Eastern line (Kolkata Suburban Railway)

Eastern line
Eastern line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Kolkata metropolitan region, India ; Howrah district, Hooghly district, Purba Bardhaman district, Nadia district, North 24 Parganas, Murshidabad district ;
Termini	• Howrah Junction ; • Sealdah ; ____________; •Barddhaman ; •Katwa ; •Goghat ; •Belur Math ; ----; •Gede ; •Krishnanagar ; •Shantipur ; •Bangaon ; •Hasnabad ; •Kalyani Simanta ; ----; •Bandel ; •Naihati ;
Stations	266
Service
System	Kolkata Suburban Railway
Operator(s)	Eastern Railway
Depot(s)	Howrah; Bandel; Narkeldanga; Barasat; Ranaghat;
Daily ridership	~17.5 lakh
History
Opened	15 August 1854;170 years ago
Technical
Line length	906 km (563 mi)
Number of tracks	1\2\3\4
Character	At-grade
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	25,000 V AC ; 1500 V DC (until 1957)
Operating speed	upto 110 km\h
Route map
Route map
	Legend
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
	Barharwa–Azimganj–
	Katwa loop
	to Nabadwip Ghat
	(planned)
	Jubilee Bridge
	over Hooghly River
Howrah–Bardhaman Chord
	State Highway 15
	(Memari–Tarakeswar Road)
	to Magra on
	Howrah–Bardhaman main line
	Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line
	to Tarakeswar
	Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line
	to Furfura Sharif (planned)
Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line
	Kharagpur–Bankura–
	Adra line
	section
	under construction
Baragopinathpur
	Kalipur Bridge over
	Dwarakeswar River
	to Panskura on
	Howrah–Kharagpur line

Last updated October 19, 2024

The Eastern lines of Kolkata Suburban Railway comprises 14 Local train routes that are operated by the Eastern Railway zone, serving the Kolkata metropolitan region and its neighbouring areas in West Bengal, India. The Line consists of a total 266 stations and the entire line is at grade. It mainly consists of two sections according to its division area and the main two terminal stations of Kolkata metropolitan region: the Howrah section, centered around Howrah railway station and the Sealdah Section centered around Sealdah railway station.

The line consists of a total of '14 corridors': 6 Corridors in the Howrah section, 7 corridors in the Sealdah section and there's a separate corridor connecting the two sections. In the Howrah Section first two corridors are from Howrah to Barddhaman- one via the Mainline through Bandel and the other via the Chord line through Dankuni, the third corridor runs from Howrah to Goghat via Seoraphuli Jn, while the fourth corridor connects Howrah to Katwa via Bandel Jn, there is one small fifth corridor also available between Howrah and Belur Math via Liluah and the sixth corridor runs between Barddhaman and Katwa. ^[6] In the Sealdah section, among the 7 corridors the mainline runs from Sealdah to Gede, which is situated at the India-Bangladesh Border. The second corridor is from Sealdah to Krishnanagar City Jn via Ranaghat. The third corridor connects Shantipur to Sealdah via Ranaghat, The fourth one is from Bangaon to Sealdah via DumDum Jn, fifth one is connecting Hasnabad to Sealdah via DumDum Jn and Barasat Jn, the sixth line connects Sealdah to Kalyani Simanta via Kalyani railway station and the seventh corridor is a Single-track railway corridor between Ranaghat and Bangaon. The other line is the important Bandel -Naihati line which serves as a crucial link between the two sections of the eastern line.^[7]

The Major Carsheds on this line are at Howrah, Bandel, Narkeldanga, Barasat and Ranaghat on both of the sections.

Stations with Routes

Routes

The Eastern lines consists of the following sections with routes:

Howrah section

Howrah - Barddhaman (mainline via Bandel)
Howrah - Barddhaman (chord line via Dankuni)
Howrah - Goghat (via Seoraphuli)
Howrah - Katwa (via Bandel)
Howrah - Belur Math (via Liluah)
Barddhaman - Katwa

Sealdah section

Sealdah - Gede (via Ranaghat)
Sealdah - Krishnanagar City (via Ranaghat)
Sealdah - Shantipur (via Ranaghat)
Sealdah - Bangaon (via DumDum)
Sealdah - Hasnabad (via DumDum)
Sealdah - Kalyani Simanta (via Kalyani)
Bangaon - Ranaghat
Naihati - Bandel (connects two divisions)

Stations

Names in bold indicate that the station is a fast train stop as well as important terminal.

