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This article lists conventional railway lines of India. For urban railway lines, see Urban rail transit in India, for high-speed railway lines and speed classification, see List of high-speed railway lines in India.

Railway Network of India

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‡ Under construction or under upgradation

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Note
  • While this article may not list all railway lines of India, the most significant ones which have a dedicated Wikipedia article are listed here.
  • The article's regional sections are divided according to India's zonal councils.
  • The lines that fall in both regions are placed in the section of the region which has majority of the line lying within it.
  • All lines listed in the regional sections are of broad gauge (1,676 mm).
  • The main lines that are formed by combination of multiple lines are listed in a section of their own.

Northern region

The Northern zonal council of India includes states and Union terrirtories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab, Delhi, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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Ambala–Attari Northern Railway 1873 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [1]
Amritsar–Pathankot Northern Railway 1884 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [2]
Amritsar–Khem Karan Northern Railway 1910 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [3]
Bathinda–Rajpura Northern Railway Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [4]
Bathinda–Rewari Northern Railway 1884 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [5]
Bathinda–Rohtak Northern Railway 1884 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [6]
Bhanupli–Leh Northern Railway TBD 2030 Template:Cvt TBD Template:Maybe [7]
Bikaner–Rewari North Western Railway 1941 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [8]
Chandigarh–Sahnewal Northern Railway 2013 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [9]
Delhi–Kalka Northern Railway 1891 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [10]
Delhi–Fazilka Northern Railway 1897 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [11]
Delhi–Jaipur Northern and North Western Railway 1875 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [12]
Delhi–Moradabad Northern Railway 1900 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [13]
Haryana Orbital Northern Railway 2026 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Maybe [14]
Jaipur–Ahmedabad North Western and Western Railway 1881 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [15]
Jalandhar–Firozpur Northern Railway 1912 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [16]
Jammu–Baramulla Northern Railway 2024 Template:Cvt TBD Template:Maybe [17]
Jodhpur–Bathinda North Western Railway 1902 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [18]
Jodhpur–Jaisalmer North Western Railway 1968 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [19]
Ludhiana–Jakhal Northern Railway 1901 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [20]
Marwar–Munabao North Western Railway 1902 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [21]
Merta Road–Rewari North Western Railway 1941 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [22]
Rewari–Rohtak Northern Railway 2013 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [23]
Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur North Western Railway 1930 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [24]
Suratgarh–Bathinda Northern and North Western Railway 1970 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [25]

