Solapur–Guntakal section

Part of the Mumbai–Chennai line

Solapur–Guntakal section

Wadi Junction, an important railway station on Solapur–Guntakal section

Overview
Status| Operational
Owner| Indian Railways
Locale| Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
Termini|

* Solapur
* Guntakal

Service
Services| Mumbai–Chennai line
Mahabubnagar-Munirabad line
Operator(s)| Central Railway, South Central Railway, South Western Railway
Depot(s)| Guntakal
Rolling stock| WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D and WDG-3A locos
History
Opened| 1871; 154 years ago (1871)
Technical
Track length| Main line: 379 km (235 mi)
Branch lines:
Solapur–Gadag: 301 km (187 mi)
Wadi–Secunderabad: 185 km (115 mi)
Vikrabad–Bidar: 91 km (57 mi)
Number of tracks| 2/1
Track gauge| 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification| 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead lines (Mumbai–Pune, Kalaburagi–Chennai)
Operating speed| Main line: up to 130 km/h
Highest elevation| Main line:
Solapur 461 metres (1,512 ft)
Branch line:
Bijapur 597 metres (1,959 ft)

Route map

Legend

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|  | to Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section
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| Solapur
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|  | Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Ltd.
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| Tikekarwadi
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| Hotgi
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Solapur TPS of NTPC |  |

|  | Birla Cement
Aherwadi 22  |  |

| Tilati
Sulerjavalge 28  |  |

| Akkalkot Road
Tadwal 35  |  |

|  | State Highway 154
Bhima River on  | Maharashtra

Karnataka

| Nagansur
Padnur 43  |  |

| Boroni
Lachiyan 49  |  |

| Dudhani
Indi Road 59  |  |

|  |  | Maharashtra

Karnataka
SH 41  |  |

| Kulali
Chorgi 66  |  |

| Gaudgaon
Nimbal 73  |  |

| Gangapur Road
Kyatanakeri Road 82  |  |

|  | State Highway 34
Minchnal 92  |  |

| Hunsihadgil
Aliyabad 104  |  |

100

| Sawalgi
SH 34  |  |

107

| Bablad
Vijayapura 110  |  |

|  |  NH 50
Ibrahimpur 114  |  |

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Jumnal 124  |  |

113/0

| Kalaburgi (Gulbarga)
Honaganahalli 129  |  |

|  | State Highway 149
Mulvad 135  |  |

122

| Hirenanduru
Kalgurki Halt 143  |  |

129

| Martur
Kudgi 150  |  |

140

| Shahbad
Basavana Bagewadi Road 154  |  |

|  | Wadi ACC Plant
SH 128  |  |

150 / 0

| Wadi Junction
Angadgeri Halt 158  |  |

| Taj Sultanpur
Wandal 163  |  |

| Kurukotta
Benal Halt 167  |  |

| Mahagaon
Almatti Reservoir |  |

| Nawadgi
Almatti 172  |  |

| Kamalapur
Krishna River |  |

| Marugutti
Kudala Sangam Road 176  |  |

| Halikhed K
Sitimani 181  |  |

| Kattalli
Jadramakunti 187  |  |

| Humnabad
Kadlimatti 194  |  |

| Nandagaon Halli Halt
Mugalalli Halt 199  |  |

| Halikhed B
Ghataprabha River |  |

101

| Kanaji Halt
Bagalkot 207  |  |

|  | to Secunderabad–Manmad line
Navanagara 210  |  |

110

| Khanapur
SH 44  |  |

125

| Bidar
Guledagudda Road 220  |  |

138

| Chitta
Badami 233  |  |

|  |  | Karnataka

Telangana
SH 14  |  |

144

| Matalkunta
Yaragoppa 240  |  |

157

| Zahirabad
Lakhmapur 245  |  |

171

| Kohir Deccan
SH 133  |  |

180

| Marpalli
Jakanur 250  |  |

194

| Sadashivpet Road
Malaprabha River |  |

201

| Gate Vanampalli
SH 83  |  |

|  | to Nagpur–Hyderabad line
Hole Alur 252  |  |

|  | to Secunderabad–Manmad line
Somankatti 259  |  |

|  | to Secunderabad–Dhone section
Mallapur 270  |  |

185

| Secunderabad
SH 87  |  |

183

| James Street
Balganur 278  |  |

182

| Sanjivah Park
Hombal 288  |  |

|  | to Nagpur–Hyderabad line
on Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section |  |

