Grand Chord is part of the
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
The Howrah–Gaya–Delhi is a railway line connecting 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 across, West Bengal, Jharkhand, ...
and
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
The Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line officially known as Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line is a railway line connecting Kolkata and Mumbai via Allahabad. The railway line was opened to traffic in 1870. This railway line was until 2004. In 2004 ...
. It acts as a link between
Sitarampur, (Asansol), (
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
) and
Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, formerly known as Mughalsarai Junction, (station code: DDU, old code MGS) is a railway station in the town of Mughalsarai in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The station contains the largest railway mar ...
,
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
, previously known as Mughalsarai Junction, and covers a stretch of .
The
Coal India Corridor line that branches off from
Dhanbad Junction and rejoins the Grand Chord at
Son Nagar Junction is another major coal loading hub. It is a fully electrified, triple line section from Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay to Son Nagar and double line section from Son Nagar to Sitarampur . There are plans to triple the lines from Son Nagar to Dhanbad to accommodate the increasing traffic. . The entire line lies under the jurisdiction of three divisions,
Mughalsarai railway division
Mughalsarai railway division, officially known as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya railway division, is one of the five railway divisions under East Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 5 November 1951 and its headquar ...
,
Dhanbad railway division
Dhanbad railway division is one of the five railway divisions under East Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. It stands No.1 in revenue earning among all the divisions in Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 5 November 1951 an ...
and
Asansol railway division
Asansol railway division is one of the four railway divisions under Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 1925 and its headquarter is located at Asansol in the state of West Bengal of India. Currently it is ...
. The Grand chord section is the lifeline of the country, 2nd busiest railway section of India after
Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad () is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a part of Delhi NCR. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghaziabad district and is the largest city in western Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,729,000. Ghaziabad Mun ...
,
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
to Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction,
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
(previously known as Mughalsarai Junction) Main Line section, on which coal, steel and other important goods are moved from Eastern section to Western and Northern sections of the country. In the down direction, the traffic consists of mostly food grains, fertilizers and empty wagons for coal loading in the Jharkhand and West Bengal coal fields.
Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, formerly known as Mughalsarai Junction, (station code: DDU, old code MGS) is a railway station in the town of Mughalsarai in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The station contains the largest railway mar ...
is a transit division and the main objective is to maintain mobility of high density traffic. The present capacity of the Grand Chord is being optimally utilized. Traversing through
Chota Nagpur Plateau
The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the bas ...
of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
as well as parts of the fertile
Gangetic plains
The Indo-Gangetic Plain, also known as the North Indian River Plain, is a fertile plain encompassing northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including most of northern and eastern India, around half of Pakistan, virtually all of Ba ...
of
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
, the Grand Chord covers a stretch of . The Grand Chord is renowned for its remarkable controlling of passenger traffic, despite being burdened with freight traffic.
The railways first came to eastern India in 1854, and the
Calcutta
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...
–
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
railway link, with a distance of more than , became operational by 1866. With the increase in traffic it became necessary to construct an alternative route.
With this in view, the Grand Chord section was planned. The Grand Chord section was opened in December 1906 by
Lord Minto
Earl of Minto, in the County of Roxburgh, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1813 for Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Baron Minto. The current earl is Gilbert Timothy George Lariston Elliot-Murray-Kynynm ...
, then
Viceroy and Governor-General of India
The Governor-General of India (1773–1950, from 1858 to 1947 the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, commonly shortened to Viceroy of India) was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom and after Indian independence in 19 ...
with a function at Gujahandi.
With the opening of the Grand Chord route, the distance between
Calcutta
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...
and
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
was reduced by . The cost of construction was around .
The Grand Chord section is critically important even today, handling major passenger trains on the Howrah–Delhi route, particularly all the
Rajdhani Express Rajdhani may refer to:
* ''Rajdhani'' (film), 1956 Indian film
* ''Rajadhani'' (1994 film), Indian Malayalam-language film
* ''Rajadhani'' (2011 film), Indian Kannada-language film
* Rajdhani, Kotli, a village in Pakistan
* Rajdhani, Gorakhpur, a ...
es from
Howrah
Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is th ...
,
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...
and
Ranchi
Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area ...
and the entire freight traffic, particularly coal, handled by the Dhanbad division of East Central Railway.
Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
The
Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor or Eastern DFC is an under-construction broad gauge freight corridor in India. The railway will run between Ludhiana in Punjab and Dankuni (near Kolkata) in West Bengal via Khurja in Uttar Pradesh. This railwa ...
