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.

Legend Lines † Converted from narrow or meter gauges ‡ Under construction or under upgradation Speed

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.

Main lines The following major trunk lines that connect major Indian cities are formed by combination of multiple smaller lines.

Line Operator(s) Opened Length Electrified Ref. Howrah–Chennai South Eastern, East Coast, South Coast and Southern Railway 1901 Howrah–Mumbai South Eastern, South East Central and Central Railway 1890 Howrah–New Delhi Eastern, East Central, North Central and Northern Railway 1866 Mumbai–Chennai Central, South Central, South Coast and Southern Railway 1871 New Delhi–Chennai Northern, North Central, Central, South Central, South Coast and Southern Railway 1929 New Delhi–Mumbai Northern, North Central, West Central and Western Railway

Northern region

Line Operator(s) Opened Length ElectrifiedRef. Ambala–Attari Northern Railway 1873 Amritsar–Pathankot Northern Railway 1884 Amritsar–Khem Karan Northern Railway 1910 Bathinda–Rajpura Northern Railway Bathinda–Rewari Northern Railway 1884 Bathinda–Rohtak † Northern Railway 1884 Bhanupli–Leh ‡ Northern Railway TBD 2030 TBD Bikaner–Rewari † North Western Railway 1941 Chandigarh–SahnewalNorthern Railway2013 Delhi–Kalka † Northern Railway 1891 Delhi–Fazilka Northern Railway 1897 Delhi–Jaipur † Northern and North Western Railway 1875 Delhi–Moradabad † Northern Railway 1900 Haryana Orbital ‡ Northern Railway 2026 Jaipur–Ahmedabad † North Western and Western Railway 1881 Jalandhar–Firozpur Northern Railway 1912 Jammu–Baramulla ‡ Northern Railway 2024 TBD Jodhpur–Bathinda † North Western Railway 1902 Jodhpur–Jaisalmer † North Western Railway 1968 Ludhiana–Jakhal Northern Railway 1901 Marwar–Munabao † North Western Railway 1902 Merta Road–Rewari † North Western Railway 1941 Rewari–Rohtak Northern Railway 2013 Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur † North Western Railway 1930 Suratgarh–Bathinda † Northern and North Western Railway 1970

Eastern region

Line Operator(s) Opened Length Electrified Ref. Ahmadpur–Katwa † Eastern Railway 1917 Alipurduar–Bamanhat † Northeast Frontier Railway 1894 Andal–Sainthia Eastern Railway 1913 Andal–Sitarampur Eastern Railway 1864 Asansol–Patna South Eastern Railway 1871 Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur Eastern and East Central Railway 1891 Asansol–Gaya Eastern and East Central Railway 1907 Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya † East Central Railway 1903 Bandel–Katwa Eastern Railway 1913 Bankura–Masagram † South Eastern Railway 2005 Barauni–Guwahati East Central and Northeast Frontier Railway 1950 Barauni–Katihar † East Central and Northeast Frontier Railway 1889 Barauni–Gorakhpur † East Central and North Eastern Railway 1907 Barauni–Raxaul † East Central and North Eastern Railway 1907 Bardhaman–Asansol Eastern Railway 1863 Bardhaman–Katwa † Eastern Railway 1915 Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa † Eastern Railway 1913 Barkakana–Muri–Chandil South Eastern Railway 1937 Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh East Central Railway 1902 Barkakana–Son Nagar East Central Railway 1907 Barsoi–New Farakka Eastern and Northeast Frontier Railway 1963 Cuttack–Sambalpur East Coast Railway 1998 Dhanbad–Chandrapura Eastern and South Eastern Railway 1894 Dumka–Bhagalpur Eastern Railway 1907 Eklakhi–Balurghat Northeast Frontier Railway 2004 Fatuha–Tilaiya † East Central Railway 2003 Gaya–Kiul East Central Railway 1979 Gaya–Pt. D.D. Upadhyaya Junction East Central Railway 1907 Hajipur–Muzaffarpur–Samastipur–Barauni East Central Railway 1907 Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri † East Central Railway 1878 Harnaut–Mokama East Central Railway 2016 Barkakana–Muri–Chandil South Eastern Railway 1965 Howrah–Barddhaman Eastern Railway 1854 Howrah–Barddhaman Eastern Railway 1917 Howrah–Kharagpur South Eastern Railway 1900 Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat Eastern Railway 2011 Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram East Coast Railway 1961 Katihar–Siliguri † Northeast Frontier Railway 1958 Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra South Eastern Railway 1901 Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra East Coast and South Eastern Railway 1901 Khurda Road–Bolangir ‡ East Coast Railway TBD Koderma–Ranchi South Eastern and East Central Railway 2015 Lanjigarh–Junagarh East Coast Railway 2014 Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma Eastern and East Central Railway 1871 Mokama–Barauni East Central Railway 1959 Muzaffarpur–Hajipur EastCentral Railway 1886 Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi EastCentral Railway 2013 Nalhati–Azimganj † Eastern Railway 1863 Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori † East Central Railway Neora–Sheikhpura ‡ East Central Railway TBD Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia East Central and South Eastern Railway 1961 New Jalpaiguri–New Mal–Samuktala Road † Northeast Frontier Railway 1950 New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon Northeast Frontier Railway 1963 New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar Northeast Frontier Railway 2016 Patna–Gaya Eastern Railway 1900 Patna–Mughalsarai Eastern Railway 1862 Patna–Hajipur Eastern Railway 2016 Ranaghat–Lalgola † Eastern Railway 1899 Samastipur–Muzaffarpur East Central Railway 1886 Sealdah–Gede Eastern Railway 1862 Sealdah–Bangaon Eastern Railway 1882 Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur Eastern Railway 1885 Tatanagar–Bilaspur South East Central, South Eastern and East Coast Railway 1892