•Howrah Section

1. Howrah - Barddhaman main line

Howrah - Barddhaman Main line
#	Distance from Howrah Jn (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Howrah Junction	HWH	^† South Eastern line / Chord line / Belur Math Branch line (Eastern line)
2	5	Liluah	LLH	Chord line / Belur Math Branch line (Eastern line)
3	6	Belur	BEQ	Chord line (Eastern line)
4	8	Bally	BLY	Chord line (Eastern line)
5	10	Uttarpara	UPA	None
6	12	Hind Motor	HMZ	None
7	13	Konnagar	KOG	None
8	16	Rishra	RIS	None
9	20	Shrirampur	SRP	None
10	22	Seoraphuli Junction	SHE	Tarakeswar and Goghat (Eastern line)
11	24	Baidyabati	BBAE	None
12	28	Bhadreshwar	BHR	None
13	30	Mankundu	MUU	None
14	33	Chandan Nagar	CGR	None
15	36	Chuchura	CNS	None
16	38	Hooghly	HGY	None
17	39	Bandel Junction	BDC	Katwa (Eastern line)
18	43	Adi Saptagram	ADST	None
19	47	Magra	MUG	None
20	50	Talandu	TLO	None
21	55	Khanyan	KHN	None
22	61	Pundooah	PDA	None
23	66	Simlagarh	SLG	None
24	68	Bainchigram	BCGM	None
25	70	Bainchi	BOI	None
26	75	Debipur	DBP	None
27	79	Bagila	BGF	None
28	82	Memari	MYM	None
29	85	Nimo	NMF	None
30	88	Rasulpur	RSLR	None
31	92	Palsit	PLAE	None
32	95	Saktigarh	SKG	Chord line (Eastern line)
33	100	Gangpur	GRP	Chord line (Eastern line)
34	107	Barddhaman Junction	BWN	Chord line / Katwa (Eastern line)

†Howrah Junction railway station is a terminus for South Eastern Railway and Eastern Railway.

2. Howrah - Bardhaman chord line

Chord line
#	Distance from Howrah Jn (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Howrah Junction	HWH	South Eastern line / Main line / Belur Math Branch line (Eastern line)
2	5	Liluah		Main line / Belur Math Branch line (Eastern line)
3	6	Belur		Main line (Eastern line)
4	8	Bally		Main line (Eastern line)
5	11	Belanagar		None
6	15	Dankuni Junction	DKAE	Chord link line
7	17	Gobra		None
8	20	Janai Road		None
9	22	Begumpur		None
10	26	Baruipara		None
11	29	Mirzapur Bankipur		None
12	31	Balarambati		None
13	33	Kamarkundu		Seoraphuli/ Tarakeswar/ Goghat (Eastern line)
14	36	Madhusudanpur		None
15	40	Chandanpur	CDAE	None
16	45	Porabazar		None
17	46	Belmuri		None
18	49	Dhaniakhali Halt		None
19	51	Sibaichandi		None
20	53	Cheragram		None
21	55	Hajigarh		None
22	58	Gurap		None
23	62	Jhapandanga		None
24	65	Jaugram		None
25	69	Nabagram		None
26	72	Masagram Junction	MSAE	None
27	75	Chanchai		None
28	78	Palla Road		None
29	83	Saktigarh		Main line (Eastern line)
30	88	Gangpur		Main line (Eastern line)
31	95	Barddhaman Junction	BWN	Main line / Katwa (Eastern line)

3. Howrah - Goghat line

Howrah - Goghat line
#	Distance from Howrah Jn (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Howrah	HWH	.
2	4	Liluah		Towards Belur Math
3	6	Belur		None
4	8	Bally		None
5	9	Uttarpara		None
6	11	Hindmotor		None
7	13	Konnagar		None
8	16	Rishra		None
9	19	Shrirampur		None
10	21	Seoraphuli Junction ^†	SHE	Main line (Eastern line)
11	27	Diara		None
12	29	Nasibpur		None
13	33	Singur		None
14	35	Kamarkundu		Chord line (Eastern line)
15	39	Nalikul		None
16	43	Maliya Halt		None
17	44	Haripal		None
18	47	Kaikala		None
19	50	Bahir Khanda		None
20	54	Loknath		None
21	56	Tarakeswar	TAK	None
22	61	Talpur		None
23	66	Takipur		None
24	72	Mayapur		None
25	81	Arambagh PC Sen	AMBG	None
26	91	Goghat	GOGT	None
† – Branch Line starts at Seoraphuli

