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.
† Converted from narrow or meter gauges
‡ Under construction or under upgradation
Group B lines: up to 130 km/h (81 mph)
Group A lines: up to 160 km/h (99 mph)
Line | Operator(s) | Opened | Length | Speed | Electrified | Ref. |
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Ambala–Attari | Northern Railway | 1873 | 273 km (170 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 2004 | [1] |
Amritsar–Pathankot | Northern Railway | 1884 | 108 km (67 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2018 | [2] |
Amritsar–Khem Karan | Northern Railway | 1910 | 126 km (78 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2019 | [3] |
Bathinda–Rajpura | Northern Railway | 173 km (107 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2019 | [4] | |
Bathinda–Rewari | Northern Railway | 1884 | 300 km (190 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2009 | [5] |
Bathinda–Rohtak † | Northern Railway | 1884 | 228 km (142 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2009 | [6] |
Bhanupli–Leh ‡ | Northern Railway | TBD 2030 | 489 km (304 mi) | TBD | TBD | [7] |
Bikaner–Rewari † | North Western Railway | 1941 | 379 km (235 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2020 | [8] |
Chandigarh–Sahnewal | Northern Railway | 2013 | 97 km (60 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2015 | [9] |
Delhi–Kalka † | Northern Railway | 1891 | 267 km (166 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 2000 | [10] |
Delhi–Fazilka | Northern Railway | 1897 | 416 km (258 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2019 | [11] |
Delhi–Jaipur † | Northern and North Western Railway | 1875 | 305 km (190 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [12] |
Delhi–Moradabad † | Northern Railway | 1900 | 167 km (104 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2019 | [13] |
Haryana Orbital ‡ | Northern Railway | 2026 | 121.7 km (75.6 mi) | 160 km/h (99 mph) | Under construction | [14] |
Jaipur–Ahmedabad † | North Western and Western Railway | 1881 | 630 km (390 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 2014 | [15] |
Jalandhar–Firozpur | Northern Railway | 1912 | 118 km (73 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2019 | [16] |
Jammu–Baramulla ‡ | Northern Railway | 2024 | 338 km (210 mi) | TBD | Partly opened | [17] |
Jodhpur–Bathinda † | North Western Railway | 1902 | 118 km (73 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [18] |
Jodhpur–Jaisalmer † | North Western Railway | 1968 | 292 km (181 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [19] |
Ludhiana–Jakhal | Northern Railway | 1901 | 129 km (80 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2020 | [20] |
Marwar–Munabao † | North Western Railway | 1902 | 370 km (230 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [21] |
Merta Road–Rewari † | North Western Railway | 1941 | 368 km (229 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2018 | [22] |
Rewari–Rohtak | Northern Railway | 2013 | 81.3 km (50.5 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [23] |
Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur † | North Western Railway | 1930 | 244 km (152 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2021 | [24] |
Suratgarh–Bathinda † | Northern and North Western Railway | 1970 | 264 km (164 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [25] |
Line | Operator(s) | Opened | Length | Speed | Electrified | Ref. |
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Ahmadpur–Katwa † | Eastern Railway | 1917 | 52 km (32 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [26] |
Alipurduar–Bamanhat † | Northeast Frontier Railway | 1894 | 74 km (46 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [27] |
Andal–Sainthia | Eastern Railway | 1913 | 73 km (45 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2016 | [28] |
Andal–Sitarampur | Eastern Railway | 1864 | 73 km (45 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2017 | [28] |
Asansol–Patna | South Eastern Railway | 1871 | 331 km (206 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 2001 | [29] |
Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur | Eastern and East Central Railway | 1891 | 205 km (127 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1963 | [30] |
Asansol–Gaya | Eastern and East Central Railway | 1907 | 267 km (166 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1962 | [31] |
Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya † | East Central Railway | 1903 | 100 km (62 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2017 | [32] |
Bandel–Katwa | Eastern Railway | 1913 | 104 km (65 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 1996 | [33] |
Bankura–Masagram † | South Eastern Railway | 2005 | 120.3 km (74.8 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2021 | [34] |
Barauni–Guwahati | East Central and Northeast Frontier Railway | 1950 | 784 km (487 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2021 | [35] |
Barauni–Katihar † | East Central and Northeast Frontier Railway | 1889 | 185 km (115 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2012 | [36] |
Barauni–Gorakhpur † | East Central and North Eastern Railway | 1907 | 202 km (126 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [37] |
Barauni–Raxaul † | East Central and North Eastern Railway | 1907 | 210 km (130 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [37] |
Bardhaman–Asansol | Eastern Railway | 1863 | 106 km (66 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1966 | [31] |
Bardhaman–Katwa † | Eastern Railway | 1915 | 53 km (33 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2018 | [38] |
Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa † | Eastern Railway | 1913 | 170 km (110 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2021 | [39] |
Barkakana–Muri–Chandil | South Eastern Railway | 1937 | 126 km (78 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 1997 | [40] |
Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh | East Central Railway | 1902 | 105 km (65 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1998 | [41] |
Barkakana–Son Nagar | East Central Railway | 1907 | 313 km (194 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 1962 | [31] |
Barsoi–New Farakka | Eastern and Northeast Frontier Railway | 1963 | 126 km (78 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [42] |
Cuttack–Sambalpur | East Coast Railway | 1998 | 284 km (176 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2010 | [43] |
Dhanbad–Chandrapura | Eastern and South Eastern Railway | 1894 | 34 km (21 mi) | 80 km/h (50 mph) | 1987 | [44] |
Dumka–Bhagalpur | Eastern Railway | 1907 | 115 km (71 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [45] |
Eklakhi–Balurghat | Northeast Frontier Railway | 2004 | 87 km (54 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2023 | [46] |
Fatuha–Tilaiya † | East Central Railway | 2003 | 170 km (110 mi) | 55 km/h (34 mph) | 2020 | [47] |
Gaya–Kiul | East Central Railway | 1979 | 129 km (80 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2018 | [48] |
Gaya–Pt. D.D. Upadhyaya Junction | East Central Railway | 1907 | 197 km (122 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1962 | [49] |
Hajipur–Muzaffarpur–Samastipur–Barauni | East Central Railway | 1907 | 157.37 km (97.79 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [50] |
Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri † | East Central Railway | 1878 | 157.37 km (97.79 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2024 | [51] |
Harnaut–Mokama | East Central Railway | 2016 | 52 km (32 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | |
Barkakana–Muri–Chandil | South Eastern Railway | 1965 | 165 km (103 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2002 | [40] |
Howrah–Barddhaman | Eastern Railway | 1854 | 108 km (67 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1958 | [52] |
Howrah–Barddhaman | Eastern Railway | 1917 | 95 km (59 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1966 | [53] |
Howrah–Kharagpur | South Eastern Railway | 1900 | 115 km (71 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1969 | [54] |
Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat | Eastern Railway | 2011 | 135 km (84 mi) | 90 km/h (56 mph) | Yes | [55] |
Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram | East Coast Railway | 1961 | 448 km (278 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 2018 | [54] |
Katihar–Siliguri † | Northeast Frontier Railway | 1958 | 203.7 km (126.6 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [56] |
Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra | South Eastern Railway | 1901 | 168 km (104 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 1999 | [31] |
Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra | East Coast and South Eastern Railway | 1901 | 407 km (253 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 2002 | [54] |
Khurda Road–Bolangir ‡ | East Coast Railway | TBD | 306.25 km (190.29 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | Under construction | [57] |
Koderma–Ranchi | South Eastern and East Central Railway | 2015 | 211 km (131 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [58] |
Lanjigarh–Junagarh | East Coast Railway | 2014 | 56 km (35 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [59] |
Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma | Eastern and East Central Railway | 1871 | 138 km (86 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2020 | [60] |
Mokama–Barauni | East Central Railway | 1959 | 21 km (13 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [61] |
Muzaffarpur–Hajipur | EastCentral Railway | 1886 | 53.83 km (33.45 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2014 | [62] |
Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi | EastCentral Railway | 2013 | 53.83 km (33.45 mi) | 80 km/h (50 mph) | Yes | [63] |
Nalhati–Azimganj † | Eastern Railway | 1863 | 45 km (28 mi) | 80 km/h (50 mph) | 2021 | [64] |
Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori † | East Central Railway | 36 km (22 mi) | Yes | [65] | ||
Neora–Sheikhpura ‡ | East Central Railway | TBD | 123.2 km (76.6 mi) | 80 km/h (50 mph) | Under construction | [66] |
Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia | East Central and South Eastern Railway | 1961 | 152 km (94 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 1958 | [67] [68] |
New Jalpaiguri–New Mal–Samuktala Road † | Northeast Frontier Railway | 1950 | 182 km (113 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [69] |
New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon | Northeast Frontier Railway | 1963 | 252 km (157 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2024 | [70] |
New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar | Northeast Frontier Railway | 2016 | 128.6 km (79.9 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2024 | [71] |
Patna–Gaya | Eastern Railway | 1900 | 92 km (57 mi) | 75 km/h (47 mph) | 2003 | [72] |
Patna–Mughalsarai | Eastern Railway | 1862 | 212 km (132 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 2002 | [73] |
Patna–Hajipur | Eastern Railway | 2016 | 21 km (13 mi) | 50 km/h (31 mph) | 2016 | [74] |
Ranaghat–Lalgola † | Eastern Railway | 1899 | 155 km (96 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2007 | [75] |
Samastipur–Muzaffarpur | East Central Railway | 1886 | 53 km (33 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2014 | [76] |
Sealdah–Gede | Eastern Railway | 1862 | 117 km (73 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 1964 | [77] |
Sealdah–Bangaon | Eastern Railway | 1882 | 117 km (73 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 1964 | [78] |
Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur | Eastern Railway | 1885 | 39 km (24 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 1957 | [79] |
Tatanagar–Bilaspur | South East Central, South Eastern and East Coast Railway | 1892 | 468 km (291 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1970 | [80] |
Line | Operator(s) | Opened | Length | Speed | Electrified | Ref. |
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Guwahati–Lumding † | Northeast Frontier Railway | 1900 | 181 km (112 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [81] |
Lumding–Dibrugarh † | Northeast Frontier Railway | 1903 | 376 km (234 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Under construction | [82] |
Lumding–Sabroom † | Northeast Frontier Railway | 2008 | 503 km (313 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Under construction | [83] |
New Bongaigaon–Guwahati | Northeast Frontier Railway | 1962 | 170 km (110 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2014 | [84] |
Rangiya–Murkongselek † | Northeast Frontier Railway | 1895 | 450 km (280 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [85] |
Sivok–Rangpo ‡ | Northeast Frontier Railway | TBD | 44 km (27 mi) | TBD | Under construction | [86] |
Line | Operator(s) | Opened | Length | Speed | Electrified | Ref. |
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Agra–Bhopal | North Central and West Central Railway | 1889 | 508 km (316 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1989 | [21] |