Northeastern region

Line Operator(s) Opened Length Electrified Ref. Guwahati–Lumding † Northeast Frontier Railway 1900 Lumding–Dibrugarh † Northeast Frontier Railway 1903 Lumding–Sabroom † Northeast Frontier Railway 2008 New Bongaigaon–Guwahati Northeast Frontier Railway 1962 Rangiya–Murkongselek † Northeast Frontier Railway 1895 Sivok–Rangpo ‡ Northeast Frontier Railway TBD TBD

Central region

Line Operator(s) Opened Length Electrified Ref. Agra–Bhopal North Central and West Central Railway 1889 Aunrihar–Jaunpur North Eastern Railway 1904 Indian Railways History, Retrieved 28 August 2020 Bhopal–Nagpur West Central and Central Railway 1924 Bilaspur–Nagpur † South East Central Railway 1891 Bilaspur–Katni South East Central Railway and Western Railway 1891 Bina–Katni South East Central Railway and Western Railway 1923 Prayagraj–Jabalpur North Central and West Central Railway 1867 Prayagraj–Mau–Gorakhpur North Central and West Central Railway 1930 Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur Northern Railway 1870 Indian Railways Construction and Progress in 1931, Retrieved 24 September 2020 Indore–Gwalior Western, West Central and North Central Railway 1899 Jabalpur–Bhusaval North Central and West Central Railway 1870 Kothavalasa–Kirandul South Coast and East Coast Railway 1966 Laksar–Dehradun Northern Railway 1900 Lucknow–Gorakhpur Northern and North Eastern Railway 1885 Lucknow–Moradabad Northern Railway 1873 Mainpuri–Etawah North Central Railway 2016 Mau–Dildarnagar ‡ North Eastern and East Central Railway TBD Moradabad–Ambala Northern Railway 1886 Pdt. D.D. Upadhyaya–Kanpur North Central Railway 1866 Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur EastCentral Railway 1930 Moradabad–Ambala Western Railway 1896 Ujjain–Bhopal Western and West Central Railway 1895 Varanasi–Chhapra † North Eastern Railway 1909 Varanasi–Lucknow Northern and North Central Railway 1872 Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow Northern Railway 1898 Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow Northern Railway 1872

Western region

Line Operator(s) Opened Length Electrified Ref. Ahmedabad–Viramgam Western Railway 1871 Ahmedabad–Mumbai Western Railway 1863 Ahmedabad–Udaipur † Western and North Western Railway 1879 "Administration Report on Railways 1918" Anand–Godhra Western Railway 1874 Anand–Khambhat Western Railway 1890 Ankleshwar–Rajpipla † Western Railway 1897 Bharuch–Dahej † Western Railway 1914 Bhusawal–Kalyan Central and Western Railway 1865 Chalisgaon–Dhule Central Railway 1900 Chhota Udaipur–Dhar ‡ Western Railway TBD Dadar–Solapur Central Railway 1860 Gandhidham–Ahmedabad Central Railway 1969 Gandhidham–Bhuj Central Railway 1969 Gandhidham–Kandla Port Western Railway 1930 Gandhidham–Palanpur † Western Railway 1952 Jamnagar–Porbandar † Western Railway 1946 Kanjari Boriyavi–Vadtal Western Railway 1929 Latur–Miraj † Central Railway 1897 Maliya Miyana–Wankaner † Central Railway 1890 Nagpur–Bhusawal † Central Railway 1867 Nagpur–Secunderabad Central and South Central Railway 1929 Narkhed–Badnera Central Railway 2012 Palitana–Sihor † Western Railway 1910 Porbandar–Jetalsar † Western Railway 1890 Pune–Londa † Central and South Western Railway 1890 Rajkot–Somnath † Western Railway 1890 Rajkot–Wankaner † Western Railway 1890 Samakhiali–Maliya Miyana Western Railway 1969 Secunderabad–Manmad South Central & Central Railway 1905 Surendranagar–Bhavnagar † Western Railway 1880 Taranga Hill–Abu Road ‡ Western Railway TBD TBD Udhna–Jalgaon Western & Central Railway Vasad–Kathana Western Railway 1953 Viramgam–Mahesana † Western Railway Viramgam–Maliya Miyana Western Railway 1942 Viramgam–Okha † Western Railway 1922 Viramgam–Surendra Nagar Western Railway 1872 Wankaner–Surendra Nagar Western Railway 1890 Wardha–Nanded ‡ Central Railway TBD TBD

Southern region