4.Howrah - Katwa line

Howrah - Katwa line
#	Distance from Howrah (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Howrah	HWH	Chord line / Belur Math Branch line (Eastern line)
2	4	Liluah	LLH	Chord line / Belur Math Branch line (Eastern line)
3	6	Belur	BEQ	Chord line (Eastern line)
4	8	Bally	BLY	Chord line (Eastern line)
5	9	Uttarpara	UPA	None
6	11	Hind Motor	HMZ	None
7	13	Konnagar	KOG	None
8	16	Rishra	RIS	None
9	19	Shrirampur	SRP	None
10	21	Seoraphuli Junction	SHE	Tarakeswar and Goghat (Eastern line)
11	24	Baidyabati	BBAE	None
12	28	Bhadreshwar	BHR	None
13	30	Mankundu	MUU	None
14	32	Chandan Nagar	CGR	None
15	35	Chuchura	CNS	None
16	37	Hooghly	HGY	None
17	39	Bandel Junction ^†	BDC	Main line (Eastern line)
18	43	Bans Beria		None
19	45	Islampara Halt		None
20	47	Tribeni		None
21	50	Kuntighat		None
22	54	Dumurdaha		None
23	56	Khamargachi		None
24	61	Jirat		None
25	64	Balagarh		None
26	67	Somra Bazar		None
27	72	Behula		None
28	74	Guptipara		None
29	81	Ambika Kalna	ABKA	None
30	85	Baghnapara		None
31	90	Dhatrigram		None
32	93	Nandaigram		None
33	97	Samudragarh		None
34	100	Kalinagar		None
35	105	Nabadwip Dham	NDAE	None
36	106	Bishnupriya		None
37	110	Bhandartikuri		None
38	112	Purbasthali		None
39	115	Mertala Phaleya		None
40	118	Lakshmipur		None
41	121	Belerhat		None
42	126	Patuli		None
43	131	Agradwip		None
44	134	Sahebtala		None
45	137	Dainhat		None
46	144	Katwa Junction	KWAE	Barddhaman (Eastern line)
† – Branch Line starts at Bandel

5. Howrah - Belur Math Line

Howrah - Belur Math Line
#	Distance from Howrah Jn (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Howrah Junction †	HWH	^† South Eastern line/ Main line / Chord line (Eastern line)
2	5	Liluah		Main line / Chord line (Eastern line)
3	7	Belur Math	BRMH	None
† – Branch Line starts at Howrah

6. Barddhaman - Katwa line

Barddhaman - Katwa line
#	Distance from Barddhaman Jn (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Barddhaman Junction ^†	BWN	Main/Chord line (Eastern line)
2	6	Kamnara		None
3	8	Khetia		None
4	10	Chamardighi		None
5	11	Karjana		None
6	12	Karjanagram		None
7	14	Amarun		None
8	19	Bhatar		None
9	25	Balgona	BGNA	None
10	29	Saota		None
11	31	Nigan		None
12	35	Kaichar Halt		None
13	40	Bankapasi		None
14	44	Shrikhanda		None
15	45	Shripat Shrikhanda		None
16	52	Katwa Junction	KWAE	Bandel (Eastern line)
† – Branch Line starts at Barddhaman

