What is the exact rail track distance between NEW DELHI (NDLS) and CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS)?

The shortest rail track distance is 2175 km, covering 275 stations between NEW DELHI (NDLS) and CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS). This is the shortest available track route across the indexed network, passing 273 intermediate stations.

How many junctions fall between NEW DELHI and CHENNAI CENTRAL?

82 junction stations fall on the shortest route, including TKJ, PGMD, NZM, OKA, TKD, FDB, BVH, AST, SHLK, HDL, BTSR, MTJ, RKM, AGC, DHO, HET, BLNR, GWL, STLI, ARI, VGLJ, BJI, TBT, BJA, AGD, BINA, KAH, BET, RKDI, BAQ, BHS, SCI, SUW, BPL, MDDP, ODG, BKA, BNI, PRKD, ET, KRTH, SAHL, KQE, DOH, BBTR, AMLA, NGP, AJNI, SLOR, SEGM, BPK, SNN, HGT, NGI, MJRI, TAE, CD, BUPH, GNVR, SRUR, SKZR, ASAF, RECH, HSP, KZJT, WL, CLE, DKJ, RYP, BZA, KCC, CLVR, DIG, TEL, TSR, VKT, MBL, GDR, AIP, ENR, KOK, BBQ.

Is break journey allowed between NEW DELHI and CHENNAI CENTRAL?

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 NEW DELHI to CHENNAI CENTRAL?

RailKM computes the shortest track route by total kilometres rather than the fastest train path. The shortest route totals 2175 km and lists every passing station with cumulative distance in the table above.

How much does a train ticket from NEW DELHI (NDLS) to CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) cost?

Over the 2175 km journey, an approximate Sleeper (SL) fare is around ₹1,880, AC 3-Tier (3AC) around ₹5,035, 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 NEW DELHI (NDLS) to CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS)

The shortest Indian Railways track distance is2,175 km, passing 273 intermediate stations across 275 halts.

Total Track Distance: 2,175km
Intermediate Stations: 273
Major Junctions: 82

Estimated Train Fare (Approx.)

2,175 km

Sleeper:₹1,880
3AC:₹5,035
2AC:₹7,310
1AC:₹12,565

*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

TKJTILAK BRIDGE2 km
PGMDPRAGATI MAIDAN4 km
NZMDELHI H NIZAMUDDIN7 km
OKAOKHLA10 km
TKDTUGLAKABAD16 km
FDBFARIDABAD27 km
BVHBALLABGARH35 km
ASTASAOTI45 km
SHLKSHOLAKA78 km
HDLHODAL88 km
BTSRBHUTESHWAR141 km
MTJMATHURA JN143 km
RKMRAJA KI MANDI193 km
AGCAGRA CANTT197 km
DHODHAULPUR252 km
HETHETAMPUR263 km
BLNRBIRLANAGAR313 km
GWLGWALIOR JN316 km
STLISITHOULI324 km
ARIANTRI337 km
VGLJVIRANGANA LAKSHMIBAI JHANSI414 km
BJIBIJAULI423 km
TBTTALBAHAT465 km
BJABIJROTHA476 km
AGDAGASOD561 km
BINABINA JN569 km
KAHKALHAR595 km
BETBARETH604 km
RKDIRAUKHERI608 km
BAQGANJ BASODA614 km
BHSVIDISHA655 km
SCISANCHI664 km
SUWSUKHISEWANIYAN696 km
BPLBHOPAL JN707 km
MDDPMANDI DIP729 km
ODGOBAIDULLA GANJ743 km
BKABARKHERA754 km
BNIBUDNI769 km
PRKDPOWERKHEDA784 km
ETITARSI JN792 km
KRTHKIRATGARH800 km
SAHLSAHELI808 km
KQEKALA AKHAR819 km
DOHDHODRA MOHAR833 km
BBTRBARBATPUR843 km
AMLAAMLA JN910 km
NGPNAGPUR1,068 km
AJNIAJNI1,071 km
SLORSELOO ROAD1,134 km
SEGMSEVAGRAM1,145 km
BPKBHUGAON1,154 km
SNNSONEGAON1,161 km
HGTHINGANGHAT1,178 km
NGINAGARI1,195 km
MJRIMAJRI JN1,231 km
TAETADALI1,251 km
CDCHANDRAPUR1,266 km
BUPHBABUPETH1,270 km
GNVRGONDWANAVISAPUR1,275 km
SRURSIRPUR TOWN1,331 km
SKZRSIRPUR KAGAZNAGAR1,348 km
ASAFASIFABAD ROAD1,361 km
RECHRECHNI ROAD1,374 km
HSPHASANPARTHI RD1,503 km
KZJTKAZIPET TOWN1,514 km
WLWARANGAL1,524 km
CLECHINTALPALLI1,536 km
DKJDORNAKAL JN1,610 km
RYPRAYANAPAD1,727 km
BZAVIJAYAWADA JN1,736 km
KCCKRISHNA CANAL1,741 km
CLVRCHILUVUR1,752 km
DIGDUGGIRALA1,758 km
TELTENALI JN1,768 km
TSRTSUNDURU1,779 km
VKTVENKATACHALAM2,012 km
MBLMANUBOLU2,025 km
GDRGUDUR JN2,035 km
AIPATTIPPATTU2,152 km
ENRENNORE2,158 km
KOKKORUKKUPET JN2,171 km
BBQBASIN BRIDGE JN2,173 km

