What is the exact rail track distance between NEW DELHI (NDLS) and RANCHI (RNC)?

The shortest rail track distance is 1301 km, covering 162 stations between NEW DELHI (NDLS) and RANCHI (RNC). This is the shortest available track route across the indexed network, passing 160 intermediate stations.

How many junctions fall between NEW DELHI and RANCHI?

39 junction stations fall on the shortest route, including TKJ, ANVR, CNJ, SBB, GZB, MIU, WAIR, CHL, KRJ, ALJN, HRS, BRN, TDL, SKB, GOY, CNB, SSL, KBN, PRYJ, NYN, COI, CAR, BXLL, RNQ, JRQ, GHD, TRZ, RHR, KCKI, BRWD, CPDR, KMND, RAY, HNDR, BRKA, MURI, KITA, GAG, RNC.

Is break journey allowed between NEW DELHI and RANCHI?

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.

What is the shortest rail route from NEW DELHI to RANCHI?

RailKM computes the shortest track route by total kilometres rather than the fastest train path. The shortest route totals 1301 km and lists every passing station with cumulative distance in the table above.

How much does a train ticket from NEW DELHI (NDLS) to RANCHI (RNC) cost?

Over the 1301 km journey, an approximate Sleeper (SL) fare is around ₹1,135, AC 3-Tier (3AC) around ₹3,110, 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.

Exact Railway Distance from NEW DELHI (NDLS) to RANCHI (RNC)

The shortest Indian Railways track distance is1,301 km, passing 160 intermediate stations across 162 halts.

Total Track Distance: 1,301km
Intermediate Stations: 160
Major Junctions: 39

Estimated Train Fare (Approx.)

1,301 km

Sleeper:₹1,135
3AC:₹3,110
2AC:₹4,515
1AC:₹7,755

*Approximate estimates based on standard IR distance slabs. Actual fares may vary by train type, dynamic pricing, and GST.

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Major junctions on route

TKJTILAK BRIDGE2 km
ANVRANAND VIHAR10 km
CNJCHANDER NAGAR12 km
SBBSAHIBABAD15 km
GZBGHAZIABAD22 km
MIUMARIPAT31 km
WAIRWAIR64 km
CHLCHOLA69 km
KRJKHURJA JN84 km
ALJNALIGARH JN127 km
HRSHATHRAS JN157 km
BRNBARHAN191 km
TDLTUNDLA JN205 km
SKBSHIKOHABAD JN242 km
GOYGOVINDPURI435 km
CNBKANPUR CENTRAL439 km
SSLSIRSAUL460 km
KBNKARBIGWAN471 km
PRYJPRAYAGRAJ JN634 km
NYNNAINI641 km
COICHEOKI643 km
CARCHUNAR755 km
BXLLBILLI849 km
RNQRENUKUT879 km
JRQJHAROKHAS893 km
GHDGARWA ROAD976 km
TRZTOLRA981 km
RHRRAJHURA992 km
KCKIKECKHI1,023 km
BRWDBARWADIH JN1,033 km
CPDRCHHIPADOHAR1,043 km
KMNDKUMENDI1,060 km
RAYRAY1,144 km
HNDRHENDEGIR1,154 km
BRKABARKAKANA1,188 km
MURIMURI1,242 km
KITAKITA1,254 km
GAGGANGAGHAT1,281 km
RNCRANCHI1,301 km

Station-by-station distance table

Cumulative track kilometres from NEW DELHI (NDLS) to RANCHI (RNC).