(EDFC) encompasses a double-line electrified traction corridor from
Haldia
Haldia is an industrial port city in Purba Medinipur in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a major river port and industrial belt located approximately southwest of Kolkata near the mouth of the Hooghly River, one of the distributaries of ...
on the
Eastern Railway to
Khurja on the
North Central Railway
The North Central Railway (abbreviated NCR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. The largest railway station in NCR is Kanpur Central. It is headquartered at Prayagraj and comprises three divisions: Allahabad division, Jhansi division, A ...
() via Grand Chord, Khurja to
Dadri
Dadri is a town and a municipal board in Gautam Buddha Nagar District in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Dadri Railway Station is a complex yard in North Central Railway spread over six kilometers on busiest route of Delhi–Kanpur–Pat ...
on NCR double-line electrified corridor () and Single electrified line from Khurja to
Ludhiana
Ludhiana ( ) is the most populous and the largest Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 2011 Indian census, 2011 census and distributed over , making Ludhiana the ...
() on
Northern Railway. The total length works out to . So in the Grand Chord section its total 4 parallel track will be run to ease traffic movement on this busy route.
The EDFC will traverse 6 states and is projected to cater to a number of traffic streams – coal for the power plants in the northern region of
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
,
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
,
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
,
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
and parts of
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
from the Eastern coal fields, finished steel, food grains, cement, fertilizers, limestone from Rajasthan to steel plants in the east and general goods. The total traffic in UP direction is projected to go up from 38 million tonnes in
FY2005-06 to 116 million tonnes in FY2021–22.
Trains on the route
In , it was said that a goods train passes by every 20 minutes on the Grand Chord line. Now, the frequency has become around 5 minutes making it one of the busiest routes in India. More than 50 mail and express trains use this shorter route apart from 2 dozens of passenger trains.
Some important trains on the route
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Howrah Rajdhani Express
''Howrah Rajdhani Express'' (also known as ''Kolkata Rajdhani Express'') is a Rajdhani-class train of Indian Railways connects the capital of West Bengal, Cultural Capital of India,Captial before the British Kolkata to the National Capital of I ...
(via
Gaya)
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Sealdah Rajdhani Express
''Sealdah Rajdhani Express'' is a Rajdhani class train of Indian Railways which connects the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata to the National Capital of India, New Delhi through Sealdah. It is the third Rajdhani Express class train connecting ...
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Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express
''Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express'' is a Rajdhani Express train starting from Bhubaneswar, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha to the final destination of New Delhi, which serves as the capital of India. Currently, there ar ...
(via
Bokaro,
Tatanagar
Tatanagar Junction railway station, station code TATA, is the main railway station serving the city of Jamshedpur in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is located on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line of the Indian Railways. It has 6 platforms an ...
)
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Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express
''Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express'' is a Rajdhani Express train starting from Bhubaneswar, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha to the final destination of New Delhi, which serves as the capital of India. Currently, there ar ...
(via
Adra
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)
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Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express
''Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express'' is a Rajdhani Express train starting from Bhubaneswar, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha to the final destination of New Delhi, which serves as the capital of India. Currently, there ar ...
(via
Sambalpur
Sambalpur () is the fifth largest city in the Indian State of Odisha. It is located on the banks of river Mahanadi, with a population of 335,761 (as per 2011 census). Prehistoric settlements have been recorded there. It is the home of the Samb ...
)
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Ranchi Rajdhani Express (via
Bokaro,
Gaya)
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Ranchi Rajdhani Express (via
Daltonganj
Medininagar, formerly Daltonganj, is a city municipal corporation in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the headquarters of Palamu division and Palamu district, as well as the subdivision and block of the same name. The city is situated on th ...
)
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Howrah–Ranchi Shatabdi Express
The 12019 / 20 Howrah–Ranchi Junction Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of the Shatabdi Express category belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 12019 fr ...
(via
Bokaro,
Dhanbad
Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand after Jamshedpur. It ranks as the 42nd largest city in India and is the 33rd largest million-plus urban agglomeration in India. Dhanbad shares its land borders with Pa ...
)
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Howrah–New Delhi Duronto Express
The 12273/74 Howrah–New Delhi Duronto Express is a Duronto class train which operates between the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata and the national capital New Delhi. It is the second Duronto Express connecting Delhi to Kolkata, the other on ...
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Bhubaneswar–Duronto Express
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Ranchi–New Delhi Garib Rath Express
The 12877 / 78 Ranchi New Delhi Garib Rath Express is a Superfast Express train of the Garib Rath series belonging to Indian Railways - South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Ranchi and New Delhi in India.
It operates as train number 128 ...
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Howrah–Anand Vihar Yuva Express
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West Bengal Sampark Kranti Express
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Etymology
The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...
