Question 1

What is the exact rail track distance between BHUBANESWAR (BBS) and HOWRAH JN (HWH)?

Accepted Answer

The shortest rail track distance is 439 km, covering 88 stations between BHUBANESWAR (BBS) and HOWRAH JN (HWH). This is the shortest available track route across the indexed network, passing 86 intermediate stations.

Question 2

How many junctions fall between BHUBANESWAR and HOWRAH JN?

Accepted Answer

22 junction stations fall on the shortest route, including PTAB, BRAG, KTJI, CTC, KNPR, MACR, KIS, JEN, JKPR, ROP, HIJ, KGP, HAUR, PKU, PKEO, BOP, MCA, DTE, BVA, SRC, TPKR, HWH.

Question 3

Is break journey allowed between BHUBANESWAR and HOWRAH JN?

Accepted Answer

Indian Railways generally permits a break journey on long-distance journeys beyond a prescribed distance, allowing you to pause at an intermediate station and continue later. Use the RailKM route mapper to add via stations and check the cumulative kilometres at every stop before planning a break.

Question 4

What is the shortest rail route from BHUBANESWAR to HOWRAH JN?

Accepted Answer

RailKM computes the shortest track route by total kilometres rather than the fastest train path. The shortest route totals 439 km and lists every passing station with cumulative distance in the table above.

Question 5

How much does a train ticket from BHUBANESWAR (BBS) to HOWRAH JN (HWH) cost?

Accepted Answer

Over the 439 km journey, an approximate Sleeper (SL) fare is around ₹405, AC 3-Tier (3AC) around ₹1,215, with AC 2-Tier and AC First Class proportionally higher. These are standard-slab estimates only — actual fares differ by train type, dynamic pricing and GST.

#	Station	Code	Km
1	BHUBANESWAR	BBS	0
2	BANI BIHAR	BNBH	3
3	MANCHESWAR	MCS	6
4	PATIA HALTJn	PTAB	9
5	BARANGJn	BRAG	15
6	GOPALPUR BALKDA	GBK	21
7	KATHA JORIJn	KTJI	24
8	CUTTACKJn	CTC	26
9	KENDRAPARA ROADJn	KNPR	30
10	MANGULI CHOWDWARJn	MACR	34
11	KAPILAS ROADJn	KIS	40
12	SRI JHADESHWAR	SJDR	45
13	BYREE	BYY	49
14	BARITHENGARH	BRTG	53
15	DHANMANDAL	DNM	60
16	HARIDASPUR	HDS	64
17	NEW GARH MADHOPUR	NGMP	74
18	JENAPURJn	JEN	80
19	JAKHAPURAJn	JKPR	87
20	JAJPUR KEONJHAR ROAD	JJKR	95
21	KORAI HALT	KRIH	100
22	BAITARANI ROAD	BTV	107
23	DULAKHAPATNA	DLPT	112
24	MANJURI ROAD	MZZ	116
25	KENDUAPADA	KED	123
26	KAPALI ROAD	KPLD	126
27	BAUDPUR	BUDR	132
28	BHADRAKH	BHC	139
29	RANITAL	RNTL	147
30	MARKONA	MKO	154
31	SABIRA	SZZ	160
32	SORO	SORO	169
33	BAHANAGA BAZAR	BNBR	178
34	PANPANA	PNPN	182
35	KHANTAPARA	KHF	188
36	NILGIRI ROAD	NGRD	193
37	BALASORE	BLS	204
38	TIKIRAPAL HALT	TKPL	209
39	HALDIPADA	HIP	216
40	RUPSA JNJn	ROP	222
41	N MAYURBHANJ ROAD	NMBR	228
42	BASTA	BTS	233
43	AMARDA ROAD	ARD	238
44	RAJGHAT HALT	RGT	245
45	JALESWAR	JER	253
46	LAKSHANNATH ROAD	LXD	259
47	ANGUA	AGV	265
48	DANTAN	DNT	270
49	NIKURSINI	NSI	279
50	BELDA	BLDA	287
51	CONTAI ROAD	CNT	288
52	BAKHRABAD	VKD	293
53	NARAYANGARH	NYA	300
54	BENAPUR	BPE	311
55	HIJILLIJn	HIJ	319
56	KHARAGPUR JNJn	KGP	322
57	JAKPUR	JPR	329
58	MADPUR	MPD	335
59	SHYAM CHAK	SMCK	341
60	BALICHAK	BCK	347
61	DUAN	DUAN	351
62	RADHAMOHANPUR	RDU	354
63	HAURJn	HAUR	359
64	PANSKURAJn	PKU	369
65	PANSKURA EAST OUTERJn	PKEO	372
66	BHOGPURJn	BOP	376
67	NANDAHGANJA	NDGJ	378
68	MECHEDAJn	MCA	381
69	KOLAGHAT GOODS	KIG	384
70	DEULTIJn	DTE	388
71	GHORAGHATA	GGTA	391
72	BAGNAN	BZN	394
73	KULGACHIA	KGY	399
74	BIR SHIBPUR	BSBP	402
75	ULUBARIA	ULB	406
76	PHULESWAR	FLR	408
77	CHENGEL	CGA	411
78	BAURIA JNJn	BVA	414
79	NALPUR	NALR	418
80	ABADA	ABB	421
81	SANKRALL	SEL	423
82	ANDUL	ADL	427
83	MAURIGRAM	MRGM	429
84	SANTRAGACHI JNJn	SRC	432
85	RAMRAJATALA	RMJ	433
86	DASHNAGAR	DSNR	435
87	TIKIAPARAJn	TPKR	437
88	HOWRAH JNJn	HWH	439

Exact Railway Distance from BHUBANESWAR (BBS) to HOWRAH JN (HWH)

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