Aunrihar–Jaunpur | North Eastern Railway | 1904 | 60 km (37 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2019 | [87] |
Bhopal–Nagpur | West Central and Central Railway | 1924 | 390 km (240 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1991 | [88] |
Bilaspur–Nagpur † | South East Central Railway | 1891 | 414 km (257 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 2018 | [54] |
Bilaspur–Katni | South East Central Railway and Western Railway | 1891 | 318.6 km (198.0 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1995 | [89] |
Bina–Katni | South East Central Railway and Western Railway | 1923 | 262 km (163 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 1991 | [90] |
Prayagraj–Jabalpur | North Central and West Central Railway | 1867 | 366 km (227 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | Yes | [91] |
Prayagraj–Mau–Gorakhpur | North Central and West Central Railway | 1930 | 356 km (221 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [92] |
Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur | Northern Railway | 1870 | 181 km (112 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2016 | [93] |
Indore–Gwalior | Western, West Central and North Central Railway | 1899 | 516 km (321 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | Yes | [94] |
Jabalpur–Bhusaval | North Central and West Central Railway | 1870 | 551 km (342 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1992 | [95] |
Kothavalasa–Kirandul | South Coast and East Coast Railway | 1966 | 445 km (277 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 1982 | [96] |
Laksar–Dehradun | Northern Railway | 1900 | 79 km (49 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2016 | [97] |
Lucknow–Gorakhpur | Northern and North Eastern Railway | 1885 | 277 km (172 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [89] |
Lucknow–Moradabad | Northern Railway | 1873 | 326 km (203 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2013 | [13] |
Mainpuri–Etawah | North Central Railway | 2016 | 55.16 km (34.27 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2019 | [98] |
Mau–Dildarnagar ‡ | North Eastern and East Central Railway | TBD | 66 km (41 mi) | Under construction | [99] | |
Moradabad–Ambala | Northern Railway | 1886 | 274 km (170 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2006 | [13] |
Pdt. D.D. Upadhyaya–Kanpur | North Central Railway | 1866 | 346 km (215 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 2013 | [100] |
Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur | EastCentral Railway | 1930 | 309.7 km (192.4 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [101] |
Moradabad–Ambala | Western Railway | 1896 | 56 km (35 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 1991 | [102] |
Ujjain–Bhopal | Western and West Central Railway | 1895 | 183 km (114 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 1992 | [103] |
Varanasi–Chhapra † | North Eastern Railway | 1909 | 206 km (128 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2018 | [104] |
Varanasi–Lucknow | Northern and North Central Railway | 1872 | 324 km (201 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2022 | [105] |
Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow | Northern Railway | 1898 | 301 km (187 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [106] |
Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow | Northern Railway | 1872 | 301 km (187 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2013 | [107] |
Line | Operator(s) | Opened | Length | Speed | Electrified | Ref. |
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Ahmedabad–Viramgam | Western Railway | 1871 | 65 km (40 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [108] |
Ahmedabad–Mumbai | Western Railway | 1863 | 493 km (306 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | Yes | [109] |
Ahmedabad–Udaipur † | Western and North Western Railway | 1879 | 296 km (184 mi) | 80 km/h (50 mph) | Yes | [110] |
Anand–Godhra | Western Railway | 1874 | 79 km (49 mi) | Yes | [111] | |
Anand–Khambhat | Western Railway | 1890 | 79 km (49 mi) | Yes | [112] | |
Ankleshwar–Rajpipla † | Western Railway | 1897 | 67 km (42 mi) | No | [113] | |
Bharuch–Dahej † | Western Railway | 1914 | 62 km (39 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [114] |