180

| Begumpet
Gadag Junction 301  |  |

179

| Nature Cure Hospital
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176

| Fatehnagar
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|  | to Secunderabad–Manmad line
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|  | Bhudevi Nagar
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|  | Suchitra Centre
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|  | Ferozguda
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176

| Sanath Nagar
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175

| Bharat Nagar
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174

| Sanath Nagar CONCOR Siding
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173

| Borabanda
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170

| Hitech City
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167

| Hafizpet
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163

| Chandanagar
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162

| Lingampalli
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158

| Telapur
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152

| Nagalapalli
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141

| Shankarpalli
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136

| Ravulapalli Kalan
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130

| Gullaguda
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123

| Chitgidda
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216/113

| Vikarabad Junction
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104

| Godamgura
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| Mailaram
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| Dharur
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| Rukmapur
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|  | Tandur-Kondangal Road
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| Tandur
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|  | Visaka Cements
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|  | Cement Corporation of India
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| Mantatti
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| Nawandgi
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|  |  | Telangana

Karnataka
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| Kurgunta
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|  | Kagina River
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| Sedam
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|  | SH 22
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| Malkhaid Road
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| Chittapur
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| Sulehalli
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|  | Halakatta
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Bhima River |  |

|  | State Highway 148
Narboli 11  |  |

163

| Nalwar
Bilal Buzurg 22  |  |

170

| Shampurhalli
Sirwal 34  |  |

180

| Thangundi
Shahpur 48  |  |

|  | State Highway 15-16
Shorapur 71  |  |

187

| Yadgir
Devapur 82  |  |

199

| Lingiri
Kekkera 92  |  |

212

| Saidpur
Krishna River |  |

223

| Chergunta on  | Karnataka

Telangana
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|  | on Secunderabad–Dhone section
Gurgunta 102  |  |

232

| Krishna
Honahalli 114  |  |

|  | Krishna River on  | Telangana

Karnataka
Lingasugur 122  |  |

235

| Yadalapur
Bannigol 146  |  |

|  | Raichur TPS of KPC
Jumlapur Road 167  |  |

241

| Chiksugur
Gudadur 168  |  |

248

| Yermaras
Kushtagi 180  |  |

|  | Bachi Raichur Highway
Lingana Bandi 188  |  |

|  |
Yelburga 206  |  |

|  | on Secunderabad–Dhone section
Kuknoor 224  |  |

| Gadwal
Talakal 235  |  |

| Priyadarshini Jurala Project Road
on Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section |  |

| Panduranga Swami Road
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|  |  | Telangana

Karnataka
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| Chandrabanda Halt
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0/257

| Raichur
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|  |
Kallur 15  |  |

265

| Marichethal
Nirmanvi 31  |  |

275

| Matmari
Manvi 38  |  |

283

| Hanumapura
Hirekotangai 48  |  |

|  | Tungabhadra River on  | Karnataka

Andhra Pradesh
Jawalgeri 64  |  |

286

| Mantralayam Road
Sindhanur 78  |  |

293

| Iranagallu
Gorebal 88  |  |

299

| Kosigi
Karatgi 97  |  |

313

| Kupgal
Siddapur 109  |  |

321

| Isivi
Shriramnagar 113  |  |

327

| Adoni
Gangavathi 124  |  |

337

| Nagarur
Chikkabenakal 136  |  |

347

| Aspari
Jabbalguda 144  |  |

358

| Molagavalli
Budhagumpa 153  |  |

366

| Nemakallu
Ginigera 162  |  |

370

| Nancherla
on Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section |  |

|  |
| Karnataka

Andhra Pradesh

379

| Guntakal Junction
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|  | to Guntakal–Nandyal section
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|  | to Guntakal–Renigunta section
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Source:Google maps
Mumbai Dadar-Chennai Egmore Superfast Express
Solapur-Hubli Passenger
Raichur Gadwal DEMU
Bidar Hyderabad Intercity Express
Kalaburgi Bidar DEMU
Hubballi Gangavathi Passenger

The Solapur–Guntakal section (also known as Solapur–Guntakal line) is part of the Mumbai–Chennai line. It connects Solapur in the Indian state of Maharashtra and Guntakal in Andhra Pradesh.

