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==Geography==
==Geography==
The Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line cuts across the central parts of India in an east-west direction and traverses the plains of lower West Bengal, the southern part of [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]], the [[Deccan Plateau]], the [[Western Ghats]] and finally the [[Western Coastal Plains]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,400,659 |title = Chakradharpur Division| publisher= South Eastern Railway| accessdate = 2013-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://sundergarh.nic.in/geography.html |title = Sundergarh District |work= Geography and Physical Features| publisher= Sundergarh district administration| accessdate = 2013-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=XhF2rr_4uhsC&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=Vidarbha+Calcutta-Bombay+line&source=bl&ots=tG_ss1LTmR&sig=bpWWQ_LdRn6Yl_5_KrKof4GyD_M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=thdJUY7bJoP5rQepqIH4DQ&ved=0CCwQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=Vidarbha%20Calcutta-Bombay%20line&f=false |title = Population dynamics in India|work= page 35 |last= Ranade|first=Prabha Shastri| publisher= Google| accessdate = 2013-03-20}}</ref>
The Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line cuts across the central parts of India in an east-west direction and traverses the plains of lower West Bengal, the southern part of [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]], the [[Deccan Plateau]], the [[Western Ghats]] and finally the [[Western Coastal Plains]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,400,659 |title=Chakradharpur Division |publisher=South Eastern Railway |accessdate=2013-03-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016041010/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C6%2C400%2C659 |archivedate=16 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://sundergarh.nic.in/geography.html |title = Sundergarh District |work= Geography and Physical Features| publisher= Sundergarh district administration| accessdate = 2013-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=XhF2rr_4uhsC&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=Vidarbha+Calcutta-Bombay+line&source=bl&ots=tG_ss1LTmR&sig=bpWWQ_LdRn6Yl_5_KrKof4GyD_M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=thdJUY7bJoP5rQepqIH4DQ&ved=0CCwQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=Vidarbha%20Calcutta-Bombay%20line&f=false |title = Population dynamics in India|work= page 35 |last= Ranade|first=Prabha Shastri| publisher= Google| accessdate = 2013-03-20}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The first train in India travelled from Mumbai to [[Thane]] on 16 April 1853. By May, 1854, [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]'s Bombay-Thane line was extended to [[Kalyan railway station|Kalyan]]. [[Bhusawal railway station|Bhusawal]] station was set up in 1860 and in 1867 the GIPR branch line was extended to [[Nagpur railway station|Nagpur]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html | title = IR History: Early Days – I | last = Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832 - 1865) |first = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = 2012-11-20 }}</ref>
The first train in India travelled from Mumbai to [[Thane]] on 16 April 1853. By May, 1854, [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]'s Bombay-Thane line was extended to [[Kalyan railway station|Kalyan]]. [[Bhusawal railway station|Bhusawal]] station was set up in 1860 and in 1867 the GIPR branch line was extended to [[Nagpur railway station|Nagpur]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html | title = IR History: Early Days – I | last = Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832 - 1865) |first = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = 2012-11-20 }}</ref>


While the entire Mumbai-Nagpur line was [[Indian gauge|broad gauge]], the next part from Nagpur to Rajnandgaon was [[Metre gauge|meter gauge]]. The [[Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway]] started construction of the {{convert|240|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} Nagpur-Rajnandgaon section in 1878, after surveys were started in 1871. The Nagpur-Tumsar Road section was opened in April 1880 and the Tumsar Road-Rajnandgaon section in December 1880.<ref name=nagpur>{{cite web | url = http://www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1312278598168-Tourist%20Places.pdf | title = Nagpur Division| last = |first = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = 2012-11-20 }}</ref>
While the entire Mumbai-Nagpur line was [[Indian gauge|broad gauge]], the next part from Nagpur to Rajnandgaon was [[Metre gauge|meter gauge]]. The [[Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway]] started construction of the {{convert|240|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} Nagpur-Rajnandgaon section in 1878, after surveys were started in 1871. The Nagpur-Tumsar Road section was opened in April 1880 and the Tumsar Road-Rajnandgaon section in December 1880.<ref name=nagpur>{{cite web|url=http://www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1312278598168-Tourist%20Places.pdf |title=Nagpur Division |last= |first= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2012-11-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402121123/http://www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1312278598168-Tourist%20Places.pdf |archivedate=2 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