Eastern region

The Eastern zonal council of India includes states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.
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Ahmadpur–Katwa Eastern Railway 1917 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [26]
Alipurduar–Bamanhat Northeast Frontier Railway 1894 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [27]
Andal–Sainthia Eastern Railway 1913 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [28]
Andal–Sitarampur Eastern Railway 1864 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [28]
Asansol–Patna South Eastern Railway 1871 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [29]
Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur Eastern and East Central Railway 1891 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [30]
Asansol–Gaya Eastern and East Central Railway 1907 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [31]
Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya East Central Railway 1903 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [32]
Bandel–Katwa Eastern Railway 1913 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [33]
Bankura–Masagram South Eastern Railway 2005 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [34]
Barauni–Guwahati East Central and Northeast Frontier Railway 1950 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [35]
Barauni–Katihar East Central and Northeast Frontier Railway 1889 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [36]
Barauni–Gorakhpur East Central and North Eastern Railway 1907 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [37]
Barauni–Raxaul East Central and North Eastern Railway 1907 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [37]
Bardhaman–Asansol Eastern Railway 1863 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [31]
Bardhaman–Katwa Eastern Railway 1915 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [38]
Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Eastern Railway 1913 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [39]
Barkakana–Muri–Chandil South Eastern Railway 1937 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [40]
Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh East Central Railway 1902 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [41]
Barkakana–Son Nagar East Central Railway 1907 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [31]
Barsoi–New Farakka Eastern and Northeast Frontier Railway 1963 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [42]
Cuttack–Sambalpur East Coast Railway 1998 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [43]
Dhanbad–Chandrapura Eastern and South Eastern Railway 1894 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [44]
Dumka–Bhagalpur Eastern Railway 1907 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [45]
Eklakhi–Balurghat Northeast Frontier Railway 2004 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [46]
Fatuha–Tilaiya East Central Railway 2003 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [47]
Gaya–Kiul East Central Railway 1979 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [48]
Gaya–Pt. D.D. Upadhyaya Junction East Central Railway 1907 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [49]
Hajipur–Muzaffarpur–Samastipur–Barauni East Central Railway 1907 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [50]
Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri East Central Railway 1878 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [51]
Harnaut–Mokama East Central Railway 2016 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes
Barkakana–Muri–Chandil South Eastern Railway 1965 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [40]
Howrah–Barddhaman Eastern Railway 1854 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [52]
Howrah–Barddhaman Eastern Railway 1917 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [53]
Howrah–Kharagpur South Eastern Railway 1900 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [54]
Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat Eastern Railway 2011 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [55]
Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram East Coast Railway 1961 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [54]
Katihar–Siliguri Northeast Frontier Railway 1958 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [56]
Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra South Eastern Railway 1901 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [31]
Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra East Coast and South Eastern Railway 1901 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [54]
Khurda Road–Bolangir East Coast Railway TBD Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Maybe [57]
Koderma–Ranchi South Eastern and East Central Railway 2015 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [58]
Lanjigarh–Junagarh East Coast Railway 2014 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [59]
Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma Eastern and East Central Railway 1871 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [60]
Mokama–Barauni East Central Railway 1959 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [61]
Muzaffarpur–Hajipur EastCentral Railway 1886 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [62]
Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi EastCentral Railway 2013 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [63]
Nalhati–Azimganj Eastern Railway 1863 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [64]
Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori East Central Railway Template:Cvt Template:Yes [65]
Neora–Sheikhpura East Central Railway TBD Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Maybe [66]
Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia East Central and South Eastern Railway 1961 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [67][68]
New Jalpaiguri–New Mal–Samuktala Road Northeast Frontier Railway 1950 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [69]
New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon Northeast Frontier Railway 1963 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [70]
New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar Northeast Frontier Railway 2016 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Maybe [71]
Patna–Gaya Eastern Railway 1900 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [72]
Patna–Mughalsarai Eastern Railway 1862 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [73]
Patna–Hajipur Eastern Railway 2016 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [74]
Ranaghat–Lalgola Eastern Railway 1899 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [75]
Samastipur–Muzaffarpur East Central Railway 1886 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [76]
Sealdah–Gede Eastern Railway 1862 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [77]
Sealdah–Bangaon Eastern Railway 1882 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [78]
Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur Eastern Railway 1885 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [79]
Tatanagar–Bilaspur South East Central, South Eastern and East Coast Railway 1892 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [80]

Northeastern region

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The Northeastern Zonal council of India includes states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
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Guwahati–Lumding Northeast Frontier Railway 1900 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [81]
Lumding–Dibrugarh Northeast Frontier Railway 1903 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Maybe [82]
Lumding–Sabroom Northeast Frontier Railway 2008 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Maybe [83]
New Bongaigaon–Guwahati Northeast Frontier Railway 1962 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [84]
Rangiya–Murkongselek Northeast Frontier Railway 1895 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [85]
Sivok–Rangpo Northeast Frontier Railway TBD Template:Cvt TBD Template:Maybe [86]

Central region

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The Central zonal council of India includes states and Union terrirtories of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
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Agra–Bhopal North Central and West Central Railway 1889 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [21]
Aunrihar–Jaunpur North Eastern Railway 1904 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [87]
Bhopal–Nagpur West Central and Central Railway 1924 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [88]
Bilaspur–Nagpur South East Central Railway 1891 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [54]
Bilaspur–Katni South East Central Railway and Western Railway 1891 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [24]
Bina–Katni South East Central Railway and Western Railway 1923 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [89]
Prayagraj–Jabalpur North Central and West Central Railway 1867 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [90]
Prayagraj–Mau–Gorakhpur North Central and West Central Railway 1930 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [91]
Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur Northern Railway 1870 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [92]
Indore–Gwalior Western, West Central and North Central Railway 1899 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [93]
Jabalpur–Bhusaval North Central and West Central Railway 1870 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [94]
Kothavalasa–Kirandul South Coast and East Coast Railway 1966 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [95]
Laksar–Dehradun Northern Railway 1900 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [96]
Lucknow–Gorakhpur Northern and North Eastern Railway 1885 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [24]
Lucknow–Moradabad Northern Railway 1873 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [13]
Mainpuri–Etawah North Central Railway 2016 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [97]
Mau–Dildarnagar North Eastern and East Central Railway TBD Template:Cvt Template:Maybe [98]
Moradabad–Ambala Northern Railway 1886 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [13]
Pdt. D.D. Upadhyaya–Kanpur North Central Railway 1866 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [99]
Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur EastCentral Railway 1930 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [100]
Moradabad–Ambala Western Railway 1896 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [101]
Ujjain–Bhopal Western and West Central Railway 1895 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [102]
Varanasi–Chhapra North Eastern Railway 1909 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [103]
Varanasi–Lucknow Northern and North Central Railway 1872 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [104]
Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow Northern Railway 1898 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [105]
Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow Northern Railway 1872 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [106]