## History

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Great Indian Peninsula Railway, opened the Pune–Raichur sector of the Mumbai–Chennai line in stages: the portion from Pune to Barshi Road was opened in 1859, from Barshi Road to Mohol in 1860 and from Mohol to Solapur also in 1860. Work on the line from Solapur southwards was begun in 1865 and the line was extended to Raichur in 1871. Thus the line met the line of Madras Railway thereby establishing direct Mumbai–Chennai link.[1]

Madras Railway extended its trunk route to Beypur / Kadalundi (near Calicut) and initiated work on a north-western branch out of Arakkonam in 1861. The branch line reached Renigunta in 1862,[2] and to Raichur in 1871, where it connected to the Great Indian Peninsula Railway line from Mumbai.[1]

The kalaburagi–Secunderabad line was built in 1874 by the Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway.[1]

The metre gauge Gadag–Hotgi section was opened in 1884 by the Southern Mahratta Railway.[1][3] The line was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2008.[4]

The Vikrabad–Bidar 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line was opened in 1932.[5]

The 58 km (36 mi) long Raichur–Gadwal railway track was opened in 2013. Gadwal is on the Dhone–Kacheguda line.[6]

The 120 km (75 mi) long Gulbarga–Bidar railway track was opened in 2017.[7]

## Electrification

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The electrification of the Bhigwan-Hotgi section is in progress with completion expected by May 2021.[8] The Kalaburgi-Hotgi section got electrified in March 2021.[8] The Kalaburgi-Wadi section was electrified in 2018 and electrification between Guntakal–Wadi section was completed in the year 2015. With this, the Mumbai Chennai section is fully electrified. In September 2022, the entire Mumbai-Chennai section was also doubled.[9]

## Speed limit

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The Kalyan–Pune–Daund-Wadi–Secunderabad–Kazipet line and the Wadi–Adoni-Arrakonam–Chennai Central line are classified as 'Group B' lines and can take speeds up to 130 km/h (81 mph).[10]

## Sheds

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Guntakal diesel loco shed was started as a metre-gauge shed but after gauge conversions in Guntakal and Hubli divisions, it was converted to broad-gauge shed in 1995. It houses WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D and WDG-3A locos. There is a routine overhaul depot for wagon maintenance at Raichur and a coaching maintenance depot at Guntakal.[11] A new electric shed is under construction and almost complete at Guntakal. Gooty has now a Diesel cum Electric shed and now homes around 30 high-power freight 3-phase WAG-9 locos.

## Passenger movement

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Solapur is the only station on this line which is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[12]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). "IR History: Early Days – II". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 December 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. ^ "IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
3. ^ "Sholapur District Gazetteer". Gazetteer department. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
4. ^ "Work completed on Gadag–Bagalkot gauge conversion". News on Projects.com, 8 December 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
5. ^ "Chapter VII – Transport and Communications" (PDF). Railway lines opened for traffic in the state since 1861, page 290. Karnataka Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
6. ^ "Gadwal-Raichur rail line opening". The New Indian Express. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
7. ^ "Prime Minister dedicates New Bidar–Gulbarga Railway Line to the Nation; Flags off DEMU Train Service – RailNews Media India Ltd".
8. ^ a b "March 2021: When the Mumbai–Chennai Railway Route Will Be Fully Doubled, Electrified". 1 September 2020.
9. ^ "Indian Railways announce completion of doubling, electrification in Mumbai-Chennai sector". 3 September 2022.
10. ^ "Chapter II – The Maintenance of Permanent Way". Retrieved 9 December 2013.
11. ^ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
12. ^ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2013.

