What is the exact rail track distance between CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) and HOWRAH JN (HWH)?

The shortest rail track distance is 1656 km, covering 275 stations between CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) and HOWRAH JN (HWH). This is the shortest available track route across the indexed network, passing 273 intermediate stations.

How many junctions fall between CHENNAI CENTRAL and HOWRAH JN?

52 junction stations fall on the shortest route, including BBQ, KOK, ENR, AIP, GDR, MBL, VKT, TSR, TEL, DIG, CLVR, KCC, BZA, NDD, KVR, RJY, SLO, PAP, GLP, DGDG, DVD, SCMN, KTV, VZM, NML, GVI, NWP, KUR, RTN, LGTR, PTAB, BRAG, KTJI, CTC, KNPR, MACR, KIS, JEN, JKPR, ROP, HIJ, KGP, HAUR, PKU, NPMR, BOP, MCA, DTE, BVA, SRC, TPKR, HWH.

Is break journey allowed between CHENNAI CENTRAL and HOWRAH JN?

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.

What is the shortest rail route from CHENNAI CENTRAL to HOWRAH JN?

RailKM computes the shortest track route by total kilometres rather than the fastest train path. The shortest route totals 1656 km and lists every passing station with cumulative distance in the table above.

How much does a train ticket from CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) to HOWRAH JN (HWH) cost?

Over the 1656 km journey, an approximate Sleeper (SL) fare is around ₹1,440, AC 3-Tier (3AC) around ₹3,895, 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.

Exact Railway Distance from CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) to HOWRAH JN (HWH)

The shortest Indian Railways track distance is1,656 km, passing 273 intermediate stations across 275 halts.

Total Track Distance: 1,656km
Intermediate Stations: 273
Major Junctions: 52

Estimated Train Fare (Approx.)

1,656 km

Sleeper:₹1,440
3AC:₹3,895
2AC:₹5,650
1AC:₹9,710

*Approximate estimates based on standard IR distance slabs. Actual fares may vary by train type, dynamic pricing, and GST.

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Major junctions on route

BBQBASIN BRIDGE JN2 km
KOKKORUKKUPET JN4 km
ENRENNORE17 km
AIPATTIPPATTU23 km
GDRGUDUR JN140 km
MBLMANUBOLU150 km
VKTVENKATACHALAM163 km
TSRTSUNDURU396 km
TELTENALI JN407 km
DIGDUGGIRALA417 km
CLVRCHILUVUR423 km
KCCKRISHNA CANAL434 km
BZAVIJAYAWADA JN439 km
NDDNIDADAVOLU JN570 km
KVRKOVVUR584 km
RJYRAJAMUNDRY591 km
SLOSAMALKOT JN641 km
PAPPITHAPURAM653 km
GLPGOLLAPROLU659 km
DGDGDURGADA GATE668 km
DVDDUVVADA775 km
SCMNSIMHACHALAM NORTH783 km
KTVKOTTAVALASA799 km
VZMVIZIANAGRAM JN834 km
NMLNELLIMARIA845 km
GVIGARIVIDI858 km
NWPNAUPADA JN952 km
KURKHURDA ROAD JN1,197 km
RTNRETANG1,205 km
LGTRLINGARAJ TEMPLE ROAD1,212 km
PTABPATIA HALT1,226 km
BRAGBARANG1,232 km
KTJIKATHA JORI1,241 km
CTCCUTTACK1,243 km
KNPRKENDRAPARA ROAD1,247 km
MACRMANGULI CHOWDWAR1,251 km
KISKAPILAS ROAD1,257 km
JENJENAPUR1,297 km
JKPRJAKHAPURA1,304 km
ROPRUPSA JN1,439 km
HIJHIJILLI1,536 km
KGPKHARAGPUR JN1,539 km
HAURHAUR1,576 km
PKUPANSKURA1,586 km
NPMRNARAYAN PAKURIA1,589 km
BOPBHOGPUR1,593 km
MCAMECHEDA1,598 km
DTEDEULTI1,605 km
BVABAURIA JN1,631 km
SRCSANTRAGACHI JN1,649 km
TPKRTIKIAPARA1,654 km
HWHHOWRAH JN1,656 km

Station-by-station distance table

Cumulative track kilometres from CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) to HOWRAH JN (HWH).

