of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
LineOperatorsOpenedLengthSpeedElectrifiedRef.
Agra–BhopalNorth Central and West Central Railway1889508 km (316 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1989[21]
Aunrihar–JaunpurNorth Eastern Railway190460 km (37 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2019[87]
Bhopal–NagpurWest Central and Central Railway1924390 km (240 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1991[88]
Bilaspur–NagpurSouth East Central Railway1891414 km (257 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)2018[54]
Bilaspur–KatniSouth East Central Railway and Western Railway1891318.6 km (198.0 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1995[89]
Bina–KatniSouth East Central Railway and Western Railway1923262 km (163 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)1991[90]
Prayagraj–JabalpurNorth Central and West Central Railway1867366 km (227 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)Yes[91]
Prayagraj–Mau–GorakhpurNorth Central and West Central Railway1930356 km (221 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[92]
Delhi–Meerut–SaharanpurNorthern Railway1870181 km (112 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2016[93]
Indore–GwaliorWestern, West Central and North Central Railway1899516 km (321 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)Yes[94]
Jabalpur–BhusavalNorth Central and West Central Railway1870551 km (342 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1992[95]
Kothavalasa–KirandulSouth Coast and East Coast Railway1966445 km (277 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)1982[96]
Laksar–DehradunNorthern Railway190079 km (49 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2016[97]
Lucknow–GorakhpurNorthern and North Eastern Railway1885277 km (172 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[89]
Lucknow–MoradabadNorthern Railway1873326 km (203 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2013[13]
Mainpuri–EtawahNorth Central Railway201655.16 km (34.27 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2019[98]
Mau–DildarnagarNorth Eastern and East Central RailwayTBD66 km (41 mi)Under construction[99]
Moradabad–AmbalaNorthern Railway1886274 km (170 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2006[13]
Pdt. D.D. Upadhyaya–KanpurNorth Central Railway1866346 km (215 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)2013[100]
Muzaffarpur–GorakhpurEastCentral Railway1930309.7 km (192.4 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[101]
Moradabad–AmbalaWestern Railway189656 km (35 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)1991[102]
Ujjain–BhopalWestern and West Central Railway1895183 km (114 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)1992[103]
Varanasi–ChhapraNorth Eastern Railway1909206 km (128 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2018[104]
Varanasi–LucknowNorthern and North Central Railway1872324 km (201 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2022[105]
Varanasi–Rae Bareli–LucknowNorthern Railway1898301 km (187 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[106]
Varanasi–Sultanpur–LucknowNorthern Railway1872301 km (187 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2013[107]

Western region edit

The Western Indian zonal council includes states of Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra
LineOperatorsOpenedLengthSpeedElectrifiedRef.
Ahmedabad–ViramgamWestern Railway187165 km (40 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[108]
Ahmedabad–MumbaiWestern Railway1863493 km (306 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)Yes[109]
Ahmedabad–UdaipurWestern and North Western Railway1879296 km (184 mi)80 km/h (50 mph)Yes[110]
Anand–GodhraWestern Railway187479 km (49 mi)Yes[111]
Anand–KhambhatWestern Railway189079 km (49 mi)Yes[112]
Ankleshwar–RajpiplaWestern Railway189767 km (42 mi)No[113]
Bharuch–DahejWestern Railway191462 km (39 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[114]
Bhusawal–KalyanCentral and Western Railway1865390 km (240 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1969[115]
Chalisgaon–DhuleCentral Railway190056 km (35 mi)44 km/h (27 mph)2020[116]
Chhota Udaipur–DharWestern RailwayTBD157 km (98 mi)80 km/h (50 mph)TBD[117]
Dadar–SolapurCentral Railway1860446 km (277 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)2022[118]
Gandhidham–AhmedabadCentral Railway1969299.2 km (185.9 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[119]
Gandhidham–BhujCentral Railway196959 km (37 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[120]
Gandhidham–Kandla PortWestern Railway193011 km (6.8 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[121]
Gandhidham–PalanpurWestern Railway1952301 km (187 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[122]
Jamnagar–PorbandarWestern Railway194644 km (27 mi)80 km/h (50 mph)Yes[123]
Kanjari Boriyavi–VadtalWestern Railway19296 km (3.7 mi)80 km/h (50 mph)No[124]
Latur–MirajCentral Railway1897341.94 km (212.47 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[125]
Maliya Miyana–WankanerCentral Railway189080 km (50 mi)Yes[126]
Nagpur–BhusawalCentral Railway1867389 km (242 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1991[127]
Nagpur–SecunderabadCentral and South Central Railway1929581 km (361 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1995[128]
Narkhed–BadneraCentral Railway2012138 km (86 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2017[129]
Palitana–SihorWestern Railway191027.62 km (17.16 mi)2022[130]
Porbandar–JetalsarWestern Railway1890124 km (77 mi)2022[131]
Pune–LondaCentral and South Western Railway1890468 km (291 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2024[132]
Rajkot–SomnathWestern Railway1890190 km (120 mi)80 km (50 mi)Yes[133]
Rajkot–WankanerWestern Railway189042 km (26 mi)80 km (50 mi)Yes[134]
Samakhiali–Maliya MiyanaWestern Railway196939 km (24 mi)80 km (50 mi)Yes[135]
Secunderabad–ManmadSouth Central Railway1905621 km (386 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[136]
Surendranagar–BhavnagarWestern Railway1880170 km (110 mi)100 km (62 mi)Yes[137]
Taranga Hill–Abu RoadWestern RailwayTBD116.65 km (72.48 mi)TBDUnder construction[138]
Udhna–JalgaonWestern Railway307 km (191 mi)110 km (68 mi)Yes[139]
Vasad–KathanaWestern Railway195343 km (27 mi)No[140]
Viramgam–MahesanaWestern Railway65 km (40 mi)Yes[141]
Viramgam–Maliya MiyanaWestern Railway1942142 km (88 mi)Yes[142]
Viramgam–OkhaWestern Railway1922433 km (269 mi)100 km (62 mi)Yes[143]
Viramgam–Surendra NagarWestern Railway187265 km (40 mi)100 km (62 mi)Yes[144]
Wankaner–Surendra NagarWestern Railway189074 km (46 mi)Yes[145]
Wardha–NandedWestern RailwayTBD284 km (176 mi)TBDUnder construction[146]

