Question 1

What is the exact rail track distance between NEW DELHI (NDLS) and VARANASI JN (BSB)?

Accepted Answer

The shortest rail track distance is 763 km, covering 111 stations between NEW DELHI (NDLS) and VARANASI JN (BSB). This is the shortest available track route across the indexed network, passing 109 intermediate stations.

Question 2

How many junctions fall between NEW DELHI and VARANASI JN?

Accepted Answer

40 junction stations fall on the shortest route, including TKJ, ANVR, CNJ, SBB, GZB, HPU, QXR, SMBL, GGB, GJL, LDP, MB, KGF, KGFR, DLP, RMU, CBJ, BE, CHTI, BLPU, MK, TLH, SPN, ROZA, KH, BLM, AMG, LKO, UTR, APG, NHH, AHZ, SLN, MWP, KEPR, HRPG, JOP, ZBD, SOP, BSB.

Question 3

Is break journey allowed between NEW DELHI and VARANASI 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 NEW DELHI to VARANASI JN?

Accepted Answer

RailKM computes the shortest track route by total kilometres rather than the fastest train path. The shortest route totals 763 km and lists every passing station with cumulative distance in the table above.

Question 5

How much does a train ticket from NEW DELHI (NDLS) to VARANASI JN (BSB) cost?

Accepted Answer

Over the 763 km journey, an approximate Sleeper (SL) fare is around ₹680, AC 3-Tier (3AC) around ₹1,930, 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	NEW DELHI	NDLS	0
2	SHIVAJI BRIDGE	CSB	1
3	TILAK BRIDGEJn	TKJ	2
4	ANAND VIHARJn	ANVR	10
5	CHANDER NAGARJn	CNJ	12
6	SAHIBABADJn	SBB	15
7	GHAZIABADJn	GZB	22
8	MAHRAULI	MFH	26
9	ADHYATMIK NAGAR	AKNR	30
10	DASNA	DS	33
11	PILKHUA	PKW	47
12	KASTLA KASAMBAD	KKMB	51
13	HAPURJn	HPU	58
14	BABUGARH	BBO	65
15	KUCHESAR ROADJn	QXR	71
16	SIKHERA MB HALT	SKHR	75
17	SIMBHOOLIJn	SMBL	78
18	GARHMUKTESAR BRJn	GGB	93
19	KANKATHER	KHE	99
20	GAJRAULA JNJn	GJL	107
21	MAHESRA	MHHR	115
22	KAFURPUR	KFPR	118
23	AMROHA	AMRO	130
24	KAIALSA	KIV	139
25	CHAK KALI LAIT	CKLT	144
26	HAKIMPUR	HKP	149
27	LODIPUR BISHANPURJn	LDP	154
28	MORADABADJn	MB	161
29	KATHGHARJn	KGF	164
30	KATHGHAR RIGHT BANKJn	KGFR	165
31	DALPATPURJn	DLP	172
32	MUNDHA PANDE	MPH	178
33	RAMPURJn	RMU	187
34	SHAHZAD NAGAR	SAR	191
35	DHAMORA	DAM	197
36	DUGANPUR	DUN	204
37	MILAK	MIL	210
38	NAGARIA SADAT	NRS	218
39	DHANETA	DAN	225
40	BHITAURA	BTO	231
41	PARSA KHERA	PKRA	236
42	CLUTTER BUCK GANJJn	CBJ	241
43	BAREILLYJn	BE	249
44	CHANETIJn	CHTI	253
45	RASURIYA	RYS	260
46	PITAMBARPUR	PMR	270
47	TISUA	TSA	279
48	BILPURJn	BLPU	286
49	MIRANPUR KATRAJn	MK	293
50	TILHARJn	TLH	303
51	BAHADURPUR HALT	BHDH	308
52	BANTHRA	BTRA	313
53	SHAHJEHANPURJn	SPN	322
54	ROZA JNJn	ROZA	329
55	PT RAM PRASAD BISMIL	PRPM	333
56	KAHILIYAJn	KH	337
57	ALGAWAN	AIG	345
58	ANJHI SHAHABAD	AJI	351
59	SHARMA	SHRM	356
60	TODARPUR	TDP	359
61	BEHTAGOKUL	BEG	365
62	KAURHA	KUF	374
63	HARDOI	HRI	382
64	KARNA	KAR	392
65	MASIT	MST	400
66	BAGHAULI	BGH	406
67	BALAMU JNJn	BLM	415
68	DALELNAGAR	DLQ	424
69	UMAR TALI	UTA	430
70	SANDILA	SAN	435
71	RAHIMABAD	RBD	446
72	DILAWARNAGAR	DIL	454
73	MALIHABAD	MLD	460
74	KAKORI	KKJ	470
75	ALAMNAGARJn	AMG	478
76	LUCKNOWJn	LKO	485
77	UTRAHTIAJn	UTR	494
78	ANUPGANJJn	APG	509
79	RAHMAT NAGAR	RMNR	512
80	CHHANDRAULI	CDRL	521
81	TIRBEDIGANJ	TEG	527
82	HAIDERGARH	HGH	537
83	CHAUBISI	CHBS	546
84	AKBARGANJ	AKJ	555
85	SINDURWA	SYW	563
86	NIHALGARHJn	NHH	570
87	ADHINPURJn	AHZ	581
88	MUSAFIR KHANA	MFKA	590
89	SHIVNAGAR	SHNG	600
90	BANDHUA KALAN	BDKN	613
91	SULTANPURJn	SLN	620
92	PAKHRULI	PKX	629
93	BHADAIYAN	BDIN	635
94	LAMBHUA	LBA	642
95	MAHRANI PACHHIMJn	MWP	650
96	KOIRIPURJn	KEPR	659
97	HARPALGANJJn	HRPG	670
98	SRIKRISHNA NAGAR	SKN	678
99	SARAI HARKHU	SVZ	686
100	BAKHSHA	BKSA	695
101	JAUNPUR CITYJn	JOP	706
102	ZAFARABAD JNJn	ZBD	712
103	SARKONI	SIQ	720
104	JALALGANJ	JLL	724
105	TRILOCHAN MAHDO	TLMD	730
106	KHALISPUR	KSF	735
107	PINDRA ROAD	PDRD	739
108	BABATPUR	BTP	745
109	BIRAPATTI	BRPT	752
110	SHIUPURJn	SOP	758
111	VARANASI JNJn	BSB	763

Exact Railway Distance from NEW DELHI (NDLS) to VARANASI JN (BSB)

Estimated Train Fare (Approx.)

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Major junctions on route

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