Distance from CHENNAI CENTRAL to HOWRAH JN, station by station
#	Station	Code	Km
1	CHENNAI CENTRAL	MAS	0
2	BASIN BRIDGE JNJn	BBQ	2
3	KORUKKUPET JNJn	KOK	4
4	TONDIARPETTAI	TNP	5
5	V.O.C. NAGAR	VOC	7
6	TIRUVOTTIYUR	TVT	9
7	WIMCO NAGAR	WCN	12
8	KATHIVAKKAM	KAVM	15
9	ENNOREJn	ENR	17
10	ATTIPPATTUJn	AIP	23
11	NANDIYAMPAKKAM	NPKM	25
12	MINJUR	MJR	27
13	ANUPPAMBATTU	APB	31
14	PONNERI	PON	36
15	KAVARAIPPETTAI	KVP	43
16	GUMMIDIPUNDI	GPD	49
17	ELAVUR	ELR	55
18	ARAMBAKKAM	AKM	65
19	TADA	TADA	73
20	AKKAMPET	AKAT	80
21	SULLURUPETA	SPE	85
22	POLIREDDIPALEM	PEL	93
23	DORAVARI CHATRAM	DVR	100
24	NAYADUPETA	NYP	112
25	PEDAPARIYA	PYA	125
26	ODUR	ODUR	131
27	GUDUR JNJn	GDR	140
28	MANUBOLUJn	MBL	150
29	VENKATACHALAMJn	VKT	163
30	VEDAYAPALEM	VDE	172
31	NELLORE SOUTH	NLS	177
32	NELLORE	NLR	179
33	PADUGUPADU	PGU	183
34	KODAVALURU	KJJ	191
35	TALAMANCHI	TMC	196
36	ALLURU ROAD	AXR	208
37	BITRAGUNTA	BTTR	215
38	S VENKTESWRPALM	SVPM	219
39	KAVALI	KVZ	232
40	TETTU	TTU	247
41	ULAVAPADU	UPD	261
42	SINGARAYAKONDA	SKM	271
43	TANGUTURU	TNR	281
44	SURAREDDIPALEM	SDM	289
45	ONGOLE	OGL	299
46	KARAVADI	KRV	308
47	AMMANABROLU	ANB	314
48	RAPARLA HALT	RPRL	317
49	UPPUGUNDURU	UGD	322
50	CHINNA GANJAM	CJM	328
51	KADAVAKUDURU	KVDU	332
52	KOTTA PANDILA PALLI	KPLL	337
53	VETAPALEMU	VTM	340
54	JANDRAPETA	JAQ	345
55	CHIRALA	CLX	348
56	IPURUPALEM HALT	IPPN	352
57	IPURUPALEM	IPPM	353
58	STUARTPURAM	SPF	356
59	BAPATLA	BPP	364
60	APPIKATLA	APL	373
61	MACHAVARAM	MCVM	380
62	NIDUBROLU	NDO	385
63	MODUKURU	MDKU	392
64	TSUNDURUJn	TSR	396
65	TENALI JNJn	TEL	407
66	KOLAKALUR	KLX	413
67	DUGGIRALAJn	DIG	417
68	CHILUVURJn	CLVR	423
69	PEDDAVADIAPUDI	PVD	427
70	KOLANUKONDA	KAQ	431
71	KRISHNA CANALJn	KCC	434
72	VIJAYAWADA JNJn	BZA	439
73	GUNADALA	GALA	445
74	MUSTABADA	MBD	452
75	GANNAVARAM	GWM	459
76	PEDDA AVUTAPALE	PAVP	464
77	TELAPROLU	TOU	471
78	VIRAVALLI	VRVL	474
79	NUZVID	NZD	481
80	VATLUR	VAT	491
81	POWERPET	PRH	498
82	ELURU	EE	500
83	DENDULURU	DEL	510
84	SITAMPET	STPT	514
85	BHIMADOLU	BMD	520
86	PULLA	PUA	527
87	KAIKORAM	KKRM	531
88	CHEBROL	CEL	535
89	UNGUTURU	VGT	538
90	BADAMPUDI	BPY	544
91	TADEPALLIGUDEM	TDD	550
92	PRATTIAPADU	PTPU	556
93	NAVABPALEM	NBM	559
94	MARAMPALLI	MRPL	562
95	NIDADAVOLU JNJn	NDD	570
96	BRAHMANAGUDEM	BMGM	574
97	CHAGALLU	CU	578
98	PASIVEDALA	PSDA	581
99	KOVVURJn	KVR	584
100	RAJAMUNDRYJn	RJY	591
101	KADIYAN	KYM	601
102	KESAVARAM	KSVM	606
103	DWARAPUDI	DWP	611
104	ANAPARTI	APT	614
105	BALABHADRAPURAM	BBPM	620
106	BIKKAVOLU	BVL	623
107	PEDABRAMADVAM	PBD	629
108	MEDAPADU	MPU	631
109	GUDAPARTI	GDPT	636
110	SAMALKOT JNJn	SLO	641
111	PITHAPURAMJn	PAP	653
112	GOLLAPROLUJn	GLP	659
113	DURGADA GATEJn	DGDG	668
114	RAVIKAMPADU	RVD	671
115	ANNAVARAM	ANV	678
116	TIMMAPURAM	TMPM	682
117	HAMSAVARAM	HVM	686
118	TUNI	TUNI	695
119	GULLIPADU	GLU	706
120	NARSIPATNAM RD	NRP	717
121	REGUPALEM	REG	726
122	ELLAMANCHILI	YLM	735
123	NARASINGAPALLI	NASP	742
124	BAYYAVARAM	BVM	749
125	KASIMKOTA	KSK	753
126	ANAKAPALLE	AKP	759
127	THADI	THY	765
128	DUVVADAJn	DVD	775
129	SIMHACHALAM NORTHJn	SCMN	783
130	PENDURTI	PDT	790
131	KOTTAVALASAJn	KTV	799
132	KANTAKAPALLE	KPL	807
133	ALAMANDA	ALM	817
134	KORUKONDA	KUK	824
135	VIZIANAGRAM JNJn	VZM	834
136	NELLIMARIAJn	NML	845
137	GARIVIDIJn	GVI	858
138	CHIPURUPALLE	CPP	864
139	BATUVA	BTVA	871
140	SIGADAM	SGDM	878
141	PONDURU	PDU	888
142	DUSI	DUSI	897
143	SRIKAKULAM ROAD	CHE	904
