CLASSIFICATION OF LINES
(1) Broad Gauge – The B G lines have been classified into seven groups ‘A’ ‘to’ E on the basis of the future maximum permissible speeds as under –
Group ‘A’ – Speeds upto 160 km./hour :
(i) New Delhi to Howrah- Rajdhani Route (via the Grand Chord and Howrah-Burdhwan Chord).
(ii)...
more... New Delhi to Bombay Central (Frontier Mail Route).
(iii) New Delhi To Madras Central (Grand Trunk Route).
(iv) Howrah- Nagpur- Bombay V.T.
Group ‘B’ – Speeds upto 130 k.m./hour:
(i) Allahabad-Katni-Jabalpur- Itarsi- Bhusaval.
(ii) Kalyan - Pune - Daund - Wadi - Secunderabad Kazipet.
(iii) Kharagpur- Waltair- Vijayawada.
(iv) Wadi-Raichur-Arakkonam-Madras Central.
(v) Howrah-Bandel-Barddhaman.
(vi) Khanna- Barharwa- Farakka Bridge- Malda Town.
(vii) Sitarampur-Madhupur-Kiul-Patna- Mughal Sarai.
(viii) Kiul- Bhagalpur- Sahibganj- Barharwa.
(ix) Delhi- Panipet- Ambala Cantt.- Kalka.
(x) Ambala Cantt.- Ludhiana- Pathankot.
(xi) Ambala Cantt.- Moradabad- LucknowPratapgarh- Mughul Sarai
(xii) Arakkonam- Jolarpettai- Salem- ErodeCoimbatore- Ernakulam.
(xiii) Vadodara- Ahmedabad.
(xiv) Jolarpettai- Bangalore.
(xv) Ahmedabad-Ajmer-Jaipur-Bandikui-Rewari Delhi.
(xvi) Malda Town-Barsoi-New Jalpaiguri.
(xvii) Chennai beach-Dindigul.
(xviii) Bangalore-Dharmavaram-Gooty.
(xix) Ghaziabad-Saharanpur.
(xx) Chennai Beach-Chennai Egmore 3rd line
Group ‘C’ - Suburban Sections of Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkatta as listed below
(i) CSTM-Kalyan-Kasara
(ii) CSTM-Kalyan-Karjat
(iii) CSTM-Kurla-Panvel
(iv) CSTM-Ravali-Mahim-Andheri
(v) CSTM-Ravali-Kurla
(vi) Churchgate-Mumbai Central-Borivali-Virar
(vii) Chennai Central-Basin Bridge-VeysarpadiArakonam
(viii) Chennai Central-Basin BridgeWashermanpet-Chennai beach-Tambaram
(ix) Chennai Central-Basin Bridge – KorukkupetTondiarpet –Tiruvottiyar -Gummidipundi
(x) Chennai Beach-Thirumayilai
(xi) Sealdah-Dumdum-Naihati-KalyaniRanaghat-Krishnanaga r
(xii) Sealdah-Sonarpur-Baruipur
(xiii) Ballygunj-Budge Budge
(xiv) Howrah-Dankuni-Saktigarh-Bardhaman
(xv) Howrah-Bandel-Saktigarh
(xvi) Seoraphuli-Tarakeshwar
(xvii) Dumdum-Barasat
(xviii) Howrah-Panskura-Kharagpur
