Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line

The Howrah–Gaya–Delhi is a railway line connecting Howrah and Delhi cutting across Indo-Gangetic Plain and a comparatively small stretch of the line crossing over the Chota Nagpur Plateau. It covers a distance of 1,451 kilometres (902 mi) across, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. The Grand Chord is a part of this line and as such is referred to by many as Howrah–Delhi line (via Grand Chord).

Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
Route map of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleWest Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Eastern Railway, East Central Railway, North Central Railway, Northern Railway
History
Opened1906
Technical
Line length1,451 km (902 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE during 1960–1966
Operating speedup to 160 km/h
Highest elevationKoderma 398 metres (1,306 ft)
Route map

km
0
New Delhi
131
Aligarh
210
Tundla
301
Etawah
441
Kanpur Central
635
Allahabad
786
Mughalsarai
635
Allahabad
786
Mughalsarai
Grand Chord &
Gaya–Mughalsarai section
841
Bhabua Road
906
Dehri-on-Sone
953
Rafiganj
991
Gaya
1,067
Koderma
1,143
Parasnath
1,190
Dhanbad
1,249
Asansol
1,291
Durgapur
1,355
Barddhaman
1,449
Howrah
km
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Poorva Express (via Gaya) 12382
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