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Train routes operated by Indian Railways (Southern Railway)
2 routes · night train 1 · mountain 1
Indian Railways (Southern Railway) runs 2 of the routes in the World Train Map atlas, 649 km of railway across 1 country. The longest is the Sethu Express (Boat Mail) at 603 km; the fastest is the Sethu Express (Boat Mail), running up to 110 km/h; the oldest line it runs over here opened in 1899.
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- 2
- Total length
- 649 km
- Countries
- India
- Oldest line here
- 1899
- Fastest
- Sethu Express (Boat Mail) · 110 km/h
- Longest
- Sethu Express (Boat Mail) · 603 km
Night train (1)
- Sethu Express (Boat Mail)
Heir to the 1914 Boat Mail that fed the Ceylon ferry, it now reaches Rameswaram island over India’s first vertical-lift sea bridge, opened 2025.
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Mountain (1)
- Nilgiri Mountain Railway
India’s only rack railway: X-class steam pushes the blue coaches up 1-in-12 grades from palm plains to Ooty’s tea hills; UNESCO-listed in 2005.
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How many train routes does Indian Railways (Southern Railway) run?
2 of the routes in this atlas are Indian Railways (Southern Railway) services, covering 649 km across 1 country (India). That is what this atlas draws, not the operator's whole network — a national railway runs thousands of local services no map of notable journeys would list.
What is the fastest Indian Railways (Southern Railway) train?
The Sethu Express (Boat Mail), Chennai to Rameswaram, at up to 110 km/h. Its fastest scheduled run takes 9 h 40 min over 603 km.
Does Indian Railways (Southern Railway) run night trains?
Yes — 1 sleeper service in this atlas: Sethu Express (Boat Mail) (Chennai – Rameswaram).
Which is the longest Indian Railways (Southern Railway) route?
The Sethu Express (Boat Mail), 603 km from Chennai to Rameswaram, taking 9 h 40 min at its fastest. The oldest line Indian Railways (Southern Railway) runs over here opened in 1899.
Countries Indian Railways (Southern Railway) runs in
- 🇮🇳 Train routes in India 31 routes
Other operators in India
- Indian Railways 23 routes
- IRCTC 2 routes