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Odisha Sampark Kranti Express
The 12819 / 12820 ''Odisha Sampark Kranti Express'' is a bi-weekly train which runs between Bhubaneswar, capital of Odisha and . This train was introduced as part of the Sampark Kranti trains that were announced by the then railway minister Nit ...
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Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express
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Gaya–Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express
The 22410 / 22409 Gaya–Anand Vihar Terminal Garib Rath Express is a Superfast Express train of the Garib Rath series belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 22410 fr ...
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Howrah–Jodhpur Express
The 12307 / 12308 Howrah–Jodhpur Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and Jodhpur in India. It operates as train number 12307 from Howrah Junction to Jodhpur and as train number 12308 in the rev ...
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Ajmer–Sealdah Express
The 12987 / 12988 Ajmer–Sealdah Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 12988 from Ajmer Junction to Sealdah and as train number 12987 in the reverse dir ...
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Kalka Mail
''Kalka Mail'' (Officially as ''Netaji Express'') is the oldest running train in India. This train connects Howrah in Kolkata, capital of the State of West Bengal to Kalka in the North-Western state of Haryana. Kalka is the railhead for the ...
– The oldest running passenger train of India
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Poorva Express (via Gaya)
The 12381 / 12382 Poorva Express is a Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction railway station, Howrah Junction and New Delhi railway station, New Delhi in India. It ...
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Garbha Express
The 12937 / 12938 Garba Superfast Express is a Express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 12937/12938 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Coaches
The train has standard ...
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Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express
The 12371 / 12372 Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways connecting in West Bengal and of Rajasthan. It is currently being operated with 12371/12372 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Service
...
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Purushottam Express
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Parasnath Express
The 12941 / 42 Parasnath Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways Western Zone that runs between and in India.From 20 December, 2022, it runs with highly refurbished LHB coaches.
It operates as train number 12941 fr ...
# Howrah–Gwalior
Chambal Express
The 12175 / 12176 Chambal Express is a Express train of the Indian Railways connecting in West Bengal and of Madhya Pradesh. It is currently being operated with 12175/12176 train numbers three days a week.
Service
The 12175/Chambal Express ...
# Howrah–Agra Cantt/Mathura
Chambal Express
The 12175 / 12176 Chambal Express is a Express train of the Indian Railways connecting in West Bengal and of Madhya Pradesh. It is currently being operated with 12175/12176 train numbers three days a week.
Service
The 12175/Chambal Express ...
# Howrah–Indore Junction
Shipra Express
The Shipra Express (pronounced as Shiprã Express) is a tri-weekly superfast express train of Indian Railways, which runs between Indore Junction railway station of Indore, the largest city & commercial hub of Central Indian state Madhya Pradesh ...
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Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express
The 12817 / 18 / 73 / 74 Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 12817 / 73 from Hatia to Anand Vih ...
(via Bokaro)
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Mahabodhi Express
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Deekshabhoomi Express
The 01045 / 01046 Deekshabhoomi Express via Latur is the Express trains which connect Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, Kolhapur, Maharashtra and Dhanbad Junction, Jharkhand. This train runs via Latur from 19 February 2021. During its ...
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Sealdah–Bikaner Duronto Express
The 12259 / 12260 Sealdah - Bikaner Duronto Express is a premium train of the Duronto Express category belonging to Indian Railways - Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah and Bikaner in India.It operates as train number 12259 from Sea ...
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Gaya–Chennai Egmore Weekly Superfast Express
The 12389 / 12390 Gaya–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways connecting in Bihar and of Tamil Nadu. It is currently being operated with 12389/12390 train numbers on a weekly basis. From ...
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Howrah–Bhopal Weekly Express
Bhopal–Howrah Express is a weekly express train operated by Indian Railways which runs between Rani Kamlapati railway station in Bhopal, the capital of the Madhya Pradesh state, and Howrah Junction railway station in Kolkata, the capital of ...
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Doon Express
The 13009 / 13010 Doon Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that runs between & Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station in India.
It operates as train number 13009 from Howrah Junction to Yog Nagar ...
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Neelachal Express
The 12875 / 12876 Neelachal Express is a tri-weekly train which runs between in Odisha and Anand Vihar Terminal railway station. It is one of the oldest train that connects Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal. The main towns along the route are Bhub ...
(Via. Bokaro)
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Nandankanan Express (Via. Adra)
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Patna–Hatia Express
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Shalimar (Howrah) Express
Shalimar (Howrah) Express is an Indian Railways train in the North Eastern Railway Zone of Lucknow Division. It operates weekly, departing from Gorakhpur Junction on Monday and from Shalimar railway station on Tuesday. It covers a distance of ...
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Pratap Express
The 12495 / 12496 Pratap Superfast Express is a Express train belonging to Indian Railways – North Western Railway zone that runs between and Kolkata Chitpur in India. It often is delayed nearly by four hours late. The train received its LH ...