## External links

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* Trains at Solapur
* Trains at Wadi
* Trains at Raichur
* Trains at Guntakal
* Trains at Gulbarga

* v
* t
* e

Railways in Southern India

Authority|

* Ministry of Railways
* Railway Board

Railway companies|

* Indian Railways
* Konkan Railway
* Kerala Rail Development Corporation

| Defunct|

* East Coast State Railway
* Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways
* Madras Railway
* Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
* Mysore State Railway
* Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway
* South Indian Railway Company
* Southern Mahratta Railway

|

Zones and divisions|

| East Coast|

* Waltair

|

South Central|

* Guntakal
* Guntur
* Hyderabad
* Secunderabad
* Vijayawada

Southern|

* Chennai
* Madurai
* Palakkad
* Salem
* Thiruvananthapuram
* Tiruchirappalli

South Western|

* Bangalore
* Hubli
* Mysore

Workshops|

* BEML
* Bharat Heavy Electricals
* Golden Rock
* Integral Coach Factory
* ICF coach
* Rail Wheel Factory

Depots|

| Electric Loco|

* Arakkonam
* Erode
* Guntakal
* Kazipet
* Krishnarajapuram
* Lallaguda
* Royapuram
* Vijayawada
* Visakhapatnam

|

Diesel Loco|

* Coonoor
* Erode
* Ernakulam
* Golden Rock
* Gooty
* Guntakal
* Hubli
* Kazipet
* Krishnarajapuram
* Tondiarpet
* Vijayawada
* Visakhapatnam

Steam Loco|

* Coonoor

Multiple Unit|

* Avadi
* Bangalore
* Kollam
* Palakkad
* Tambaram
* Velachery
* Vijayawada

Lines|

| Main|

* Chennai–Bangalore
* Chennai–Howrah
* Chennai–Gudur
* Gudur–Vijayawada
* Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam
* Visakhapatnam–Khurda Road
* Chennai–New Delhi
* Chennai–Mumbai
* Renigunta–Guntakal
* Guntakal–Solapur

|

Broad Gauge|

* Bangalore–Hassan
* Bangalore–Hubli
* Bangalore–Mysore
* Bhimavaram–Narasapur
* Chamarajanagar–Mysore
* Chennai–Thanjavur
* Cochin–Shoranur
* Ernakulam–Kayamkulam
* Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam
* Erode–Tiruchirappalli
* Gudivada–Machilipatnam
* Gudur–Renigunta
* Guntakal–Vasco da Gama
* Guntur–Tenali
* Guntur–Vijayawada
* Jolarpettai–Shoranur
* Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram
* Kazipet–Vijayawada
* Konkan Railway
* Kirandul–Kothavalasa
* Kollam–Sengottai
* Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram
* Kothapalli–Manoharabad
* Madurai–Tirunelveli
* Manamadurai–Rameswaram
* Manamadurai–Virudhunagar
* Mangalore–Mysore
* Mangalore–Shoranur
* Motumarri–Vishnupuram
* Nagercoil–Tirunelveli
* Nallapadu–Nandyal
* Nallapadu–Pagidipalli
* Nandyal–Guntakal
* Nandyal–Yerraguntla
* Nidadavolu–Vijayawada
* Nilambur–Shoranur
* Palakkad–Pollachi
* Peddapalli–Nizamabad
* Pune–Londa
* Samalkot–Kakinada
* Secunderabad–Dhone
* Secunderabad–Manmad
* Secunderabad–Nagpur
* Tenali–Repalle
* Tiruchirappalli–Viluppuram

Mountain|

* Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Defunct|

* Cochin State Forest Tramway
* Kundala Valley Railway
* Nilambur–Nanjangud line
* Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains|

