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.
Observed surface forms (8)
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway corridor
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railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Kolkata
NERFINISHED
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New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
eastern India
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northern India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| electrification | fully electrified ⓘ |
| endCity | New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endPoint | New Delhi railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge |
1,676 mm broad gauge
ⓘ
5 ft 6 in broad gauge ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation | East Indian Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance |
one of the busiest railway corridors in India
ⓘ
one of the most important railway routes in India ⓘ |
| majorStation |
Aligarh Junction
NERFINISHED
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Barddhaman Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Dhanbad Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaya Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghaziabad Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Howrah Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanpur Central NERFINISHED ⓘ Prayagraj Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Varanasi Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Golden Quadrilateral railway network
NERFINISHED
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Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
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Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayZone |
East Central Railway
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ North Central Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Dhanbad
NERFINISHED
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Gaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanpur NERFINISHED ⓘ Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Prayagraj NERFINISHED ⓘ Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startCity | Howrah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startMetropolitanArea | Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Howrah Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double line or more on most sections ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
long-distance passenger traffic ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Howrah–Prayagraj–Delhi line
this entity surface form:
Howrah–Delhi main railway line
this entity surface form:
Howrah–Delhi main railway line
this entity surface form:
Howrah–Delhi main line segments
this entity surface form:
Howrah–Patna–Mughalsarai route segments
this entity surface form:
Howrah–Delhi main line sections
Mughalsarai (nearby, in Uttar Pradesh but serving region)
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onRailwayLine
→
Howrah–Delhi main line
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subject surface form:
Mughalsarai Junction railway station
Mughalsarai (nearby, in Uttar Pradesh but serving region)
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onRailwayLine
→
Howrah–Delhi main line
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subject surface form:
Mughalsarai Junction railway station
this entity surface form:
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
this entity surface form:
Howrah–Delhi main railway line
subject surface form:
Central Uttar Pradesh
this entity surface form:
Delhi–Howrah main railway line
this entity surface form:
Delhi–Howrah main line (nearby through Etawah–Kanpur section)