Bhusawal–Kalyan | Central and Western Railway | 1865 | 390 km (240 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1969 | [115] |
Chalisgaon–Dhule | Central Railway | 1900 | 56 km (35 mi) | 44 km/h (27 mph) | 2020 | [116] |
Chhota Udaipur–Dhar ‡ | Western Railway | TBD | 157 km (98 mi) | 80 km/h (50 mph) | TBD | [117] |
Dadar–Solapur | Central Railway | 1860 | 446 km (277 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 2022 | [118] |
Gandhidham–Ahmedabad | Central Railway | 1969 | 299.2 km (185.9 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [119] |
Gandhidham–Bhuj | Central Railway | 1969 | 59 km (37 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [120] |
Gandhidham–Kandla Port | Western Railway | 1930 | 11 km (6.8 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [121] |
Gandhidham–Palanpur † | Western Railway | 1952 | 301 km (187 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [122] |
Jamnagar–Porbandar † | Western Railway | 1946 | 44 km (27 mi) | 80 km/h (50 mph) | Yes | [123] |
Kanjari Boriyavi–Vadtal | Western Railway | 1929 | 6 km (3.7 mi) | 80 km/h (50 mph) | No | [124] |
Latur–Miraj † | Central Railway | 1897 | 341.94 km (212.47 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [125] |
Maliya Miyana–Wankaner † | Central Railway | 1890 | 80 km (50 mi) | Yes | [126] | |
Nagpur–Bhusawal † | Central Railway | 1867 | 389 km (242 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1991 | [127] |
Nagpur–Secunderabad | Central and South Central Railway | 1929 | 581 km (361 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1995 | [128] |
Narkhed–Badnera | Central Railway | 2012 | 138 km (86 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2017 | [129] |
Palitana–Sihor † | Western Railway | 1910 | 27.62 km (17.16 mi) | 2022 | [130] | |
Porbandar–Jetalsar † | Western Railway | 1890 | 124 km (77 mi) | 2022 | [131] | |
Pune–Londa † | Central and South Western Railway | 1890 | 468 km (291 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2024 | [132] |
Rajkot–Somnath † | Western Railway | 1890 | 190 km (120 mi) | 80 km (50 mi) | Yes | [133] |
Rajkot–Wankaner † | Western Railway | 1890 | 42 km (26 mi) | 80 km (50 mi) | Yes | [134] |
Samakhiali–Maliya Miyana | Western Railway | 1969 | 39 km (24 mi) | 80 km (50 mi) | Yes | [135] |
Secunderabad–Manmad | South Central Railway | 1905 | 621 km (386 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [136] |
Surendranagar–Bhavnagar † | Western Railway | 1880 | 170 km (110 mi) | 100 km (62 mi) | Yes | [137] |
Taranga Hill–Abu Road ‡ | Western Railway | TBD | 116.65 km (72.48 mi) | TBD | Under construction | [138] |
Udhna–Jalgaon | Western Railway | 307 km (191 mi) | 110 km (68 mi) | Yes | [139] | |
Vasad–Kathana | Western Railway | 1953 | 43 km (27 mi) | No | [140] | |
Viramgam–Mahesana † | Western Railway | 65 km (40 mi) | Yes | [141] | ||
Viramgam–Maliya Miyana | Western Railway | 1942 | 142 km (88 mi) | Yes | [142] | |
Viramgam–Okha † | Western Railway | 1922 | 433 km (269 mi) | 100 km (62 mi) | Yes | [143] |
Viramgam–Surendra Nagar | Western Railway | 1872 | 65 km (40 mi) | 100 km (62 mi) | Yes | [144] |
Wankaner–Surendra Nagar | Western Railway | 1890 | 74 km (46 mi) | Yes | [145] | |
Wardha–Nanded | Western Railway | TBD | 284 km (176 mi) | TBD | Under construction | [146] |
Line | Operator(s) | Opened | Length | Speed | Electrified | Ref. |
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Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli | South Western Railway | 1887 | 469 km (291 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | Yes | [147] |
Bhimavaram–Narasapur | South Coast Railway | 30 km (19 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [148] | |
Chennai Central–Bangalore City | Southern and South Western Railway | 1864 | 358 km (222 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1992 | [149] |
Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur † | Southern Railway | 1880 | 351 km (218 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2010 | [150] |
Coimbatore–Pollachi † | Southern Railway | 1915 | 40 km (25 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2010 | [151] |
Coimbatore–Mettupalayam † | Southern Railway | 1873 | 36 km (22 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2015 | [152] |
Dharmavaram–Pakala † | South Central Railway | 1891 | 227.40 km (141.30 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2010 | [153] |