The GIPR and [[East Indian Railway Company|EIR]], working jointly, completed the [[Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line]] thereby establishing connectivity between [[Kolkata]] and [[Mumbai]] in 1870.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html | title = IR History: Early Days – II | last = |first = | work = Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899)| publisher = | accessdate = 2012-11-20 }}</ref> The [[Great Famine of 1876–1878|great famine of 1878]] was an impetus for the fast completion of the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway track, but by then the idea of a route from Mumbai to Kolkata, shorter than the one via Allahabad, had set in.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railwaysofraj.blogspot.in/2011/08/number-1-down-mail.html |title = Number 1 Down Mail|last= |first= | publisher= Railways of the Raj| accessdate = 2012-11-20 }}</ref>
The GIPR and [[East Indian Railway Company|EIR]], working jointly, completed the [[Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line]] thereby establishing connectivity between [[Kolkata]] and [[Mumbai]] in 1870.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html | title = IR History: Early Days – II | last = |first = | work = Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899)| publisher = | accessdate = 2012-11-20 }}</ref> The [[Great Famine of 1876–1878|great famine of 1878]] was an impetus for the fast completion of the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway track, but by then the idea of a route from Mumbai to Kolkata, shorter than the one via Allahabad, had set in.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railwaysofraj.blogspot.in/2011/08/number-1-down-mail.html |title = Number 1 Down Mail|last= |first= | publisher= Railways of the Raj| accessdate = 2012-11-20 }}</ref>
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The [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] was formed in 1871. Amongst its major objectives were taking over of the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and its conversion to broad gauge and extension of its system by a {{convert|772|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} line to Asansol on EIR’s main line. The entire task was completed by 1891 and Nagpur was connected to Asansol.<ref name=nagpur/> However, the line via Asansol was never seriously used as a link to Howrah for passenger traffic.
The [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] was formed in 1871. Amongst its major objectives were taking over of the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and its conversion to broad gauge and extension of its system by a {{convert|772|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} line to Asansol on EIR’s main line. The entire task was completed by 1891 and Nagpur was connected to Asansol.<ref name=nagpur/> However, the line via Asansol was never seriously used as a link to Howrah for passenger traffic.


The Sini-Kharagpur-Kolaghat line was opened in 1898-99. The Kolaghat-Howrah section was completed in 1899-1900. The entire line was opened with the completion of the bridge across the [[Rupnarayan River]], near Kolaghat, on 19 April 1900.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 |title = Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway|last= |first= | publisher=South Eastern Railway| accessdate = 2012-11-20 }}</ref>
The Sini-Kharagpur-Kolaghat line was opened in 1898-99. The Kolaghat-Howrah section was completed in 1899-1900. The entire line was opened with the completion of the bridge across the [[Rupnarayan River]], near Kolaghat, on 19 April 1900.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 |title=Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway |last= |first= |publisher=South Eastern Railway |accessdate=2012-11-20 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 |archivedate=1 April 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


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==Electrification==
==Electrification==
The entire line is [[Central Organization for Railway Electrification|electrified]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,400,659 |title = Chakradharpur Division |work= |last= |first= | publisher= South Eastern Railway| accessdate = 2012-11-10 }}</ref>
The entire line is [[Central Organization for Railway Electrification|electrified]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,400,659 |title=Chakradharpur Division |work= |last= |first= |publisher=South Eastern Railway |accessdate=2012-11-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016041010/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C6%2C400%2C659 |archivedate=16 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


