New Delhi–Chennai main line

The New Delhi–Chennai main line is a railway line connecting Chennai and Delhi cutting across southern part of the Eastern Coastal Plains of India, the Eastern Ghats, the Deccan Plateau and the Yamuna valley. It covers a distance of 2,182 kilometres (1,356 mi) across Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The route is used by the Grand Trunk Express and as such is referred to by many as the Grand Trunk Route.

New Delhi–Chennai main line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleDelhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh,
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Northern Railway, North Central Railway, Central Railway, South Central Railway, Southern Railway
History
Opened1929 (1929)
Technical
Line length2,182 km (1,356 mi)
Number of tracks2/3/4
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE during 1980–1991
Operating speedup to 160 km/h
Route map

Note: Minor stations omitted

km
0
New Delhi
Delhi
 
border
 
Uttar Pradesh
border
141
Mathura
191
Raja ki Mandi
195
Agra Cantonment
248
Dholpur
274
Morena
313
Gwalior
411
Jhansi
564
Bina
610
Ganj Basoda
649
Bidisha
703
Bhopal Junction
709
Habibganj
776
Narmadapuram
794
Itarsi
865
Ghoradongri
901
Betul
923
Amla
987
Pandhurna
1,006
Narkher
1,091
Nagpur
1,168
Sewagram
1,201
Hinganghat
1,286
Chandrapur
1,300
Balharshah
1,370
Sirpur Kaghaznagar
1,408
Bellampalli
1,428
Mancherial
1,442
Ramagundam
1,543
Warangal
1,651
Khammam
1,751
Vijayawada
1,782
Tenali
1,825
Bapatla
1,840
Chirala
1,889
Ongole
2,006
Nellore
2,044
Gudur
2,182
Chennai Central
km


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