Southern region edit

The Southern Indian zonal council includes states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and Tamil Nadu
LineOperatorsOpenedLengthSpeedElectrifiedRef.
Bangalore–Arsikere–HubliSouth Western Railway1887469 km (291 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)Yes[147]
Bhimavaram–NarasapurSouth Coast Railway30 km (19 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[148]
Chennai Central–Bangalore CitySouthern and South Western Railway1864358 km (222 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1992[149]
Chennai Egmore–ThanjavurSouthern Railway1880351 km (218 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2010[150]
Coimbatore–PollachiSouthern Railway191540 km (25 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2010[151]
Coimbatore–MettupalayamSouthern Railway187336 km (22 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2015[152]
Dharmavaram–PakalaSouth Central Railway1891227.40 km (141.30 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2010[153]
Duvvada–VijayawadaSouth Coast Railway1897350 km (220 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1965[154]
Ernakulam–KayamkulamSouthern Railway1989102 km (63 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[155]
Ernakulam–Kottayam–KayamkulamSouthern Railway1956118 km (73 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[156]
Erode–TiruchirappalliSouthern Railway1929118 km (73 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2018[157]
Gudivada–MachilipatnamSouth Coast Railway36.70 km (22.80 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[158]
Gudur–ReniguntaSouth Central Railway195783 km (52 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[159]
Gudur–ChennaiSouth Coast and Southern Railway1899455 km (283 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)Yes[160]
Renigunta–KatpadiSouth Central Railway115 km (71 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2017[161]
Guntakal–Vasco da GamaSouth Central and South Western Railway1882457 km (284 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[162]
Guntakal–BangaloreSouth Central and South Western Railway1892293 km (182 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes
Guntur–Krishna CanalSouth Coast Railway196625.36 km (15.76 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2017[163]
Guntur–TenaliSouth Coast Railway191625.47 km (15.83 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2019[164]
Guruvayur–ThrissurSouthern Railway199423 km (14 mi)90 km/h (56 mph)Yes[165]
Hassan–BangaloreSouth Western Railway2017179 km (111 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[166]
Jolarpettai–ShoranurSouthern and South Western Railway1861418 km (260 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[167]
Kadapa–BangaloreSouth Central and South Western RailwayTBD257 km (160 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Under construction[168]
Kazipet–VijayawadaSouth Central Railway1889201.14 km (124.98 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1988[169]
Khurda Road–VisakhapatnamEast Coast Railway1899424 km (263 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1988[54]
Kollam–SengottaiSouthern Railway190494.1 km (58.5 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[170]
Kollam–ThiruvananthapuramSouthern Railway191894.1 km (58.5 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2006[171]
Kothapalli–ManoharabadSouth Central Railway2026151 km (94 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Under construction[172]
Madurai–TirunelveliSouthern Railway1876157.1 km (97.6 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2015[173]
Mahabubnagar–MunirabadSouthern Railway2025274 km (170 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Under construction[174]
Manamadurai–VirudhunagarSouthern Railway196467 km (42 mi)80 km/h (50 mph)Under construction[175]
Mangalore–MysoreSouth Western and Southern Railway1979309 km (192 mi)80 km/h (50 mph)Under construction[176]
Medak–AkkannapetSouth Central Railway202217.2 km (10.7 mi)80 km/h (50 mph)No[177]
Motumarri–VishnupuramSouth Central Railway201989 km (55 mi)75 km/h (47 mph)2019[178]
Mysore–BangaloreSouth Western Railway1882138.25 km (85.90 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2018[179]
Mysore–ChamarajanagarSouth Western Railway200861 km (38 mi)90 km/h (56 mph)Yes[180]
Nadikudi–MacherlaSouth Central Railway35 km (22 mi)90 km/h (56 mph)Yes[181]
Nadikudi–SrikalahastiSouth Central RailwayTBD308 km (191 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Under construction[182]
Nagercoil–TirunelveliSouthern Railway198173 km (45 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2018[183]
Nallapadu–NandyalSouth Central Railway1892256.9 km (159.6 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[184]
Nandyal–YerraguntlaSouth Central Railway2016123 km (76 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)Yes[185]
Nilambur–ShoranurSouthern Railway192766 km (41 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[186]
Obulavaripalle–KrishnapatnamSouth Coast Railway2019112 km (70 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2019[187]
Pagidipalli–NallapaduSouth Central Railway1930238.49 km (148.19 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2017[188]
Palakkad–PollachiSouthern Railway189858 km (36 mi)55 km/h (34 mph)Yes[189]
Peddapalli–NizamabadSouth Central Railway1993177 km (110 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)2022[190]
Rayadurg–TumkurSouth Western RailwayTBD207 km (129 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)TBD[191]
Secunderabad–DhoneSouth Central Railway1929295 km (183 mi)2023[136]
Shoranur–Cochin HarbourSouthern Railway1902107 km (66 mi)90 km/h (56 mph)1996[192]
Shoranur–MangaloreSouthern Railway1902328 km (204 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2014[193]
Solapur–GuntakalCentral Railway, South Central railway and Southern Railway1871379 km (235 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)2021[194]
Tenali–RepalleSouth Coast Railway191632.10 km (19.95 mi)90 km/h (56 mph)2021[195]
Thiruvananthapuram–KanyakumariSouthern Railway197986 km (53 mi)100 km/h (62 mph)Yes[183]
Tirunelveli–TiruchendurSouthern Railway192360 km (37 mi)110 km/h (68 mph)2023[196]
Vijayawada–NidadavoluSouth Coast Railway127 km (79 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)Yes[197]
Vijayawada–GudurSouth Coast and Southern Railway1899127 km (79 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1980[198]