Western region

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The Western Indian zonal council includes states of Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra
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Ahmedabad–Viramgam Western Railway 1871 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [107]
Ahmedabad–Mumbai Western Railway 1863 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [108]
Ahmedabad–Udaipur Western and North Western Railway 1879 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [109]
Anand–Godhra Western Railway 1874 Template:Cvt Template:Yes [110]
Anand–Khambhat Western Railway 1890 Template:Cvt Template:Yes [111]
Ankleshwar–Rajpipla Western Railway 1897 Template:Cvt Template:No [112]
Bharuch–Dahej Western Railway 1914 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [113]
Bhusawal–Kalyan Central and Western Railway 1865 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [114]
Chalisgaon–Dhule Central Railway 1900 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [115]
Chhota Udaipur–Dhar Western Railway TBD Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Maybe [116]
Dadar–Solapur Central Railway 1860 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [117]
Gandhidham–Ahmedabad Central Railway 1969 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [118]
Gandhidham–Bhuj Central Railway 1969 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [119]
Gandhidham–Kandla Port Western Railway 1930 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [120]
Gandhidham–Palanpur Western Railway 1952 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [121]
Jamnagar–Porbandar Western Railway 1946 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [122]
Kanjari Boriyavi–Vadtal Western Railway 1929 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:No [123]
Latur–Miraj Central Railway 1897 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [124]
Maliya Miyana–Wankaner Central Railway 1890 Template:Cvt Template:Yes [125]
Nagpur–Bhusawal Central Railway 1867 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [126]
Nagpur–Secunderabad Central and South Central Railway 1929 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [127]
Narkhed–Badnera Central Railway 2012 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [128]
Palitana–Sihor Western Railway 1910 Template:Cvt Template:Yes [129]
Porbandar–Jetalsar Western Railway 1890 Template:Cvt Template:Yes [130]
Pune–Londa Central and South Western Railway 1890 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Maybe [131]
Rajkot–Somnath Western Railway 1890 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [132]
Rajkot–Wankaner Western Railway 1890 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [133]
Samakhiali–Maliya Miyana Western Railway 1969 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [134]
Secunderabad–Manmad South Central & Central Railway 1905 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [135]
Surendranagar–Bhavnagar Western Railway 1880 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [136]
Taranga Hill–Abu Road Western Railway TBD Template:Cvt TBD Template:Maybe [137]
Udhna–Jalgaon Western & Central Railway Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [138]
Vasad–Kathana Western Railway 1953 Template:Cvt Template:No [139]
Viramgam–Mahesana Western Railway Template:Cvt Template:Yes [140]
Viramgam–Maliya Miyana Western Railway 1942 Template:Cvt Template:Yes [141]
Viramgam–Okha Western Railway 1922 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [142]
Viramgam–Surendra Nagar Western Railway 1872 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [143]
Wankaner–Surendra Nagar Western Railway 1890 Template:Cvt Template:Yes [144]
Wardha–Nanded Central Railway TBD Template:Cvt TBD Template:Maybe [145]