==Speed limits==
==Speed limits==
The entire Howrah-Nagpaur-Mumbai line is classified as a "Group A" line which can take speeds up to 160&nbsp;km/hr.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRPWM/PermanentWayManualCh2_data.htm |title = Chapter II – The Maintenance of Permanent Way|work= |last= |first= | publisher= | accessdate = 2012-11-10 }}</ref>
The entire Howrah-Nagpaur-Mumbai line is classified as a "Group A" line which can take speeds up to 160&nbsp;km/hr.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRPWM/PermanentWayManualCh2_data.htm |title=Chapter II – The Maintenance of Permanent Way |work= |last= |first= |publisher= |accessdate=2012-11-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203030524/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRPWM/PermanentWayManualCh2_data.htm |archivedate=3 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


==Passenger movement==
==Passenger movement==
[[Howrah railway station|Howrah]], [[Kharagpur railway station|Kharagpur]], [[Tatanagar railway station|Tatanagar]], [[Rourkela railway station|Rourkela]], [[Bilaspur railway station|Bilaspur]], [[Raipur railway station|Raipur]], [[Durg railway station|Durg]], [[Nagpur railway station|Nagpur]], [[Badnera railway station|Badnera]], [[Akola railway station|Akola]], [[Bhusawal railway station|Bhusawal]], [[Nasik Road railway station|Nasik Road]] and [[Manmad railway station|Manmad]] on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html|title = Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry|work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |last= |first= | publisher= IRFCA| accessdate = 2012-12-30}}</ref>
[[Howrah railway station|Howrah]], [[Kharagpur railway station|Kharagpur]], [[Tatanagar railway station|Tatanagar]], [[Rourkela railway station|Rourkela]], [[Bilaspur railway station|Bilaspur]], [[Raipur railway station|Raipur]], [[Durg railway station|Durg]], [[Nagpur railway station|Nagpur]], [[Badnera railway station|Badnera]], [[Akola railway station|Akola]], [[Bhusawal railway station|Bhusawal]], [[Nasik Road railway station|Nasik Road]] and [[Manmad railway station|Manmad]] on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |last= |first= |publisher=IRFCA |accessdate=2012-12-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archivedate=10 May 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


==Golden quadrilateral==
==Golden quadrilateral==

Revision as of 18:59, 5 April 2017

Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
हावडा-नागपुर-मुंबई मार्ग
Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line map
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railway
LocaleWest Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha,
Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra
Termini
Service
SystemElectrified
Operator(s)South Eastern Railway, South East Central Railway, Central Railway
History
Opened1900
Technical
Line length1,968 km (1,223 mi)
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge
Operating speedup to 160 km/h

Minor stations omitted
Legend
km
0
 Howrah
116
 Kharagpur
Howrah–Chennai main line
to Adra
Tatanagar–Kharagpur line
West Bengal
Jharkhand
border
250
 Tatanagar
Asansol–Tatanagar line
Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
312
 Chakradharpur
Jharkhand
Odisha
border
413
 Rourkela
515
 Jharsuguda
Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line
528
 Brajarajnagar
Odisha
Chhattisgarh
border
588
 Raigarh
637
 Sakti
to Korba
667
 Champa
720
 Bilaspur
to Katni Junction
Bilaspur–Nagpur section
767
 Bhatapara
Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line
830
 Raipur
867
 Durg
897
 Rajnandgaon
928
 Dongargarh
Chhattisgarh
Maharashtra
border
to Balaghat
1,001
 Gondia
Bilaspur–Nagpur section
1,051
 Tumsar Road
1,069
 Bhandara Road
to Chhindwara
1,131
 Nagpur
to Itarsi
1,207
 Sevagram
Nagpur–Hyderabad line
1,210
 Wardha
1,239
 Pulgaon
1,259
 Dhamangaon
1,305
 Badnera
1,346
 Murtajapur
to Secunderabad
1,384
 Akola Junction
to Khandwa
1,421
 Shegaon
1,434
 Jalamb
1,446
 Nandura
1,474
 Malkapur
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
1,524
 Bhusawal
1,548
 Jalgaon
1,641
 Chalisgaon
1,708
 Manmad
1,781
 Nasik
1,787
 Devlali
1,832
 Igatpuri
1,915
 Kalyan
Central line
 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Kurla
1,959
 Dadar Central
1,968
 Mumbai CST
km
Source: Indian Railway Time Table and Make my trip

The Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line (also known as Mumbai-Kolkata line) is a railway line connecting Kolkata and Mumbai via Nagpur. The 1,968 km (1,223 mi) railway line was opened to traffic in 1900.