Station-by-station distance table

Cumulative track kilometres from NEW DELHI (NDLS) to CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS).

Distance from NEW DELHI to CHENNAI CENTRAL, station by station
#	Station	Code	Km
1	NEW DELHI	NDLS	0
2	SHIVAJI BRIDGE	CSB	1
3	TILAK BRIDGEJn	TKJ	2
4	PRAGATI MAIDANJn	PGMD	4
5	DELHI H NIZAMUDDINJn	NZM	7
6	OKHLAJn	OKA	10
7	TUGLAKABADJn	TKD	16
8	TUGLAKABAD CABIN	TKDC	22
9	FARIDABADJn	FDB	27
10	FARIDABAD NEW TOWN	FDN	31
11	BALLABGARHJn	BVH	35
12	ASAOTIJn	AST	45
13	PALWAL	PWL	57
14	RUNDHI	RDE	67
15	SHOLAKAJn	SHLK	78
16	HODALJn	HDL	88
17	KOSI KALAN	KSV	101
18	CHATA	CHJ	112
19	AJHAI	AJH	122
20	VRINDABAN ROAD	VRBD	133
21	BHUTESHWARJn	BTSR	141
22	MATHURA JNJn	MTJ	143
23	BAAD	BAD	153
24	FARAH	FAR	162
25	FARAH TOWN	FHT	164
26	KITHAM	KXM	174
27	RUNKUTA	RNKA	183
28	BILOCHPURA AGRA	BFP	192
29	RAJA KI MANDIJn	RKM	193
30	AGRA CANTTJn	AGC	197
31	BHANDAI	BHA	208
32	JAJAU	JJ	224
33	MANIA	MIA	239
34	DHAULPURJn	DHO	252
35	HETAMPURJn	HET	263
36	SIKRODA KWANRI	SIKD	268
37	MORENA	MRA	277
38	SANK	SANK	287
39	NURABAD	NUB	290
40	BANMOR	BAO	296
41	RAYARU	RRU	302
42	BIRLANAGARJn	BLNR	313
43	GWALIOR JNJn	GWL	316
44	SITHOULIJn	STLI	324
45	ANTRIJn	ARI	337
46	ANANT PAITH	AEH	348
47	SIMARIATAL	SMTL	353
48	DABRA	DBA	358
49	KOTRA	KTRA	368
50	SONAGIR	SOR	378
51	DATIA	DAA	389
52	KARARI	KRQ	403
53	VIRANGANA LAKSHMIBAI JHANSIJn	VGLJ	414
54	BIJAULIJn	BJI	423
55	KHAJRAHA	KHJ	432
56	BABINA	BAB	440
57	BURHPURA	BPW	444
58	BASAI	BZY	453
59	MATATILA	MZX	460
60	TALBAHATJn	TBT	465
61	BIJROTHAJn	BJA	476
62	JAKHAURA	JHA	485
63	DAILWARA	DWA	495
64	LALITPUR	LAR	506
65	JIRON	JRO	516
66	JAKHALAUN	JLN	523
67	DHAURA	DUA	534
68	MOHASA	MXS	543
69	KARONDA	KOA	549
70	AGASODJn	AGD	561
71	BINA JNJn	BINA	569
72	KURWAI KETHORA	KIKA	578
73	MANDI BAMORA	MABA	586
74	KALHARJn	KAH	595
75	BARETHJn	BET	604
76	RAUKHERIJn	RKDI	608
77	GANJ BASODAJn	BAQ	614
78	PABAI	PAI	623
79	GULABHGANJ	GLG	633
80	SUMER	SUMR	641
81	SORAI	SORI	650
82	VIDISHAJn	BHS	655
83	SANCHIJn	SCI	664
84	SALAMATPUR	SMT	671
85	DEWANGANJ	DWG	680
86	BHADBHADAGHAT	BVB	689
87	SUKHISEWANIYANJn	SUW	696
88	BHOPAL JNJn	BPL	707
89	RANI KAMLAPATI	RKMP	713
90	MISROD	MSO	719
91	MANDI DIPJn	MDDP	729
92	OBAIDULLA GANJJn	ODG	743
93	BARKHERAJn	BKA	754
94	BUDNIJn	BNI	769
95	HOSHANGABAD	HBD	774