Distance from NEW DELHI to RANCHI, station by station
#	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	MARIPATJn	MIU	31
9	DADRI	DER	38
10	BORAKI	BRKY	42
11	AJAIBPUR	AJR	47
12	DANKAUR	DKDE	55
13	WAIRJn	WAIR	64
14	CHOLAJn	CHL	69
15	GANGRAUL	GNRL	73
16	SIKANDARPUR	SKQ	78
17	KHURJA JNJn	KRJ	84
18	KAMALPUR	KAMP	87
19	DANWAR	DAR	94
20	SOMNA	SOM	105
21	KULWA	KLA	115
22	MAHRAWAL	MWUE	121
23	ALIGARH JNJn	ALJN	127
24	DAUD KHAN	DAQ	134
25	MANDRAK	MXK	141
26	SASNI	SNS	148
27	HATHRAS JNJn	HRS	157
28	PORA	PORA	168
29	JALESAR ROAD	JLS	178
30	CHAMROLA	CMR	184
31	BARHANJn	BRN	191
32	TUNDLA JNJn	TDL	205
33	HIRANGAON	HNG	214
34	FIROZABAD	FZD	222
35	MAKKHANPUR	MNR	231
36	SHIKOHABAD JNJn	SKB	242
37	KAURARA	KAA	253
38	BHADAN	BDN	262
39	BALRAI	BBL	273
40	JASWANTNAGAR	JGR	282
41	SARAI BHOPAT	SB	288
42	ETAWAH	ETW	298
43	EKDIL	EKL	308
44	BHARTHANA	BNT	318
45	SAMHON	SHW	329
46	GHASARA HALT	GHSR	333
47	ACHALDA	ULD	338
48	PATA	PATA	346
49	PHAPHUND	PHD	354
50	KANCHAUSI	KNS	363
51	PARA JANI HALT	PJY	364
52	JHINJHAK	JJK	375
53	AMBIAPUR	AAP	385
54	RURA	RURA	394
55	ROSHAN MAU	RMW	402
56	MAITHA	MTO	406
57	BHAUPUR	BPU	416
58	PANKI	PNK	427
59	GOVINDPURIJn	GOY	435
60	KANPUR CENTRALJn	CNB	439
61	CHANDARI	CNBI	442
62	CHAKERI	CHK	449
63	ROOMA	RXM	453
64	SIRSAULJn	SSL	460
65	PAMPORE	PMPR	466
66	KARBIGWANJn	KBN	471
67	AUNG	AUNG	477
68	BINDKI ROAD	BKO	483
69	KANSPUR GUGAULI	KSQ	490
70	MALWAN	MWH	499
71	KURASTI KALAN	KKS	509
72	FATEHPUR	FTP	516
73	RAMVA	RAMA	522
74	FAIZULLAPUR	FYZ	527
75	RASULABAD	RUB	537
76	SATH NARAINI	SNIE	544
77	KHAGA	KGA	551
78	KATOGHAN	KTCE	558
79	KANWAR	KUW	564
80	ATHSARAI	ASCE	570
81	SIRATHU	SRO	576
82	SHUJAATPUR	SJT	586
83	BIDANPUR	BDNP	591
84	BHARWARI	BRE	597
85	MANOHARGANJ	MNJ	605
86	SAIYID SARAWAN	SYWN	611
87	MANAURI	MRE	617
88	BAMHRAULI	BMU	625
89	SUBEDARGANJ	SFG	630
90	PRAYAGRAJ JNJn	PRYJ	634
91	NAINIJn	NYN	641
92	CHEOKIJn	COI	643
93	KARCHANA	KCN	652
94	BHEERPUR	BEP	661
95	MEJA ROAD	MJA	672
96	UNCHDIH	UND	680
97	MANDA ROAD	MNF	688
98	JIGNA	JIA	697
99	GAIPURA	GAE	703
100	BIROHE	BEO	710
101	VINDHYACHAL	BDL	716
102	MIRZAPUR	MZP	724
103	JHINGURA	JHG	732
104	PAHARA	PRE	739
105	DAGMAGPUR	DAP	747
106	CHUNARJn	CAR	755
107	SAKTESGARH	SKGH	768
108	LUSA	LUSA	783
109	KHAIRAHI	KHRY	801
110	ROBERTS GANJ	RBGJ	818
111	CHURK	CUK	823
112	AGORI KHAS	AGY	831
113	CHOPAN	CPU	842
114	BILLIJn	BXLL	849
115	RENUKUTJn	RNQ	879
116	JHAROKHASJn	JRQ	893
117	DUDDHINAGAR	DXN	900
118	MAHUARIYA	MXY	910
119	WYNDHAMGANJ	WDM	921
120	NAGAR UNTARI	NUQ	933
121	RAMNA	RMF	944
122	MERALGRAM	MQX	956
123	GARHWA	GHQ	967
124	GARWA ROADJn	GHD	976
125	TOLRAJn	TRZ	981
126	RAJHURAJn	RHR	992
127	KAJRI	KFT	1,000
128	DALTONGANJ	DTO	1,009
129	CHIANKI	CNF	1,017
130	KECKHIJn	KCKI	1,023
131	BARWADIH JNJn	BRWD	1,033
132	CHHIPADOHARJn	CPDR	1,043
133	KUMENDIJn	KMND	1,060
134	BENDI	BFQ	1,067
135	LATEHAR	LTHR	1,074
136	DEMU	DEMU	1,081
137	RICHUGHUTU	RCGT	1,088
138	CHETAR	CTQ	1,096
139	TORI	TORI	1,106
140	MAHUAMILAN	MMLN	1,119
141	MCCLUSKIEGANJ	MGME	1,128
142	KHALARI	KLRE	1,135
143	RAYJn	RAY	1,144
144	HENDEGIRJn	HNDR	1,154
145	TOKISUD	TKS	1,162
146	PATRATU	PTRU	1,169
147	BHURKUNDA	BHKD	1,177
148	BARKAKANAJn	BRKA	1,188
149	RAMGARH CANT	RMT	1,194
150	MAEL	MAEL	1,206
151	BARKIPONA	BRKP	1,208
152	GOLA ROAD	GRE	1,214
153	HARUBERA	HRBR	1,223
154	SONDIMRA	SND	1,227
155	BARLANGA	BLNG	1,233
156	MURIJn	MURI	1,242
157	SILLI	SLF	1,247
158	KITAJn	KITA	1,254
159	GANGAGHATJn	GAG	1,281
160	TATISILWAI	TIS	1,289
161	NAMKON	NKM	1,296
162	RANCHIJn	RNC	1,301

