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.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chennai–Howrah line | 1 |
| Chennai–Howrah main line | 1 |
| Howrah–Chennai corridor | 1 |
| Howrah–Chennai main line (via Kharagpur) | 1 |
| Howrah–Chennai main line (via branch connection) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| belongsToZone |
East Coast Railway zone
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ South Central Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ South Eastern Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Chennai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsPort |
Chennai Port
NERFINISHED
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Kolkata Port NERFINISHED ⓘ Paradip Port NERFINISHED ⓘ Visakhapatnam Port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
eastern India
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southern India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| electrification | fully electrified ⓘ |
| endCity | Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endPoint | Chennai Central railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge |
1676 mm broad gauge
ⓘ
5 ft 6 in broad gauge ⓘ |
| historicalOperator |
East Coast State Railway
NERFINISHED
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Madras Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern coast of India ⓘ |
| majorJunction |
Bhadrak
NERFINISHED
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Bhubaneswar NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuttack NERFINISHED ⓘ Gudur Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Kharagpur Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Khurda Road Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Vijayawada Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Visakhapatnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
East Coast railway corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golden Quadrilateral railway network of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThroughState |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
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Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
| startCity | Howrah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startMetropolitanArea | Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Howrah Junction railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Howrah–Chennai corridor
this entity surface form:
Howrah–Chennai main line (via Kharagpur)
this entity surface form:
Chennai–Howrah main line
this entity surface form:
Howrah–Chennai main line (via branch connection)
Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station
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railwayLine
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Howrah–Chennai main line
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this entity surface form:
Chennai–Howrah line