96	POWERKHEDAJn	PRKD	784
97	ITARSI JNJn	ET	792
98	KIRATGARHJn	KRTH	800
99	SAHELIJn	SAHL	808
100	KALA AKHARJn	KQE	819
101	DHODRA MOHARJn	DOH	833
102	MAGARDOH	MGRD	837
103	BARBATPURJn	BBTR	843
104	GHORADONGRI	GDYA	855
105	DHARAKHOH	DHQ	870
106	MARAMJHIRI	MJY	880
107	BETUL	BZU	886
108	MALKAPUR ROAD	MALK	893
109	BARSALI	BYS	900
110	AMLA JNJn	AMLA	910
111	JAULKHERA	JKR	924
112	MULTAI	MTY	932
113	HATNA PUR	HTN	940
114	CHICHONDA	CCD	946
115	GHUNDANKHAPA	GDKP	956
116	TEEGAON	TEO	960
117	PANDHURNA	PAR	969
118	DARIMETA	DDMT	975
119	NARKHER	NRKR	983
120	TINKHEDA	TNH	990
121	KALAMBHA	KLBA	998
122	KATOL	KATL	1,008
123	METPANJRA	MER	1,015
124	SONKHAMB	SNKB	1,022
125	KOHLI	KOHL	1,031
126	KALMESHWAR	KSWR	1,044
127	BHARATWADA	BWRA	1,055
128	GODHANI	GNQ	1,061
129	NAGPURJn	NGP	1,068
130	AJNIJn	AJNI	1,071
131	KHAPTI	KRI	1,081
132	GUMGAON	GMG	1,088
133	BUTI BORI	BTBR	1,097
134	BORKHEDI	BOK	1,105
135	SINDI	SNI	1,116
136	TULJAPUR	TGP	1,124
137	SELOO ROADJn	SLOR	1,134
138	SEVAGRAMJn	SEGM	1,145
139	BHUGAONJn	BPK	1,154
140	SONEGAONJn	SNN	1,161
141	HINGANGHATJn	HGT	1,178
142	NAGARIJn	NGI	1,195
143	CHIKNI ROAD	CKNI	1,207
144	WARORA	WRR	1,218
145	MAJRI JNJn	MJRI	1,231
146	BHANDAK	BUX	1,241
147	TADALIJn	TAE	1,251
148	CHANDRAPURJn	CD	1,266
149	BABUPETHJn	BUPH	1,270
150	GONDWANAVISAPURJn	GNVR	1,275
151	BALHARSHAH	BPQ	1,279
152	MANIKGARH	MAGH	1,288
153	WIHIRGAON	VHGN	1,297
154	WIRUR	WIRR	1,307
155	MAKUDI	MKDI	1,313
156	SIRPUR TOWNJn	SRUR	1,331
157	SIRPUR KAGAZNAGARJn	SKZR	1,348
158	ASIFABAD ROADJn	ASAF	1,361
159	REPALLIWADA	RLW	1,367
160	RECHNI ROADJn	RECH	1,374
161	BELAMPALLI	BPA	1,385
162	MANDAMARI	MMZ	1,395
163	RAVINDRAKHANI	RVKH	1,399
164	MANCHIRYAL	MCI	1,406
165	PEDDEMPET	PPZ	1,415
166	RAMGUNDAM	RDM	1,420
167	RAGHAVAPURAM	RGPM	1,430
168	PEDDAPALLI	PDPL	1,438
169	KOTTAPALLI	KYOP	1,447
170	KOLNUR	KOLR	1,452
171	ODELA	OEA	1,458
172	POTKAPALLI	PTKP	1,462
173	BISUGIRSHARIF	BGSF	1,472
174	JAMIKUNTA	JMKT	1,479
175	UPPAL	OPL	1,491
176	HASANPARTHI RDJn	HSP	1,503
177	KAZIPET TOWNJn	KZJT	1,514
178	WARANGALJn	WL	1,524
179	CHINTALPALLIJn	CLE	1,536
180	YELGUR	YGL	1,544
181	NEKONDA	NKD	1,554
182	INTAKANNE	INK	1,564
183	KESAMUDRAM	KDM	1,570
184	TADLA PUSAPALLI	TAA	1,579
185	MAHBUBABAD	MABD	1,585
186	GUNDRATIMADUGU	GUU	1,597
187	GARLA	GLA	1,605
188	DORNAKAL JNJn	DKJ	1,610