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Black Diamond Express
The 22387 / 22388 Black Diamond Express is a Superfast express train of Indian Railways, connecting with .https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/black-diamond-express-back-on-track-from-saturday/cid/1806373
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Coalfield Express
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Patna - Ranchi Janshatabdi Express
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Purnia Court - Hatia Kosi Express
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Sealdah
Sealdah is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Etymology
Jackals (''sheal'' in Bengali) howled around Sealdah. Antiquarians identify it as Shrigaldwipa (Jackal Island). Nearby Beliaghata w ...
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Amritsar
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Jallianwalla Bagh Express
The 12379 / 12380 Jallianwalla Bagh Express is an Express trains in India, Express train of the Indian Railways connecting in West Bengal and of Punjab, India, Punjab. It is currently being operated with 12379/12380 train numbers on Friday of ...
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Tatanagar
Tatanagar Junction railway station, station code TATA, is the main railway station serving the city of Jamshedpur in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is located on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line of the Indian Railways. It has 6 platforms an ...
–
Amritsar
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Jallianwalla Bagh Express
The 12379 / 12380 Jallianwalla Bagh Express is an Express trains in India, Express train of the Indian Railways connecting in West Bengal and of Punjab, India, Punjab. It is currently being operated with 12379/12380 train numbers on Friday of ...
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Kolkata Mail via
Allahabad
Allahabad (), officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi (Benares). It is the administrat ...
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Ganga Damodar Express
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Ganga Sutlej Express
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Garib Nawaz Express
The 15715 / 15716 Garib Nawaj Express is an express passenger train connecting the Indian cities of Kishanganj and Ajmer.
Service
This is a direct train between Kishanganj and Ajmer. This is train connects the Eastern and Northern parts of I ...
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Howrah–Ranchi Intercity Express
Howrah–Ranchi Intercity Express is an Intercity train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and . It is currently being operated with 22891/22892 train numbers on tri-weekly basis.
Service
*The 22891/Howrah–Ranchi Inte ...
via
Adra
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Dhanbad–Patna Intercity Express
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Dhanbad–Gaya Intercity Express
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Patna–Bhabua Road Intercity Express
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Howrah–Ranchi Intercity Express
Howrah–Ranchi Intercity Express is an Intercity train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and . It is currently being operated with 22891/22892 train numbers on tri-weekly basis.
Service
*The 22891/Howrah–Ranchi Inte ...
via
Tatanagar
Tatanagar Junction railway station, station code TATA, is the main railway station serving the city of Jamshedpur in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is located on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line of the Indian Railways. It has 6 platforms an ...
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Ranchi–Varanasi Express
The Ranchi–Varanasi Express is an Express trains in India, express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Ranchi Junction railway station, Ranchi Junction and Varanasi Junction railway station, Varanasi Junction in Ind ...
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Ranchi–Kamakhya Express
Ranchi–Kamakhya Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting in Jharkhand and in Assam. It is currently being operated with 15661/15662 train numbers once in week basis. The train passes through Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal ...
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Shaktipunj Express
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Haldia–Anand Vihar Terminal Superfast Express
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Bhubaneswar–Anand Vihar Weekly Superfast Express
The Bhubaneswar–Anand Vihar Weekly Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 22805/22806 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Service
The ...
via
Sambalpur
Sambalpur () is the fifth largest city in the Indian State of Odisha. It is located on the banks of river Mahanadi, with a population of 335,761 (as per 2011 census). Prehistoric settlements have been recorded there. It is the home of the Samb ...
,
Rourkela
Rourkela is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is the third-largest Urban Agglomeration in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about west of state capital Bhubaneswar and is surro ...
,
Bokaro
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Shabd Bhedi Superfast Express
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Howrah–Lalkuan Express
Howrah - Lalkuan Express is a Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah Junction in West Bengal and Lalkuan Junction of Uttarakhand. It is currently being operated with 12353/12354 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Service
The 12 ...
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Durgiana Express
The 12357 / 12358 Durgiana Express is a Superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting in West Bengal and of Punjab. It is currently being operated with 12357/12358 train numbers on a twice a week basis.
Service
The 12357/Durgiana Exp ...
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Kolkata–Agra Cantonment Express
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Kolkata–Agra Cantonment Superfast Express
The 12319 / 20 Kolkata Chitpur–Agra Cantonment Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that runs between Kolkata Chitpur and in India.
It operates as train number 12319 from Kol ...
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Santragachi–Anand Vihar Superfast Express
The Santragachi–Anand Vihar Superfast Express is an Express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 22857/22858 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Service
The 22857/ ...
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