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.

All labels observed (11)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line ⓘ
belongsToZone East Coast Railway zone ⓘ
Eastern Railway zone ⓘ
South Central Railway zone ⓘ
South Eastern Railway zone ⓘ
Southern Railway zone ⓘ
connectsCity Chennai ⓘ
Kolkata ⓘ
linked to: Calcutta
connectsPort Chennai Port ⓘ
Kolkata Port ⓘ
linked to: Kolkata Port region

Paradip Port ⓘ
Visakhapatnam Port ⓘ
connectsRegion eastern India ⓘ
southern India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
electrification fully electrified ⓘ
endCity Chennai ⓘ
endPoint Chennai Central railway station ⓘ
gauge 1676 mm broad gauge ⓘ
5 ft 6 in broad gauge ⓘ
historicalOperator East Coast State Railway ⓘ
Madras Railway ⓘ
locatedOn eastern coast of India ⓘ
majorJunction Bhadrak ⓘ
linked to: Bhadrak district

Bhubaneswar ⓘ
Cuttack ⓘ
Gudur Junction ⓘ
Kharagpur Junction ⓘ
Khurda Road Junction ⓘ
Vijayawada Junction ⓘ
Visakhapatnam ⓘ
linked to: Vizagapatam
operator Indian Railways ⓘ
partOf East Coast railway corridor ⓘ
Golden Quadrilateral railway network of India ⓘ
passesThroughState Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
Odisha ⓘ
linked to: Orissa

Tamil Nadu ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
primaryUse freight traffic ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ
startCity Howrah ⓘ
startMetropolitanArea Kolkata ⓘ
linked to: Calcutta
startPoint Howrah Junction railway station ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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Vijayawada Junction railway station → locatedOn → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Vijayawada Junction railway station → partOf → Howrah–Chennai corridor ⓘ
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Visakhapatnam railway station → isMajorStationOn → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
South Eastern Railway zone → hasMajorRoute → Howrah–Chennai main line (via Kharagpur) ⓘ
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Sullurpeta → railwayLine → Chennai–Howrah main line ⓘ
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Kakinada Town railway station → railwayLine → Howrah–Chennai main line (via branch connection) ⓘ
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Rajahmundry railway station → locatedOn → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station → railwayLine → Chennai–Howrah line ⓘ
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Cuttack Junction railway station → locatedOnLine → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Balasore district → hasRailwayLine → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
subject linked to: Balasore district of Odisha
Bhubaneswar railway station → onLine → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Howrah–Kharagpur railway line → partOf → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Bapatla → railwayLine → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
subject linked to: Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India
Kharagpur Junction → railwayLine → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Prakasam district → hasTransport → Chennai–Howrah railway line ⓘ
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
BZA → servesLine → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Vijayawada–Gudur section → formsPartOf → Chennai–Howrah trunk route ⓘ
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Vijayawada–Gudur section → belongsToNetwork → Chennai–Howrah main line ⓘ
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Ongole railway station → railwayLine → Chennai–Howrah main line ⓘ
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Ongole railway station → railwayLine → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Ongole railway station → locatedOn → Grand Trunk route between Chennai and Howrah ⓘ
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Ongole railway station → isKeyStationOn → Chennai–Howrah main line ⓘ
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Vijayawada district → hasRailConnectivity → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Ongole → railwayLine → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
HWH → liesOn → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Chennai–Kolkata railway corridor → partOf → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Tenali Junction railway station → locatedOnLine → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Nellore railway station → line → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Waltair railway division → hasRailwayLine → Howrah–Chennai main line (segment near Visakhapatnam) ⓘ
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section → partOf → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Visakhapatnam railway station → onLine → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
subject linked to: VSKP
East Coast Railway zone → hasMajorRoute → Howrah–Chennai main line (portion) ⓘ
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Uttarandhra → railwayConnectivity → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Balasore railway station → locatedOn → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Kharagpur–Puri line → partOf → Howrah–Chennai main line ⓘ
Sullurupeta railway station → locatedOn → Chennai–Howrah main line ⓘ
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line
Sullurupeta railway station → isKeyStopOn → Chennai–Howrah main line ⓘ
linked to: Howrah–Chennai main line