* Express
* High speed
* Luxury
* Passenger

Stations|

| Major|

* Arakkonam Jn.
* Chengalpattu Jn.
* Bengaluru
* KSR Bengaluru
* Yesvantpur Jn.
* Chennai
* Avadi
* Chennai Central
* Chennai Egmore
* Tambaram
* Coimbatore Jn.
* Ernakulam Jn.
* Hyderabad
* Hyderabad Deccan
* Kacheguda
* Secunderabad Jn.
* Katpadi Jn.
* Kollam Jn.
* Kozhikode
* Madurai Jn.
* Mysuru Jn.
* Thiruvananthapuram Central
* Thrissur
* Tirupati
* Tiruvallur
* Vijayawada Jn.
* Visakhapatnam Jn.

|

Suburban and metro|

| Operational|

| Suburban|

* Chennai Suburban
* Chennai MRTS
* Hyderabad MMTS

|

Metro|

* Chennai Metro
* Kochi Metro
* Hyderabad Metro
* Namma Metro

Proposed|

* Bengaluru Monorail
* Chennai Metrolite
* Chennai Monorail
* Coimbatore Metro
* Kozhikode Light Metro
* Madurai Metro
* Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro
* Trichy Metro

Railway companies|

* Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
* Bangalore Suburban Rail Company
* Chennai Metro Rail Limited
* Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation
* Kochi Metro Rail Limited

Accidents
and incidents|

* South Indian railway strike (1928)
* Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway strike (1932)
* Rameswaram cyclone (1964)
* Indian Railway strike (1974)
* Peruman accident (1988)
* Nellore fire (2012)
* Chennai bombing (2014)
* Medak collision (2014)
* Anekal derailment (2015)
* Tamil Nadu train collision (2024)

Related articles|

* Madras Time
* Timeline of Southern Railway zone

* v
* t
* e

Railways in Western India

National network /
trunk lines|

* New Delhi–Mumbai main line
* Konkan Railway
* Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line
* Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
* Mumbai–Chennai line
* Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
* Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line

Branch lines /
sections|

* Mathura–Vadodara section
* Akola–Ratlam line
* Nagda–Ujjain section
* Ujjain–Bhopal section
* Ahmedabad–Viramgam section
* Bhusawal–Kalyan section
* Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line
* Gandhidham–Bhuj section
* Gandhidham–Kandla Port section
* Gandhidham–Palanpur section
* Gandhidham–Samakhiali section
* Jodhpur–Bathinda line
* Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section
* Marwar Junction–Munabao line
* Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section
* Nagpur–Bhusawal section
* Samakhiali–Maliya Miyana section
* Solapur–Guntakal section
* Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line
* Viramgam–Mahesana section
* Viramgam–Maliya Miyana section
* Viramgam–Okha line
* Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section
* Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section
* Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section
* Rajkot–Wankaner section
* Jamnagar–Porbandar line
* Porbandar–Jetalsar section
* Rajkot–Somnath line
* Palitana–Sihor section
* Bharuch–Dahej line
* Ankleshwar–Rajpipla section
* Anand–Khambhat line
* Vasad–Kathana line
* Kanjari Boriyavi–Vadtal line
* Anand–Godhra section
* Bilimora–Waghai section
* Udhna–Jalgaon line
* Ahmedabad–Udaipur line

Suburban lines|

* Ahmedabad (Planned)
* Mumbai (Western line
* Central line
* Harbour line
* Trans-Harbour line
* Port line)
* Pune

Metro rail|

* Mumbai Metro
* Navi Mumbai Metro
* Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad
* Greater Nashik Metro
* Surat Metro
* Pune Metro
* Nagpur Metro

Monorail|

* Mumbai

Defunct lines
revived / under revival|

* Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway
* Barsi Light Railway

Defunct lines|

* Salsette–Trombay Railway
* Bhavnagar State Railway
* Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway
* Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
* Cutch State Railway

Railway divisions|

* Bhusawal
* Pune

Railway companies|

* Central Railway
* Western Railway
* West Central Railway
* Konkan Railway Corporation
* Great Indian Peninsula Railway
* Saurashtra Railway
* Mumbai Port Trust Railway

See also|

* Indian Railways
* Ahmedabad–Prayagraj (Allahabad) Weekly Superfast Express
* Bholu (mascot)
* Urban rail transit in India
* Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project
* Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor
* Bhor Ghat

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