| Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line |
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| Status | Operational |
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| Owner | Indian Railways |
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| Locale | West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar,
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra |
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| Website | [1] |
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| System | Fully electrified |
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| Operator(s) | Eastern Railway, East Central Railway, North Central Railway, West Central Railway, Central Railway |
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| Depot(s) | Kalyan Junction railway station, Bhusawal, Itarsi Junction railway station, Katni |
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| Opened | 1870 |
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| Line length | Since 2004 2,160 km (1,342 mi). Before 2004 2,146 km (1,333 mi) |
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| Number of tracks | 4 in Bardhaman–Asansol section & Kalyan–Mumbai CST section
3 in Howrah–Bardhaman chord, Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction-Prayagraj section & Bhusawal–Kalyan section
2 in Asansol–Gaya section, Prayagraj–Jabalpur section & Jabalpur–Bhusaval section |
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| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
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| Electrification | Fully electrified |
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| Operating speed | up to 130 km/h (81 mph) |
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| Highest elevation | Lowest at Howrah 8 metres (26 ft) (approx). Highest at Thull Ghats 1,849 feet (564 m) (approx) |
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km
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2,177
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Mumbai CST
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2,168
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Dadar
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Kurla
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Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
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2,124
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Kalyan Junction
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1,990
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Nasik Road
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1,917
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Manmad Junction
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1,733
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Bhusaval Junction
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to Akola
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1,609
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Khandwa Junction
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to Ujjain
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1,426
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Itarsi Junction
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to Nainpur
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1,180
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Jabalpur Junction
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to Guna
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1,090
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Katni Junction
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991
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Satna
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821
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Prayagraj (Allahabad)
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Naini
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Chheoki
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to Varanasi
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661
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Mughalsarai
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458
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Gaya Junction
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259
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Dhanbad Junction
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95
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Barddhaman
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0
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Howrah Junction
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Source: Indian Railway Time Table
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The Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line, (formerly known as Howrah–Allahabad–Bombay line) is a railway line connecting Kolkata and Mumbai via Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad). The 2,160-kilometre-long (1,340 mi) railway line was opened to traffic in 1870. This railway line was 2,146 kilometres (1,333 mi) long until 2004. In 2004 the construction of Indira Sagar Dam submerged the old alignment near Khandwa and a new alignment of 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long was relaid.