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 .
Lines † Converted from narrow or meter gauges
Speed Group B lines: up to 130 km/h (81 mph) Group A lines: up to 160 km/h (99 mph)
Note
While this article may not list all railway lines of India, the most significant ones which have a dedicated Wikipedia article are listed here.
The article's regional sections are divided according to India's zonal councils .
The lines that fall in both regions are placed in the section of the region which has majority of the line lying within it.
All lines listed in the regional sections are of broad gauge (1,676 mm ).
The main lines that are formed by combination of multiple lines are listed in a section of their own . The Northern zonal council of India includes states and Union terrirtories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab, Delhi, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. The Eastern zonal council of India includes states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. Northeastern region [ edit ] The Northeastern Zonal council of India includes states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. The Central zonal council of India includes states and Union terrirtories of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The Western Indian zonal council includes states of Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra The Southern Indian zonal council includes states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and Tamil Nadu Meter and narrow gauge lines [ edit ] 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
Electrified
Ref.
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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