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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| coastal | yes ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Chennai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| direction |
north–south
ⓘ
southeast–northeast ⓘ |
| electrification | fully electrified ⓘ |
| endPoint | Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endStation |
Chennai Central
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Howrah Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuttack NERFINISHED ⓘ Kharagpur NERFINISHED ⓘ Vijayawada NERFINISHED ⓘ Visakhapatnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
East Coast Railway zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Central Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ South Eastern Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Howrah–Chennai main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Golden Quadrilateral railway network of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThroughRegion |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| servedByTrainType |
freight trains
ⓘ
long-distance express trains ⓘ superfast express trains ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Chennai metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolkata metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key east coast rail artery
ⓘ
major trunk route of Indian Railways ⓘ |
| startPoint | Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminus |
Chennai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackType | mixed traffic route ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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