Question 1

What is the exact rail track distance between HOWRAH JN (HWH) and PATNA JN (PNBE)?

Accepted Answer

The shortest rail track distance is 524 km, covering 97 stations between HOWRAH JN (HWH) and PATNA JN (PNBE). This is the shortest available track route across the indexed network, passing 95 intermediate stations.

Question 2

How many junctions fall between HOWRAH JN and PATNA JN?

Accepted Answer

56 junction stations fall on the shortest route, including HWH, LLH, BLY, BZL, DKAE, KQU, MDSE, SHBC, HIH, SKG, BWN, TIT, KAN, GLI, DGR, OYR, UDL, RNG, KPK, ASN, STN, CRJ, JMT, MDP, MUW, JSME, LHB, STL, NRGO, JAJ, GHR, JMU, BFM, MNP, BSQP, KIUL, LKR, MKB, DMRX, BRYA, RDUM, HTZU, MKA, MOR, PHK, BARH, ATL, BKP, TKBG, SMBH, KOO, HDE, FUT, BKG, PNC, PNBE.

Question 3

Is break journey allowed between HOWRAH JN and PATNA 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 HOWRAH JN to PATNA JN?

Accepted Answer

RailKM computes the shortest track route by total kilometres rather than the fastest train path. The shortest route totals 524 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 PATNA JN (PNBE) cost?

Accepted Answer

Over the 524 km journey, an approximate Sleeper (SL) fare is around ₹475, AC 3-Tier (3AC) around ₹1,405, 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	LILUAHJn	LLH	4
3	BELUR	BEQ	6
4	BALLYJn	BLY	8
5	BELANAGARJn	BZL	10
6	DANKUNIJn	DKAE	13
7	GOBRA	GBRA	15
8	JANAI ROAD	JOX	18
9	BEGUMPUR	BPAE	20
10	BARUIPARA	BRPA	24
11	MIRZAPUR BANKIPUR	MBE	27
12	BALARAMBATI	BLAE	30
13	KAMARKUNDUJn	KQU	32
14	MADHU SUDANPURJn	MDSE	35
15	CHANDANPUR	CDAE	39
16	PORABAZAR	PBZ	43
17	BELMURI	BMAE	45
18	DHANIAKHALI	DNHL	47
19	SIBAICHANDIJn	SHBC	50
20	HAJIGARHJn	HIH	54
21	GURAP	GRAE	56
22	JHAPANDANGA	JPQ	61
23	JAUGRAM	JRAE	63
24	NABAGRAM	NBAE	66
25	MASAGRAM	MSAE	71
26	CHANCHAI	CHC	74
27	PALLA ROAD	PRAE	77
28	SAKTIGARHJn	SKG	82
29	GANGPUR	GRP	87
30	BARDDHAMAN JNJn	BWN	94
31	TALITJn	TIT	101
32	KHANA JNJn	KAN	107
33	GALSIJn	GLI	117
34	PARAJ	PAJ	123
35	MANKAR	MNAE	131
36	PANAGARH	PAN	143
37	RAJBANDH	RBH	151
38	DURGAPURJn	DGR	159
39	WARIAJn	OYR	166
40	ANDAL JNJn	UDL	174
41	ANDAL WEST CABIN	UDLW	175
42	BAKTAR NAGAR	BQT	176
43	RANIGANJJn	RNG	180
44	KALIPAHARIJn	KPK	193
45	ASANSOL JNJn	ASN	198
46	BARACHAK	BCQ	203
47	SITARAMPURJn	STN	207
48	SALANPUR	SLS	212
49	RUPNARAYANPUR	RNPR	219
50	CHITTARANJANJn	CRJ	223
51	JAMTARAJn	JMT	237
52	KASEETAR	KEE	245
53	VIDYASAGAR	VDS	258
54	MADANKATA	MNC	262
55	JORAMOW	JRW	269
56	MADHUPUR JNJn	MDP	279
57	MATHURAPURJn	MUW	292
58	SANKARPUR	SNQ	297
59	KUMRABAD ROHINI	KBQ	302
60	JASIDIH JNJn	JSME	307
61	LAHABONJn	LHB	322
62	SIMULTALAJn	STL	332
63	NARGANJO HALTJn	NRGO	341
64	JHAJHAJn	JAJ	348
65	GIDHAURJn	GHR	360
66	CHAURA	CUX	368
67	JAMUIJn	JMU	375
68	BHALUIJn	BFM	389
69	MANANPURJn	MNP	393
70	BANSIPURJn	BSQP	395
71	LAKHOCHAK HALT	LCK	397
72	MAHESH LETA HALT	MHLT	398
73	KIUL JNJn	KIUL	401
74	LUCKEESARAI JNJn	LKR	402
75	MANKATHAJn	MKB	408
76	DUMRI HALTJn	DMRX	413
77	BARHIYAJn	BRYA	417
78	RAMPUR DUMRAJn	RDUM	423
79	HATHIDAH UPPERJn	HTZU	426
80	MOKAMEH JNJn	MKA	435
81	MORJn	MOR	442
82	KANHAIPUR	KNHP	446
83	MEMRAKHABAD	MMKB	448
84	PUNARAKHJn	PHK	451
85	BARHJn	BARH	461
86	ATHMAL GOLAJn	ATL	470
87	BAKHTIYARPUR JNJn	BKP	479
88	TEKA BIGHA HALTJn	TKBG	484
89	SALIM PUR BIHARJn	SMBH	488
90	KHUSROPURJn	KOO	494
91	HARDAS BIGHAJn	HDE	500
92	FATWAJn	FUT	502
93	BANKA GHATJn	BKG	508
94	PATNA SAHEBJn	PNC	514
95	GULZARBAGH	GZH	517
96	RAJENDRA NAGAR BIHAR	RJPB	521
97	PATNA JNJn	PNBE	524

Exact Railway Distance from HOWRAH JN (HWH) to PATNA JN (PNBE)

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