Duvvada–Vijayawada | South Coast Railway | 1897 | 350 km (220 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1965 | [154] |
Ernakulam–Kayamkulam | Southern Railway | 1989 | 102 km (63 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [155] |
Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam † | Southern Railway | 1956 | 118 km (73 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [156] |
Erode–Tiruchirappalli † | Southern Railway | 1929 | 118 km (73 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2018 | [157] |
Gudivada–Machilipatnam | South Coast Railway | 36.70 km (22.80 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [158] | |
Gudur–Renigunta | South Central Railway | 1957 | 83 km (52 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [159] |
Gudur–Chennai | South Coast and Southern Railway | 1899 | 455 km (283 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | Yes | [160] |
Renigunta–Katpadi | South Central Railway | 115 km (71 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2017 | [161] | |
Guntakal–Vasco da Gama † | South Central and South Western Railway | 1882 | 457 km (284 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [162] |
Guntakal–Bangalore † | South Central and South Western Railway | 1892 | 293 km (182 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | |
Guntur–Krishna Canal | South Coast Railway | 1966 | 25.36 km (15.76 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2017 | [163] |
Guntur–Tenali | South Coast Railway | 1916 | 25.47 km (15.83 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2019 | [164] |
Guruvayur–Thrissur | Southern Railway | 1994 | 23 km (14 mi) | 90 km/h (56 mph) | Yes | [165] |
Hassan–Bangalore | South Western Railway | 2017 | 179 km (111 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [166] |
Jolarpettai–Shoranur | Southern and South Western Railway | 1861 | 418 km (260 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [167] |
Kadapa–Bangalore ‡ | South Central and South Western Railway | TBD | 257 km (160 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Under construction | [168] |
Kazipet–Vijayawada | South Central Railway | 1889 | 201.14 km (124.98 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1988 | [169] |
Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam | East Coast Railway | 1899 | 424 km (263 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1988 | [54] |
Kollam–Sengottai † | Southern Railway | 1904 | 94.1 km (58.5 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [170] |
Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram † | Southern Railway | 1918 | 94.1 km (58.5 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2006 | [171] |
Kothapalli–Manoharabad ‡ | South Central Railway | 2026 | 151 km (94 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Under construction | [172] |
Madurai–Tirunelveli † | Southern Railway | 1876 | 157.1 km (97.6 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2015 | [173] |
Mahabubnagar–Munirabad ‡ | Southern Railway | 2025 | 274 km (170 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Under construction | [174] |
Manamadurai–Virudhunagar † | Southern Railway | 1964 | 67 km (42 mi) | 80 km/h (50 mph) | Under construction | [175] |
Mangalore–Mysore † | South Western and Southern Railway | 1979 | 309 km (192 mi) | 80 km/h (50 mph) | Under construction | [176] |
Medak–Akkannapet | South Central Railway | 2022 | 17.2 km (10.7 mi) | 80 km/h (50 mph) | No | [177] |
Motumarri–Vishnupuram | South Central Railway | 2019 | 89 km (55 mi) | 75 km/h (47 mph) | 2019 | [178] |
Mysore–Bangalore † | South Western Railway | 1882 | 138.25 km (85.90 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2018 | [179] |
Mysore–Chamarajanagar † | South Western Railway | 2008 | 61 km (38 mi) | 90 km/h (56 mph) | Yes | [180] |
Nadikudi–Macherla | South Central Railway | 35 km (22 mi) | 90 km/h (56 mph) | Yes | [181] | |
Nadikudi–Srikalahasti ‡ | South Central Railway | TBD | 308 km (191 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Under construction | [182] |
Nagercoil–Tirunelveli | Southern Railway | 1981 | 73 km (45 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2018 | [183] |
Nallapadu–Nandyal † | South Central Railway | 1892 | 256.9 km (159.6 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [184] |
Nandyal–Yerraguntla | South Central Railway | 2016 | 123 km (76 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | Yes | [185] |
