Classic route
Golden Temple Mail
Mumbai → Amritsar · India
Born 1928 as the Frontier Mail to Peshawar: the Raj’s most glamorous train still runs daily, Mumbai to the Golden Temple’s city, 1,890 km up the map.
How this line was checked
- The 1386 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 5423932 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Indian Railways — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Golden Temple Mail?
The Golden Temple Mail runs 1,890 km from Mumbai to Amritsar.
How long does the Golden Temple Mail take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 32 h for the 1,890 km. That is an average of 59 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 110 km/h.
Who runs the Golden Temple Mail?
Indian Railways, with WAP-7, LHB rake.
How old is the Golden Temple Mail?
The line has been in service since 1928. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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