Frequently asked questions

What is the exact rail track distance between NEW DELHI (NDLS) and RANCHI (RNC)?: The shortest rail track distance is 1301 km, covering 162 stations between NEW DELHI (NDLS) and RANCHI (RNC). This is the shortest available track route across the indexed network, passing 160 intermediate stations.
How many junctions fall between NEW DELHI and RANCHI?: 39 junction stations fall on the shortest route, including TKJ, ANVR, CNJ, SBB, GZB, MIU, WAIR, CHL, KRJ, ALJN, HRS, BRN, TDL, SKB, GOY, CNB, SSL, KBN, PRYJ, NYN, COI, CAR, BXLL, RNQ, JRQ, GHD, TRZ, RHR, KCKI, BRWD, CPDR, KMND, RAY, HNDR, BRKA, MURI, KITA, GAG, RNC.
Is break journey allowed between NEW DELHI and RANCHI?: 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.
What is the shortest rail route from NEW DELHI to RANCHI?: RailKM computes the shortest track route by total kilometres rather than the fastest train path. The shortest route totals 1301 km and lists every passing station with cumulative distance in the table above.
How much does a train ticket from NEW DELHI (NDLS) to RANCHI (RNC) cost?: Over the 1301 km journey, an approximate Sleeper (SL) fare is around ₹1,135, AC 3-Tier (3AC) around ₹3,110, 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.

Distances are shortest available track kilometres, derived from open railway timetable data (DataMeet). For a multi-via, break-journey plan, open theRailKM route mapper.