144	URLAM	ULM	914
145	TILARU	TIU	924
146	HARISHCHANDRAPURAM	HCM	929
147	KOTABOMMALI	KBM	938
148	DINDU GOPALA PURAM HALT	DGB	946
149	NAUPADA JNJn	NWP	952
150	ROUTHPURAM HALT	RMZ	959
151	PUNDI	PUN	965
152	PALASA	PSA	977
153	SUMMADEVI	SUDV	985
154	MANDASA ROAD	MMS	990
155	BARUVA	BAV	999
156	SOMPETA	SPT	1,009
157	JHADUPUDI	JPI	1,015
158	ICHCHPURAM	IPM	1,027
159	SURLA ROAD	SLRD	1,036
160	GOLANTHRA	GTA	1,041
161	BRAHMAPUR	BAM	1,052
162	JAGAN NATHAPUR	JNP	1,061
163	NARASIMHAPURA	NRSP	1,069
164	CHATRAPUR	CAP	1,073
165	CHATRAPUR COURT	CAPC	1,074
166	GANJAM	GAM	1,082
167	HUMMA	HMA	1,088
168	RAMBHA	RBA	1,099
169	KHALLIKOT	KIT	1,108
170	KALIJAI	KLJI	1,113
171	CHILKA	CLKA	1,118
172	BALUGAON	BALU	1,125
173	SOLARI	SLZ	1,133
174	GANGADHARPUR	GNGD	1,138
175	KUHURI	KUU	1,146
176	KALUPARA GHAT	KAPG	1,153
177	MUKETASHWAR	MKTP	1,157
178	BHUSANDPUR	BSDP	1,163
179	NIRAKARPUR	NKP	1,170
180	GOLABAI	GLBA	1,174
181	TAPANG	TAP	1,179
182	DHAULIMUHAN	DLMH	1,183
183	KAIPADA ROAD	KPXR	1,188
184	ARGUL	ARGL	1,192
185	KHURDA ROAD JNJn	KUR	1,197
186	RETANGJn	RTN	1,205
187	LINGARAJ TEMPLE ROADJn	LGTR	1,212
188	BHUBANESWAR	BBS	1,217
189	BANI BIHAR	BNBH	1,220
190	MANCHESWAR	MCS	1,223
191	PATIA HALTJn	PTAB	1,226
192	BARANGJn	BRAG	1,232
193	GOPALPUR BALKDA	GBK	1,238
194	KATHA JORIJn	KTJI	1,241
195	CUTTACKJn	CTC	1,243
196	KENDRAPARA ROADJn	KNPR	1,247
197	MANGULI CHOWDWARJn	MACR	1,251
198	KAPILAS ROADJn	KIS	1,257
199	SRI JHADESHWAR	SJDR	1,262
200	BYREE	BYY	1,266
201	BARITHENGARH	BRTG	1,270
202	DHANMANDAL	DNM	1,277
203	HARIDASPUR	HDS	1,281
204	NEW GARH MADHOPUR	NGMP	1,291
205	JENAPURJn	JEN	1,297
206	JAKHAPURAJn	JKPR	1,304
207	JAJPUR KEONJHAR ROAD	JJKR	1,312
208	KORAI HALT	KRIH	1,317
209	BAITARANI ROAD	BTV	1,324
210	DULAKHAPATNA	DLPT	1,329
211	MANJURI ROAD	MZZ	1,333
212	KENDUAPADA	KED	1,340
213	KAPALI ROAD	KPLD	1,343
214	BAUDPUR	BUDR	1,349
215	BHADRAKH	BHC	1,356
216	RANITAL	RNTL	1,364
217	MARKONA	MKO	1,371
218	SABIRA	SZZ	1,377
219	SORO	SORO	1,386
220	BAHANAGA BAZAR	BNBR	1,395
221	PANPANA	PNPN	1,399
222	KHANTAPARA	KHF	1,405
223	NILGIRI ROAD	NGRD	1,410
224	BALASORE	BLS	1,421
225	TIKIRAPAL HALT	TKPL	1,426
226	HALDIPADA	HIP	1,433
227	RUPSA JNJn	ROP	1,439
228	N MAYURBHANJ ROAD	NMBR	1,445
229	BASTA	BTS	1,450
230	AMARDA ROAD	ARD	1,455
231	RAJGHAT HALT	RGT	1,462
232	JALESWAR	JER	1,470
233	LAKSHANNATH ROAD	LXD	1,476
234	ANGUA	AGV	1,482
235	DANTAN	DNT	1,487
236	NIKURSINI	NSI	1,496
237	BELDA	BLDA	1,504
238	CONTAI ROAD	CNT	1,505
239	BAKHRABAD	VKD	1,510
240	NARAYANGARH	NYA	1,517
241	BENAPUR	BPE	1,528
242	HIJILLIJn	HIJ	1,536
243	KHARAGPUR JNJn	KGP	1,539
244	JAKPUR	JPR	1,546
245	MADPUR	MPD	1,552
246	SHYAM CHAK	SMCK	1,558
247	BALICHAK	BCK	1,564
248	DUAN	DUAN	1,568
249	RADHAMOHANPUR	RDU	1,571
250	HAURJn	HAUR	1,576
251	PANSKURAJn	PKU	1,586
252	NARAYAN PAKURIAJn	NPMR	1,589
253	BHOGPURJn	BOP	1,593
254	NANDAHGANJA	NDGJ	1,595
255	MECHEDAJn	MCA	1,598
256	KOLAGHAT GOODS	KIG	1,601
257	DEULTIJn	DTE	1,605
258	GHORAGHATA	GGTA	1,608
259	BAGNAN	BZN	1,611
260	KULGACHIA	KGY	1,616
261	BIR SHIBPUR	BSBP	1,619
262	ULUBARIA	ULB	1,623
263	PHULESWAR	FLR	1,625
264	CHENGEL	CGA	1,628
265	BAURIA JNJn	BVA	1,631
266	NALPUR	NALR	1,635
267	ABADA	ABB	1,638
268	SANKRALL	SEL	1,640
269	ANDUL	ADL	1,644
270	MAURIGRAM	MRGM	1,646
271	SANTRAGACHI JNJn	SRC	1,649
272	RAMRAJATALA	RMJ	1,650
273	DASHNAGAR	DSNR	1,652
274	TIKIAPARAJn	TPKR	1,654
275	HOWRAH JNJn	HWH	1,656