Nilambur–Shoranur | Southern Railway | 1927 | 66 km (41 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [186] |
Obulavaripalle–Krishnapatnam | South Coast Railway | 2019 | 112 km (70 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2019 | [187] |
Pagidipalli–Nallapadu | South Central Railway | 1930 | 238.49 km (148.19 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2017 | [188] |
Palakkad–Pollachi † | Southern Railway | 1898 | 58 km (36 mi) | 55 km/h (34 mph) | Yes | [189] |
Peddapalli–Nizamabad | South Central Railway | 1993 | 177 km (110 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | 2022 | [190] |
Rayadurg–Tumkur ‡ | South Western Railway | TBD | 207 km (129 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | TBD | [191] |
Secunderabad–Dhone † | South Central Railway | 1929 | 295 km (183 mi) | 2023 | [136] | |
Shoranur–Cochin Harbour † | Southern Railway | 1902 | 107 km (66 mi) | 90 km/h (56 mph) | 1996 | [192] |
Shoranur–Mangalore | Southern Railway | 1902 | 328 km (204 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2014 | [193] |
Solapur–Guntakal † | Central Railway, South Central railway and Southern Railway | 1871 | 379 km (235 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 2021 | [194] |
Tenali–Repalle | South Coast Railway | 1916 | 32.10 km (19.95 mi) | 90 km/h (56 mph) | 2021 | [195] |
Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari | Southern Railway | 1979 | 86 km (53 mi) | 100 km/h (62 mph) | Yes | [183] |
Tirunelveli–Tiruchendur † | Southern Railway | 1923 | 60 km (37 mi) | 110 km/h (68 mph) | 2023 | [196] |
Vijayawada–Nidadavolu | South Coast Railway | 127 km (79 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | Yes | [197] | |
Vijayawada–Gudur † | South Coast and Southern Railway | 1899 | 127 km (79 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1980 | [198] |
Line | Operator(s) | Opened | Length | Speed | Electrified | Ref. |
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Akhaura–Agartala | Northeast Frontier Railway East Zone | 2023 | 15 km (9.3 mi) | 80 km/h (50 mph) | No | [199] |
Old Malda–Abdulpur | Northeast Frontier Railway West Zone | 1930 | 154 km (96 mi) | 90 km/h (56 mph) | No | [200] |
Nepal | ||||||
Jaynagar–Bardibas | East Central Railway NRCL | 1937 | 68.7 km (42.7 mi) | 120 km/h (75 mph) | No | [201] |
Line | Gauge | Operator(s) | Opened | Length | Speed | Electrified | Ref. |
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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway | Narrow (610 mm) | Northeast Frontier Railway | 1881 | 83.9 km (52.1 mi) | 10 km/h (6.2 mph) | No | [202] |
Kalka–Shimla Railway | Narrow (762 mm) | Northern Railway | 1903 | 96.60 km (60.02 mi) | 30 km/h (19 mph) | No | [202] |
Kangra Valley Railway | Narrow (762 mm) | Northern Railway | 1928 | 164 km (102 mi) | 40 km/h (25 mph) | No | [203] |
Matheran Hill Railway | Narrow (610 mm) | Central Railway | 1907 | 21 km (13 mi) | No | [204] | |
Nilgiri Mountain Railway | Meter (1000 mm) | Southern Railway | 1908 | 46 km (29 mi) | No | [205] |
The following major trunk lines that connect major Indian cities are formed by combination of multiple smaller lines. [206] [207]
Line | Operator(s) | Opened | Length | Speed | Electrified | Ref. |
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Howrah–Chennai | South Eastern, East Coast, South Central and Southern Railway | 1901 | 1,661 km (1,032 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 2005 | [208] |
Howrah–Mumbai | South Eastern, South East Central and Central Railway | 1890 | 1,968 km (1,223 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 2012 | [209] |
Howrah–New Delhi | Eastern, East Central and Northern Railway | 1866 | 1,532 km (952 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 2002 | [210] |
Mumbai–Chennai | Central, South Central and Southern Railway | 1871 | 1,281 km (796 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 2015 | [211] |
New Delhi–Chennai | Northern, North Central, Central, South Central and Southern Railway | 1929 | 2,182 km (1,356 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1991 | [212] |
New Delhi–Mumbai | Northern, North Central, West Central and Western Railway | 1,386 km (861 mi) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 1987 | [213] |
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