Classic route
Grand Trunk Express
Delhi → Chennai · India
Grand Trunk Express in pictures
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- Distance
- 2,180 km
- Fastest time
- 33 h
- Average speed
- 66 km/h
- Top speed
- 110 km/h
- Operator
- Indian Railways ↗
- Countries
- India
- In service since
- 1929
- Train
- LHB sleeper & AC coaches, WAP-7 electric
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Running since 1929, the “GT” hauls down the spine of India through Bhopal and Nagpur to Chennai: 2,180 km in a day and a half.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 9097192 (715 km), relation 5699337 (434 km) — 1,149 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 88.6% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 11 m); the longest stretch away from it is 16 km
- 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
How long is the Grand Trunk Express?
The Grand Trunk Express runs 2,180 km from Delhi to Chennai.
How long does the Grand Trunk Express take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 33 h for the 2,180 km. That is an average of 66 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 110 km/h.
Who runs the Grand Trunk Express?
Indian Railways, with LHB sleeper & AC coaches, WAP-7 electric.
How old is the Grand Trunk Express?
The line has been in service since 1929. 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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