Frequently asked questions

What is the exact rail track distance between CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) and HOWRAH JN (HWH)?: The shortest rail track distance is 1656 km, covering 275 stations between CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) and HOWRAH JN (HWH). This is the shortest available track route across the indexed network, passing 273 intermediate stations.
How many junctions fall between CHENNAI CENTRAL and HOWRAH JN?: 52 junction stations fall on the shortest route, including BBQ, KOK, ENR, AIP, GDR, MBL, VKT, TSR, TEL, DIG, CLVR, KCC, BZA, NDD, KVR, RJY, SLO, PAP, GLP, DGDG, DVD, SCMN, KTV, VZM, NML, GVI, NWP, KUR, RTN, LGTR, PTAB, BRAG, KTJI, CTC, KNPR, MACR, KIS, JEN, JKPR, ROP, HIJ, KGP, HAUR, PKU, NPMR, BOP, MCA, DTE, BVA, SRC, TPKR, HWH.
Is break journey allowed between CHENNAI CENTRAL and HOWRAH JN?: 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.
What is the shortest rail route from CHENNAI CENTRAL to HOWRAH JN?: RailKM computes the shortest track route by total kilometres rather than the fastest train path. The shortest route totals 1656 km and lists every passing station with cumulative distance in the table above.
How much does a train ticket from CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) to HOWRAH JN (HWH) cost?: Over the 1656 km journey, an approximate Sleeper (SL) fare is around ₹1,440, AC 3-Tier (3AC) around ₹3,895, 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.

Distances are shortest available track kilometres, derived from open railway timetable data (DataMeet). For a multi-via, break-journey plan, open theRailKM route mapper.