Grand Chord section
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The Grand Chord section is a crucial high-capacity railway route in India that forms part of the main Delhi–Howrah line, carrying dense passenger and freight traffic across the eastern region.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
railway route ⓘ |
| administrativeZone |
East Central Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
rail transport in India
ⓘ
railway lines in Bihar ⓘ railway lines in Jharkhand ⓘ railway lines in Uttar Pradesh ⓘ railway lines in West Bengal ⓘ |
| connects |
Asansol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dhanbad NERFINISHED ⓘ Howrah Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Mughalsarai Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| forms | shorter route between Delhi and Howrah ⓘ |
| gauge |
1,676 mm
ⓘ
broad gauge ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bihar
ⓘ
Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorStation |
Asansol Junction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dhanbad Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaya Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Howrah Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Mughalsarai Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Delhi–Howrah main line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | eastern region of India ⓘ |
| role | key link for coal transportation from Jharkhand coalfields ⓘ |
| significance |
busiest railway sections in India
ⓘ
high-capacity corridor ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double line ⓘ |
| trafficDensity | very high ⓘ |
| use |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
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