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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 1449 kilometres (900 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).

elevation (μ)
398.0
line length (μ)
1.449e+06
location
Chota Nagpur Plateau, Indus-Gangetic Plain
number of tracks
2
opening year
1906-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operated by
Eastern Railway zone, East Central Railway zone, North Central Railway zone, Northern Railway zone
owner
Indian Railways
route end
New Delhi railway station
route start
Howrah railway station
speed limit (kmh)
160.0
type of electrification
25 kV AC railway electrification
voltage of electrification (V)
25000.0

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