189	PAPATAPALLI	PPY	1,619
190	MALLEMADUGU	MLMG	1,625
191	KHAMMAM	KMT	1,634
192	PANDILLAPALLI	PNDP	1,644
193	CHINTA KANI	CKN	1,650
194	NAGALWANCHA	NVC	1,657
195	BONA KALU	BKL	1,663
196	MOTIMARI	MTMI	1,674
197	MADHIRA	MDR	1,680
198	TONDALAGOPAVARAM	TNGM	1,689
199	ERRUPALEM	YP	1,696
200	GANGINENI	GNN	1,702
201	CHERUVU MADHAVARAM	CVV	1,707
202	KONDAPALLI	KI	1,721
203	RAYANAPADJn	RYP	1,727
204	VIJAYAWADA JNJn	BZA	1,736
205	KRISHNA CANALJn	KCC	1,741
206	KOLANUKONDA	KAQ	1,744
207	PEDDAVADIAPUDI	PVD	1,748
208	CHILUVURJn	CLVR	1,752
209	DUGGIRALAJn	DIG	1,758
210	KOLAKALUR	KLX	1,762
211	TENALI JNJn	TEL	1,768
212	TSUNDURUJn	TSR	1,779
213	MODUKURU	MDKU	1,783
214	NIDUBROLU	NDO	1,790
215	MACHAVARAM	MCVM	1,795
216	APPIKATLA	APL	1,802
217	BAPATLA	BPP	1,811
218	STUARTPURAM	SPF	1,819
219	IPURUPALEM	IPPM	1,822
220	IPURUPALEM HALT	IPPN	1,823
221	CHIRALA	CLX	1,827
222	JANDRAPETA	JAQ	1,830
223	VETAPALEMU	VTM	1,835
224	KOTTA PANDILA PALLI	KPLL	1,838
225	KADAVAKUDURU	KVDU	1,843
226	CHINNA GANJAM	CJM	1,847
227	UPPUGUNDURU	UGD	1,853
228	RAPARLA HALT	RPRL	1,858
229	AMMANABROLU	ANB	1,861
230	KARAVADI	KRV	1,867
231	ONGOLE	OGL	1,876
232	SURAREDDIPALEM	SDM	1,886
233	TANGUTURU	TNR	1,894
234	SINGARAYAKONDA	SKM	1,904
235	ULAVAPADU	UPD	1,914
236	TETTU	TTU	1,928
237	KAVALI	KVZ	1,943
238	S VENKTESWRPALM	SVPM	1,956
239	BITRAGUNTA	BTTR	1,960
240	ALLURU ROAD	AXR	1,967
241	TALAMANCHI	TMC	1,979
242	KODAVALURU	KJJ	1,984
243	PADUGUPADU	PGU	1,992
244	NELLORE	NLR	1,996
245	NELLORE SOUTH	NLS	1,998
246	VEDAYAPALEM	VDE	2,003
247	VENKATACHALAMJn	VKT	2,012
248	MANUBOLUJn	MBL	2,025
249	GUDUR JNJn	GDR	2,035
250	ODUR	ODUR	2,044
251	PEDAPARIYA	PYA	2,050
252	NAYADUPETA	NYP	2,063
253	DORAVARI CHATRAM	DVR	2,075
254	POLIREDDIPALEM	PEL	2,082
255	SULLURUPETA	SPE	2,090
256	AKKAMPET	AKAT	2,095
257	TADA	TADA	2,102
258	ARAMBAKKAM	AKM	2,110
259	ELAVUR	ELR	2,120
260	GUMMIDIPUNDI	GPD	2,126
261	KAVARAIPPETTAI	KVP	2,132
262	PONNERI	PON	2,139
263	ANUPPAMBATTU	APB	2,144
264	MINJUR	MJR	2,148
265	NANDIYAMPAKKAM	NPKM	2,150
266	ATTIPPATTUJn	AIP	2,152
267	ENNOREJn	ENR	2,158
268	KATHIVAKKAM	KAVM	2,160
269	WIMCO NAGAR	WCN	2,163
270	TIRUVOTTIYUR	TVT	2,166
271	V.O.C. NAGAR	VOC	2,168
272	TONDIARPETTAI	TNP	2,170
273	KORUKKUPET JNJn	KOK	2,171
274	BASIN BRIDGE JNJn	BBQ	2,173
275	CHENNAI CENTRAL	MAS	2,175

