Question 1

What is the exact rail track distance between HOWRAH JN (HWH) and RANCHI (RNC)?

Accepted Answer

The shortest rail track distance is 393 km, covering 72 stations between HOWRAH JN (HWH) and RANCHI (RNC). This is the shortest available track route across the indexed network, passing 70 intermediate stations.

Question 2

How many junctions fall between HOWRAH JN and RANCHI?

Accepted Answer

32 junction stations fall on the shortest route, including HWH, LLH, BLY, BZL, DKAE, KQU, MDSE, SHBC, HIH, SKG, BWN, TIT, KAN, GLI, DGR, OYR, UDL, RNG, KPK, ASN, DMA, RKI, JOC, GRB, PRR, GUG, KSX, JAA, MURI, KITA, GAG, RNC.

Question 3

Is break journey allowed between HOWRAH JN and RANCHI?

Accepted Answer

Indian Railways generally permits a break journey on long-distance journeys beyond a prescribed distance, allowing you to pause at an intermediate station and continue later. Use the RailKM route mapper to add via stations and check the cumulative kilometres at every stop before planning a break.

Question 4

What is the shortest rail route from HOWRAH JN to RANCHI?

Accepted Answer

RailKM computes the shortest track route by total kilometres rather than the fastest train path. The shortest route totals 393 km and lists every passing station with cumulative distance in the table above.

Question 5

How much does a train ticket from HOWRAH JN (HWH) to RANCHI (RNC) cost?

Accepted Answer

Over the 393 km journey, an approximate Sleeper (SL) fare is around ₹365, AC 3-Tier (3AC) around ₹1,115, with AC 2-Tier and AC First Class proportionally higher. These are standard-slab estimates only — actual fares differ by train type, dynamic pricing and GST.

#	Station	Code	Km
1	HOWRAH JNJn	HWH	0
2	LILUAHJn	LLH	4
3	BELUR	BEQ	6
4	BALLYJn	BLY	8
5	BELANAGARJn	BZL	10
6	DANKUNIJn	DKAE	13
7	GOBRA	GBRA	15
8	JANAI ROAD	JOX	18
9	BEGUMPUR	BPAE	20
10	BARUIPARA	BRPA	24
11	MIRZAPUR BANKIPUR	MBE	27
12	BALARAMBATI	BLAE	30
13	KAMARKUNDUJn	KQU	32
14	MADHU SUDANPURJn	MDSE	35
15	CHANDANPUR	CDAE	39
16	PORABAZAR	PBZ	43
17	BELMURI	BMAE	45
18	DHANIAKHALI	DNHL	47
19	SIBAICHANDIJn	SHBC	50
20	HAJIGARHJn	HIH	54
21	GURAP	GRAE	56
22	JHAPANDANGA	JPQ	61
23	JAUGRAM	JRAE	63
24	NABAGRAM	NBAE	66
25	MASAGRAM	MSAE	71
26	CHANCHAI	CHC	74
27	PALLA ROAD	PRAE	77
28	SAKTIGARHJn	SKG	82
29	GANGPUR	GRP	87
30	BARDDHAMAN JNJn	BWN	94
31	TALITJn	TIT	101
32	KHANA JNJn	KAN	107
33	GALSIJn	GLI	117
34	PARAJ	PAJ	123
35	MANKAR	MNAE	131
36	PANAGARH	PAN	143
37	RAJBANDH	RBH	151
38	DURGAPURJn	DGR	159
39	WARIAJn	OYR	166
40	ANDAL JNJn	UDL	174
41	ANDAL WEST CABIN	UDLW	175
42	BAKTAR NAGAR	BQT	176
43	RANIGANJJn	RNG	180
44	KALIPAHARIJn	KPK	193
45	ASANSOL JNJn	ASN	198
46	BURNPUR	BURN	202
47	DAMODAR JUNCTIONJn	DMA	206
48	MADHUKUNDA	MDKD	211
49	MURADI	MDF	218
50	RAMKANALI JNJn	RKI	223
51	BERO	BERO	228
52	JOYCHANDI PAHARJn	JOC	234
53	GARHDHRUBESWARJn	GRB	241
54	ANARA	ANR	248
55	BAGALIA	BGA	254
56	KUSHTAUR	KSU	257
57	CHHARRA	CHRA	267
58	PURULIA JNJn	PRR	275
59	GOURINATHDHAM	GTD	289
60	CHAS ROAD	CAS	295
61	GARH JAIPURJn	GUG	304
62	BARBENDA (RNC DIVISION)	BBDA	307
63	KOTSHILAJn	KSX	310
64	JHALIDAJn	JAA	322
65	TULIN	THO	330
66	MURIJn	MURI	334
67	SILLI	SLF	339
68	KITAJn	KITA	346
69	GANGAGHATJn	GAG	373
70	TATISILWAI	TIS	381
71	NAMKON	NKM	388
72	RANCHIJn	RNC	393

Exact Railway Distance from HOWRAH JN (HWH) to RANCHI (RNC)

Estimated Train Fare (Approx.)

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Major junctions on route

Station-by-station distance table

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