Sections

The 1,968 km (1,223 mi) long trunk line has been treated in more detail in smaller sections:

  1. Howrah-Kharagapur section
  2. Kharagpur-Tatanagar section
  3. Tatanagar-Bilaspur section
  4. Bilaspur-Nagpur section
  5. Nagpur-Bhusawal section
  6. Bhusawal-Kalyan section
  7. Kalyan-Mumbai CST section

Geography

The Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line cuts across the central parts of India in an east-west direction and traverses the plains of lower West Bengal, the southern part of Chota Nagpur Plateau, the Deccan Plateau, the Western Ghats and finally the Western Coastal Plains.[1][2][3]

History

The first train in India travelled from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853. By May, 1854, Great Indian Peninsula Railway's Bombay-Thane line was extended to Kalyan. Bhusawal station was set up in 1860 and in 1867 the GIPR branch line was extended to Nagpur.[4]

While the entire Mumbai-Nagpur line was broad gauge, the next part from Nagpur to Rajnandgaon was meter gauge. The Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway started construction of the 240 km (149 mi) Nagpur-Rajnandgaon section in 1878, after surveys were started in 1871. The Nagpur-Tumsar Road section was opened in April 1880 and the Tumsar Road-Rajnandgaon section in December 1880.[5]

The GIPR and EIR, working jointly, completed the Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line thereby establishing connectivity between Kolkata and Mumbai in 1870.[6] The great famine of 1878 was an impetus for the fast completion of the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway track, but by then the idea of a route from Mumbai to Kolkata, shorter than the one via Allahabad, had set in.[7]

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed in 1871. Amongst its major objectives were taking over of the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and its conversion to broad gauge and extension of its system by a 772 km (480 mi) line to Asansol on EIR’s main line. The entire task was completed by 1891 and Nagpur was connected to Asansol.[5] However, the line via Asansol was never seriously used as a link to Howrah for passenger traffic.

The Sini-Kharagpur-Kolaghat line was opened in 1898-99. The Kolaghat-Howrah section was completed in 1899-1900. The entire line was opened with the completion of the bridge across the Rupnarayan River, near Kolaghat, on 19 April 1900.[8]

  • Kali Maa temple at Tumsar Road
    Kali Maa temple at Tumsar Road

Electrification

The entire line is electrified.[9]

Speed limits

The entire Howrah-Nagpaur-Mumbai line is classified as a "Group A" line which can take speeds up to 160 km/hr.[10]

Passenger movement

Howrah, Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Rourkela, Bilaspur, Raipur, Durg, Nagpur, Badnera, Akola, Bhusawal, Nasik Road and Manmad on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[11]

Golden quadrilateral

The Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line is a part of the golden quadrilateral. The routes connecting the four major metropolises (New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata), along with their diagonals, known as the golden quadrilateral, carry about half the freight and nearly half the passenger traffic, although they form only 16 per cent of the length.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Chakradharpur Division". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Sundergarh District". Geography and Physical Features. Sundergarh district administration. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  3. ^ Ranade, Prabha Shastri. "Population dynamics in India". page 35. Google. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  4. ^ Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832 - 1865). "IR History: Early Days – I". Retrieved 20 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "Nagpur Division" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "IR History: Early Days – II". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899). Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Number 1 Down Mail". Railways of the Raj. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Chakradharpur Division". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Chapter II – The Maintenance of Permanent Way". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Geography – Railway Zones". Major routes. IRFCA. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
External videos
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