Southern region

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The Southern Indian zonal council includes states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and Tamil Nadu
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Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli South Western Railway 1887 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [146]
Bhimavaram–Narasapur South Coast Railway Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [147]
Chennai Central–Bangalore City Southern and South Western Railway 1864 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [148]
Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur Southern Railway 1880 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [149]
Coimbatore–Pollachi Southern Railway 1915 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [150]
Coimbatore–Mettupalayam Southern Railway 1873 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [151]
Dharmavaram–Pakala South Central Railway 1891 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [152]
Duvvada–Vijayawada South Coast Railway 1897 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [153]
Ernakulam–Kayamkulam Southern Railway 1989 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [154]
Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam Southern Railway 1956 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [155]
Erode–Tiruchirappalli Southern Railway 1929 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [156]
Gudivada–Machilipatnam South Coast Railway Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [157]
Gudur–Renigunta South Central Railway 1957 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [158]
Gudur–Chennai South Coast and Southern Railway 1899 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [159]
Renigunta–Katpadi South Central Railway Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [160]
Guntakal–Vasco da Gama South Central and South Western Railway 1882 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [161]
Guntakal–Bangalore South Central and South Western Railway 1892 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes
Guntur–Krishna Canal South Coast Railway 1966 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [162]
Guntur–Tenali South Coast Railway 1916 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [163]
Guruvayur–Thrissur Southern Railway 1994 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [164]
Hassan–Bangalore South Western Railway 2017 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [165]
Jolarpettai–Shoranur Southern and South Western Railway 1861 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [166]
Kadapa–Bangalore South Central and South Western Railway TBD Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Maybe [167]
Kazipet–Vijayawada South Central Railway 1889 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [168]
Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam East Coast Railway 1899 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [54]
Kollam–Sengottai Southern Railway 1904 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [169]
Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Southern Railway 1918 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [170]
Kothapalli–Manoharabad South Central Railway 2026 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Maybe [171]
Madurai–Tirunelveli Southern Railway 1876 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [172]
Mahabubnagar–Munirabad Southern Railway 2025 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Maybe [173]
Manamadurai–Virudhunagar Southern Railway 1964 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Maybe [174]
Mangalore–Mysore South Western and Southern Railway 1979 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Maybe [175]
Medak–Akkannapet South Central Railway 2022 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:No [176]
Motumarri–Vishnupuram South Central Railway 2019 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [177]
Mysore–Bangalore South Western Railway 1882 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [178]
Mysore–Chamarajanagar South Western Railway 2008 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [179]
Nadikudi–Macherla South Central Railway Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [180]
Nadikudi–Srikalahasti South Central Railway TBD Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Maybe [181]
Nagercoil–Tirunelveli Southern Railway 1981 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [182]
Nallapadu–Nandyal South Central Railway 1892 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [183]
Nandyal–Yerraguntla South Central Railway 2016 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [184]
Nilambur–Shoranur Southern Railway 1927 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [185]
Obulavaripalle–Krishnapatnam South Coast Railway 2019 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [186]
Pagidipalli–Nallapadu South Central Railway 1930 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [187]
Palakkad–Pollachi Southern Railway 1898 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [188]
Peddapalli–Nizamabad South Central Railway 1993 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [189]
Rayadurg–Tumkur South Western Railway TBD Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Maybe [190]
Secunderabad–Dhone South Central Railway 1929 Template:Cvt Template:Yes [135]
Shoranur–Cochin Harbour Southern Railway 1902 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [191]
Shoranur–Mangalore Southern Railway 1902 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [192]
Solapur–Guntakal Central Railway, South Central railway and Southern Railway 1871 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [193]
Tenali–Repalle South Coast Railway 1916 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [194]
Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari Southern Railway 1979 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [182]
Tirunelveli–Tiruchendur Southern Railway 1923 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [195]
Vijayawada–Nidadavolu South Coast Railway Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [196]
Vijayawada–Gudur South Coast and Southern Railway 1899 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [197]

International

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Bangladesh
Akhaura–Agartala Template:Flagicon Northeast Frontier Railway
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2023 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:No [198]
Old Malda–Abdulpur Template:Flagicon Northeast Frontier Railway
Template:Flagicon West Zone
1930 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:No [199]
Nepal
Jaynagar–Bardibas Template:Flagicon East Central Railway
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1937 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:No [200]

Meter and narrow gauge lines

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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Narrow (610 mm) Northeast Frontier Railway 1881 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:No [201]
Kalka–Shimla Railway Narrow (762 mm) Northern Railway 1903 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:No [201]
Kangra Valley Railway Narrow (762 mm) Northern Railway 1928 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:No [202]
Matheran Hill Railway Narrow (610 mm) Central Railway 1907 Template:Cvt Template:No [203]
Nilgiri Mountain Railway Meter (1000 mm) Southern Railway 1908 Template:Cvt Template:No [204]

Main lines

The following major trunk lines that connect major Indian cities are formed by combination of multiple smaller lines.[205][206]

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Howrah–Chennai South Eastern, East Coast, South Central and Southern Railway 1901 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [207]
Howrah–Mumbai South Eastern, South East Central and Central Railway 1890 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [208]
Howrah–New Delhi Eastern, East Central, North Central and Northern Railway 1866 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [209]
Mumbai–Chennai Central, South Central and Southern Railway 1871 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [210]
New Delhi–Chennai Northern, North Central, Central, South Central and Southern Railway 1929 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [211]
New Delhi–Mumbai Northern, North Central, West Central and Western Railway Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Template:Yes [212]

See also

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