Frequently asked questions

What is the exact rail track distance between NEW DELHI (NDLS) and CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS)?: The shortest rail track distance is 2175 km, covering 275 stations between NEW DELHI (NDLS) and CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS). This is the shortest available track route across the indexed network, passing 273 intermediate stations.
How many junctions fall between NEW DELHI and CHENNAI CENTRAL?: 82 junction stations fall on the shortest route, including TKJ, PGMD, NZM, OKA, TKD, FDB, BVH, AST, SHLK, HDL, BTSR, MTJ, RKM, AGC, DHO, HET, BLNR, GWL, STLI, ARI, VGLJ, BJI, TBT, BJA, AGD, BINA, KAH, BET, RKDI, BAQ, BHS, SCI, SUW, BPL, MDDP, ODG, BKA, BNI, PRKD, ET, KRTH, SAHL, KQE, DOH, BBTR, AMLA, NGP, AJNI, SLOR, SEGM, BPK, SNN, HGT, NGI, MJRI, TAE, CD, BUPH, GNVR, SRUR, SKZR, ASAF, RECH, HSP, KZJT, WL, CLE, DKJ, RYP, BZA, KCC, CLVR, DIG, TEL, TSR, VKT, MBL, GDR, AIP, ENR, KOK, BBQ.
Is break journey allowed between NEW DELHI and CHENNAI CENTRAL?: 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 NEW DELHI to CHENNAI CENTRAL?: RailKM computes the shortest track route by total kilometres rather than the fastest train path. The shortest route totals 2175 km and lists every passing station with cumulative distance in the table above.
How much does a train ticket from NEW DELHI (NDLS) to CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) cost?: Over the 2175 km journey, an approximate Sleeper (SL) fare is around ₹1,880, AC 3-Tier (3AC) around ₹5,035, 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.