International edit

LineOperatorsOpenedLengthSpeedElectrifiedRef.
Bangladesh
Akhaura–Agartala Northeast Frontier Railway
East Zone
202315 km (9.3 mi)80 km/h (50 mph)No[199]
Old Malda–Abdulpur Northeast Frontier Railway
West Zone
1930154 km (96 mi)90 km/h (56 mph)No[200]
Nepal
Jaynagar–Bardibas East Central Railway
NRCL
193768.7 km (42.7 mi)120 km/h (75 mph)No[201]

Meter and narrow gauge lines edit

LineGaugeOperatorsOpenedLengthSpeedElectrifiedRef.
Nilgiri Mountain RailwayMeter (1000 mm)Southern Railway190846 km (29 mi)No[202]
Kalka–Shimla RailwayNarrow (762 mm)Northern Railway190396.60 km (60.02 mi)30 km/h (19 mph)No[203]
Kangra Valley RailwayNarrow (762 mm)Northern Railway1928164 km (102 mi)40 km/h (25 mph)No[204]
Darjeeling Himalayan RailwayNarrow (610 mm)Northeast Frontier Railway188183.9 km (52.1 mi)10 km/h (6.2 mph)No[203]
Matheran Hill RailwayNarrow (610 mm)Central Railway190721 km (13 mi)No[205]

Main lines edit

The following main lines that connect major Indian cities are formed by combination of multiple smaller lines.

LineOperatorsOpenedLengthSpeedElectrifiedRef.
Chennai–MysuruSouthern Railway497 km (309 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)Yes
Howrah–ChennaiSouth Eastern, East Coast, South Central and Southern Railway19011,661 km (1,032 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)2005[206]
Howrah–MumbaiSouth Eastern, South East Central and Central Railway18901,968 km (1,223 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)2012[207]
Howrah–New DelhiEastern, East Central and Northern Railway18661,532 km (952 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)2002[208]
Mumbai–ChennaiCentral, South Central and Southern Railway18711,281 km (796 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)2015[209]
New Delhi–ChennaiNorthern, North Central, Central, South Central and Southern Railway19292,182 km (1,356 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1991[210]
New Delhi–MumbaiNorthern, North Central, West Central and Western Railway1,386 km (861 mi)130 km/h (81 mph)1987[211]

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