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	\| end = [[~~Chakradharpur~~\|~~CKP~~]]		\| end = [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus\|Mumbai CST]]
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	==Golden Quadrilateral==		==Golden Quadrilateral==
	The Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line is a part of the [[Golden Quadrilateral]]. The routes connecting the four major metropolises (New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata), along with their diagonals, known as the Golden Quadrilateral, carry about half the freight and nearly half the passenger traffic, although they form only 16 per cent of the length.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-geog.html#newzone \|title = Geography – Railway Zones \|work= Major routes\| publisher= IRFCA\| access-date = 5 March 2013}}</ref>		The Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line is a part of the [[Golden Quadrilateral]]. The routes connecting the four major metropolises (New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata), along with their diagonals, known as the Golden Quadrilateral, carry about half the freight and nearly half the passenger traffic, although they form only 16 per cent of the length.<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-geog.html#newzone \|title = Geography – Railway Zones \|work= Major routes\| publisher= IRFCA\| access-date = 5 March 2013}}</ref>

	~~==Gallery==~~

	~~{{Empty section\|date=June 2021}}~~

	==References==		==References==

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{{short description|Indian railway route}}
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{{Infobox rail line
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The '''Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line''' (also known as Mumbai–Kolkata line) is a railway line in India connecting [[Kolkata]] and [[Mumbai]] via [[Nagpur]]. The {{convert|1968|km|mi|0|adj=mid|-long}} railway line was opened to traffic in 1900.

==Sections==
The {{convert|1968|km|mi|0|adj=mid|-long}} trunk line has been treated in more detail in smaller sections:
# [[Howrah–Kharagpur line|Howrah–Kharagpur section]]
# [[Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line|Kharagpur–Tatanagar section]]
# [[Tatanagar–Bilaspur section]]
# [[Bilaspur–Nagpur section]]
# [[Nagpur–Bhusawal section]]
# [[Bhusawal–Kalyan section]]
# [[Central Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Kalyan–Mumbai CST section]]

==Geography==
The Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line cuts across the central parts of India in an east–west direction and traverses the plains of lower West Bengal, the southern part of [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]], the [[Deccan Plateau]], the [[Western Ghats]] and finally the [[Western Coastal Plains]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,400,659 |title=Chakradharpur Division |publisher=South Eastern Railway |access-date=2013-03-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016041010/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C6%2C400%2C659 |archive-date=16 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://sundergarh.nic.in/geography.html |title = Sundergarh District |work= Geography and Physical Features| publisher= Sundergarh district administration| access-date = 2013-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=XhF2rr_4uhsC&q=Vidarbha+Calcutta-Bombay+line&pg=PA35 |title = Population dynamics in India|work= page 35 |last= Ranade|first=Prabha Shastri|year = 1990|isbn = 9788170243076| access-date = 2013-03-20}}</ref>

==History==
The first train in India travelled from {{stnlnk|Bori Bunder}} in [[Bombay]] to [[Thane|Tannah]] (current Thane) on 16 April 1853. By May 1854, [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]'s Bombay–Tannah line was extended to [[Kalyan railway station|Callian (current Kalyan)]]. {{stnlnk|Bhusawal}} station was set up in 1860 and in 1867 the GIPR branch line was extended to {{stnlnk|Nagpur}}.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html | title = IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865) | access-date = 2012-11-20 }}</ref>

While the entire Mumbai–Nagpur line was {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]], the next part from Nagpur to Rajnandgaon was [[metre gauge]]. The [[Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway]] started construction of the {{convert|240|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} Nagpur–Rajnandgaon section in 1878, after surveys were started in 1871. The Nagpur–Tumsar Road section was opened in April 1880 and the Tumsar Road–Rajnandgaon section in December 1880.<ref name=nagpur>{{cite web|url=http://www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1312278598168-Tourist%20Places.pdf |title=Nagpur Division |access-date=2012-11-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402121123/http://www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1312278598168-Tourist%20Places.pdf |archive-date=2 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The GIPR and [[East Indian Railway Company|EIR]], working jointly, completed the [[Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line]] thereby establishing a connection between [[Kolkata]] and [[Mumbai]] in 1870.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html | title = IR History: Early Days – II | work = Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899)| access-date = 2012-11-20 }}</ref> The [[Great Famine of 1876–1878|great famine of 1878]] was an impetus for the fast completion of the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway track, but by then the idea of a route from Mumbai to Kolkata, shorter than the one via Allahabad, had set in.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railwaysofraj.blogspot.in/2011/08/number-1-down-mail.html |title = Number 1 Down Mail| publisher= Railways of the Raj| access-date = 2012-11-20 }}</ref>

The [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] was formed in 1871. Amongst its major objectives were taking over of the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and its conversion to broad gauge and extension of its system by a {{convert|772|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} line to Asansol on EIR's main line. The entire task was completed by 1891 and Nagpur was connected to Asansol.<ref name=nagpur/> However, the line via Asansol was never seriously used as a link to Howrah for passenger traffic.

The Sini–Kharagpur–Kolaghat line was opened in 1898–99. The Kolaghat–Howrah section was completed in 1899–1900. The entire line was opened with the completion of the bridge across the [[Rupnarayan River]], near Kolaghat, on 19 April 1900.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1 |title=Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway |publisher=South Eastern Railway |access-date=2012-11-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 |archive-date=1 April 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Electrification==
The entire line is [[Central Organisation for Railway Electrification|electrified]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,400,659 |title=Chakradharpur Division |publisher=South Eastern Railway |access-date=2012-11-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016041010/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C6%2C400%2C659 |archive-date=16 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Speed limits==
The entire Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line is classified as a "Group A" line which can take speeds up to 160 kmph but speed is restricted to 130 kmph for some sections and rest are under 110 kmph.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRPWM/PermanentWayManualCh2_data.htm |title=Chapter II – The Maintenance of Permanent Way |access-date=2012-11-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203030524/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRPWM/PermanentWayManualCh2_data.htm |archive-date=3 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Passenger movement==
{{stnlnk|Howrah}} (Kolkata), {{stnlnk|Kharagpur}}, {{stnlnk|Tatanagar}}, {{stnlnk|Rourkela}}, {{stnlnk|Bilaspur}}, {{stnlnk|Raipur}}, {{stnlnk|Durg}}, {{stnlnk|Nagpur}}, {{stnlnk|Badnera}}, {{stnlnk|Akola}}, {{stnlnk|Bhusawal}}, {{stnlnk|Nasik Road}}, {{stnlnk|Manmad}} and {{stnlnk|Kalyan}} (Mumbai subarban) on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian railway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |publisher=IRFCA |access-date=2012-12-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Golden Quadrilateral==
The Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line is a part of the [[Golden Quadrilateral]]. The routes connecting the four major metropolises (New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata), along with their diagonals, known as the Golden Quadrilateral, carry about half the freight and nearly half the passenger traffic, although they form only 16 per cent of the length.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-geog.html#newzone |title = Geography – Railway Zones |work= Major routes| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 5 March 2013}}</ref>

==Gallery==

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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

{{Indian Railways}}
{{Central Railway}}
|{{Railways in Eastern India}}
{{Railways in Central India}}
{{Railways in Western India}}
{{Railways in Eastern India}}

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