Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

How many junctions fall between HOWRAH JN and BHUBANESWAR?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Is break journey allowed between HOWRAH JN and BHUBANESWAR?

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 HOWRAH JN to BHUBANESWAR?

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 HOWRAH JN (HWH) to BHUBANESWAR (BBS) 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	HOWRAH JNJn	HWH	0
2	TIKIAPARAJn	TPKR	2
3	DASHNAGAR	DSNR	4
4	RAMRAJATALA	RMJ	6
5	SANTRAGACHI JNJn	SRC	7
6	MAURIGRAM	MRGM	10
7	ANDUL	ADL	12
8	SANKRALL	SEL	16
9	ABADA	ABB	18
10	NALPUR	NALR	21
11	BAURIA JNJn	BVA	25
12	CHENGEL	CGA	28
13	PHULESWAR	FLR	31
14	ULUBARIA	ULB	33
15	BIR SHIBPUR	BSBP	37
16	KULGACHIA	KGY	40
17	BAGNAN	BZN	45
18	GHORAGHATA	GGTA	48
19	DEULTIJn	DTE	51
20	KOLAGHAT GOODS	KIG	55
21	MECHEDAJn	MCA	58
22	NANDAHGANJA	NDGJ	61
23	BHOGPURJn	BOP	63
24	NARAYAN PAKURIAJn	NPMR	67
25	PANSKURAJn	PKU	70
26	HAURJn	HAUR	80
27	RADHAMOHANPUR	RDU	85
28	DUAN	DUAN	88
29	BALICHAK	BCK	92
30	SHYAM CHAK	SMCK	98
31	MADPUR	MPD	104
32	JAKPUR	JPR	110
33	KHARAGPUR JNJn	KGP	117
34	HIJILLIJn	HIJ	120
35	BENAPUR	BPE	128
36	NARAYANGARH	NYA	139
37	BAKHRABAD	VKD	146
38	CONTAI ROAD	CNT	151
39	BELDA	BLDA	152
40	NIKURSINI	NSI	160
41	DANTAN	DNT	169
42	ANGUA	AGV	174
43	LAKSHANNATH ROAD	LXD	180
44	JALESWAR	JER	186
45	RAJGHAT HALT	RGT	194
46	AMARDA ROAD	ARD	201
47	BASTA	BTS	206
48	N MAYURBHANJ ROAD	NMBR	211
49	RUPSA JNJn	ROP	217
50	HALDIPADA	HIP	223
51	TIKIRAPAL HALT	TKPL	230
52	BALASORE	BLS	235
53	NILGIRI ROAD	NGRD	246
54	KHANTAPARA	KHF	251
55	PANPANA	PNPN	257
56	BAHANAGA BAZAR	BNBR	261
57	SORO	SORO	270
58	SABIRA	SZZ	279
59	MARKONA	MKO	285
60	RANITAL	RNTL	292
61	BHADRAKH	BHC	300
62	BAUDPUR	BUDR	307
63	KAPALI ROAD	KPLD	313
64	KENDUAPADA	KED	316
65	MANJURI ROAD	MZZ	323
66	DULAKHAPATNA	DLPT	327
67	BAITARANI ROAD	BTV	332
68	KORAI HALT	KRIH	339
69	JAJPUR KEONJHAR ROAD	JJKR	344
70	JAKHAPURAJn	JKPR	352
71	JENAPURJn	JEN	359
72	NEW GARH MADHOPUR	NGMP	365
73	HARIDASPUR	HDS	375
74	DHANMANDAL	DNM	379
75	BARITHENGARH	BRTG	386
76	BYREE	BYY	390
77	SRI JHADESHWAR	SJDR	394
78	KAPILAS ROADJn	KIS	399
79	NERGUNDIJn	NRG	403
80	KENDRAPARA ROADJn	KNPR	409
81	CUTTACKJn	CTC	413
82	KATHA JORIJn	KTJI	415
83	GOPALPUR BALKDA	GBK	418
84	BARANGJn	BRAG	424
85	PATIA HALTJn	PTAB	430
86	MANCHESWAR	MCS	433
87	BANI BIHAR	BNBH	436
88	BHUBANESWAR	BBS	439

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

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Major junctions on route

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