Question 1

What is the exact rail track distance between CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) and ERNAKULAM JN (ERS)?

Accepted Answer

The shortest rail track distance is 688 km, covering 106 stations between CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) and ERNAKULAM JN (ERS). This is the shortest available track route across the indexed network, passing 104 intermediate stations.

Question 2

How many junctions fall between CHENNAI CENTRAL and ERNAKULAM JN?

Accepted Answer

35 junction stations fall on the shortest route, including BBQ, VJM, PER, KOTR, ABU, PAB, NEC, AJJ, CTRE, AVN, SHU, TUG, WJR, KPD, LTI, KVN, GYM, VLT, JTJ, TPT, KEY, MGSJ, SA, VRPD, DC, ED, PTJ, WRA, KJKD, PGT, MNUR, VTK, PNQ, ERN, ERS.

Question 3

Is break journey allowed between CHENNAI CENTRAL and ERNAKULAM 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 CHENNAI CENTRAL to ERNAKULAM JN?

Accepted Answer

RailKM computes the shortest track route by total kilometres rather than the fastest train path. The shortest route totals 688 km and lists every passing station with cumulative distance in the table above.

Question 5

How much does a train ticket from CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) to ERNAKULAM JN (ERS) cost?

Accepted Answer

Over the 688 km journey, an approximate Sleeper (SL) fare is around ₹615, AC 3-Tier (3AC) around ₹1,765, 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	CHENNAI CENTRAL	MAS	0
2	BASIN BRIDGE JNJn	BBQ	2
3	VYASARPADI JEEVAJn	VJM	4
4	PERAMBURJn	PER	5
5	PERAMBUR CARRIAGE WORKS	PCW	6
6	PERAMBUR LOCOMOTIVE WORKS	PEW	8
7	VILLIVAKKAM	VLK	10
8	KORATTURJn	KOTR	13
9	Pattaravakkam	ABEO	15
10	AMBATTURJn	ABU	17
11	TIRUMULLAIVAYIL	TMVL	19
12	ANNANUR	ANNR	20
13	AVADI	AVD	23
14	HINDU COLLEGE	HC	26
15	PATTABIRAMJn	PAB	27
16	NEMILICHERRY HALTJn	NEC	29
17	TIRUNINRAVUR	TI	31
18	VEPPAMPATTU	VEU	34
19	SEVVAPET ROAD	SVR	38
20	PUTLUR HALT	PTLR	41
21	TIRUVALLUR	TRL	44
22	EGATTUR HALT	EGT	47
23	KADAMBATTUR	KBT	50
24	SENJI PANAMBAKKAM	SPAM	53
25	MANUR	MAF	57
26	TIRUVALANGADU	TO	61
27	MOSUR	MSU	66
28	PULIYAMANGALAM	PLMG	70
29	ARAKKONAMJn	AJJ	72
30	CHITTERIJn	CTRE	80
31	ANAVARDIKHANPETJn	AVN	84
32	SHOLINGHURJn	SHU	94
33	THALANGAIJn	TUG	101
34	WALAJAH ROAD JNJn	WJR	109
35	MUKUNDARAYAPURM	MCN	117
36	TIRUVALAM	THL	122
37	SEVUR	SVUR	128
38	KATPADI JNJn	KPD	134
39	LATTERIJn	LTI	142
40	KAVANURJn	KVN	153
41	GUDIYATTAMJn	GYM	159
42	VALATHOORJn	VLT	169
43	MELPATTI	MPI	175
44	PACHACHAKUPAM	PCKM	181
45	AMBUR	AB	187
46	VINNAMANGALAM	VGM	195
47	VANIYAMBADI	VN	204
48	KETTANDAPATTI	KDY	212
49	JOLARPETTAIJn	JTJ	220
50	TIRUPATTUR JNJn	TPT	227
51	KAGANKARAIJn	KEY	238
52	KUNNATHUR	KNNT	244
53	SAMALPATTI	SLY	250
54	DASAMPATTI	DST	259
55	DODDAMPATTI	DPI	267
56	MORAPPUR	MAP	274
57	THONGANUR	TNGR	280
58	BUDDIREDDIPPATI	BDY	287
59	BOMMIDI	BQI	297
60	LOKUR	LCR	307
61	DANISHPET	DSPT	316
62	TINNAPPATTI	TNT	323
63	KARUPPUR	KPPR	333
64	MAGNESITE JNJn	MGSJ	336
65	SALEM JNJn	SA	339
66	NEYKKARAPATTI	NEA	346
67	VIRAPANDY ROADJn	VRPD	349
68	MAGUDANCHAVADIJn	DC	360
69	MAVELIPALAIYAM	MVPM	373
70	SANKARIDURG	SGE	378
71	ANANGUR	ANU	386
72	KAVERI	CV	395
73	ERODE JNJn	ED	400
74	PODANUR JNJn	PTJ	496
75	MADUKARAI	MDKI	505
76	ETTIMADAI	ETMD	510
77	WALAYARJn	WRA	519
78	KANJIKODEJn	KJKD	530
79	PALAKKADJn	PGT	543
80	PARLI	PLL	552
81	MANKARAI	MNY	560
82	LAKKITI	LDY	568
83	PALAPPURAM	PLPM	572
84	OTTAPPALAM	OTP	575
85	MANNANURJn	MNUR	582
86	VALLATHOL NAGARJn	VTK	587
87	MULLURKARA	MUC	590
88	WADAKANCHERI	WKI	598
89	MULANGUNNATHUKAVU	MGK	605
90	PUNKUNNAMJn	PNQ	612
91	THRISUR	TCR	614
92	THRISSUR OLLUR HALT	OLR	620
93	PUDUKAD	PUK	627
94	NELLAYI	NYI	631
95	IRINJALAKUDA	IJK	637
96	CHALAKUDI	CKI	643
97	DIVINE NAGAR	DINR	646
98	KORATTI ANGADI	KRAN	650
99	KARUKKUTTY	KUC	655
100	ANGAMALI	AFK	660
101	CHOVVARA	CWR	666
102	ALUVA	AWY	669
103	KALAMASSERY	KLMR	675
104	EDAPPALLY	IPL	680
105	ERNAKULAM TOWNJn	ERN	685
106	ERNAKULAM JNJn	ERS	688

Exact Railway Distance from CHENNAI CENTRAL (MAS) to ERNAKULAM JN (ERS)

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