•Sealdah Section

1. Sealdah - Gede Main Line

Sealdah - Gede Main line
#	Distance from Sealdah (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Sealdah	SDAH	Chord link line / Sealdah South lines
2	3	Bidhannagar Road	BNXR	Chord link line / Circular line
3	6	Dum Dum Junction	DDJ	Chord link line / Circular line/ Bangaon and Hasnabad (Eastern line)
4	11	Belgharia		None
5	13	Agarpara		None
6	15	Sodpur		None
7	18	Khardaha		None
8	20	Titagarh		None
9	22	Barrackpore	BP	None
10	24	Palta		None
11	27	Ichhapur		None
12	30	Shyamnagar		None
13	33	Jagaddal		None
14	35	Kankinara		None
15	37	Naihati Junction	NH	Bandel (Eastern line)
16	42	Halisahar		None
17	43	Kanchrapara Workshop Gate		None
18	45	Kanchrapara		None
19	48	Kalyani	KYI	Kalyani Simanta (Eastern line)
20	52	Madanpur		None
21	57	Simurali		None
22	59	Palpara		None
23	61	Chakdaha		None
24	67	Payradanga		None
25	73	Ranaghat Junction	RHA	Bangaon, Krishnanagar & Shantipur (Eastern line)
26	77	Bankimnagar		None
27	79	Pancheberia		None
28	82	Aranghata		None
29	86	Bahirgachhi		None
30	88	Shantinagar		None
31	90	Bhayna		None
32	93	Bagula		None
33	96	Mayurhat		None
34	99	Taraknagar		None
35	105	Majhdia		None
36	111	Banpur		None
37	113	Harishnagar		None
38	116	Gede	GEDE	None

2. Sealdah - Krishnanagar City line

Sealdah - Krishnanagar City line
#	Distance from Sealdah (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Sealdah	SDAH	Chord link line / Sealdah South lines
2	3	Bidhannagar Road	BNXR	Chord link line / Circular line
3	6	Dum Dum Junction	DDJ	Chord link line / Circular line/ Bangaon and Hasnabad (Eastern line)
4	11	Belgharia		None
5	13	Agarpara		None
6	15	Sodpur		None
7	18	Khardaha		None
8	20	Titagarh		None
9	22	Barrackpore	BP	None
10	24	Palta		None
11	27	Ichhapur		None
12	30	Shyamnagar		None
13	33	Jagaddal		None
14	35	Kankinara		None
15	37	Naihati Junction	NH	Bandel (Eastern line)
16	42	Halisahar		None
17	43	Kanchrapara Workshop Gate		None
18	45	Kanchrapara		None
19	48	Kalyani	KYI	Kalyani Simanta (Eastern line)
20	52	Madanpur		None
21	57	Simurali		None
22	59	Palpara		None
23	61	Chakdaha		None
24	67	Payradanga		None
25	73	Ranaghat Junction ^†	RHA	Main (Eastern line)
26	77	Kalinarayanpur Junction		Shantipur (Eastern line)
27	81	Birnagar		None
28	84	Taherpur		None
29	89	Badkulla		None
30	94	Jalal Khali		None
31	99	Krishnanagar City Junction	KNJ	Shantipur (Eastern line)
† – Sealdah - Gede main line till Ranaghat

3. Sealdah -Shantipur Line

Sealdah - Shantipur line
#	Distance from Kalinarayanpur (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Sealdah	SDAH	Chord link line / Sealdah South lines
2	3	Bidhannagar Road	BNXR	Chord link line / Circular line
3	6	Dum Dum Junction	DDJ	Chord link line / Circular line/ Bangaon and Hasnabad (Eastern line)
4	11	Belgharia		None
5	13	Agarpara		None
6	15	Sodpur		None
7	18	Khardaha		None
8	20	Titagarh		None
9	22	Barrackpore	BP	None
10	24	Palta		None
11	27	Ichhapur		None
12	30	Shyamnagar		None
13	33	Jagaddal		None
14	35	Kankinara		None
15	37	Naihati Junction	NH	Bandel (Eastern line)
16	42	Halisahar		None
17	43	Kanchrapara Workshop Gate		None
18	45	Kanchrapara		None
19	48	Kalyani	KYI	Kalyani Simanta (Eastern line)
20	52	Madanpur		None
21	57	Simurali		None
22	59	Palpara		None
23	61	Chakdaha		None
24	67	Payradanga		None
25	73	Ranaghat Junction ^†	RHA	Main (Eastern line)
26	77	Kalinarayanpur Junction ^†		Ranaghat and Krishnanagar (Eastern line)
27	81	Habibpur		None
28	86	Phulia	FLU	None
29	89	Bathna Krittibas		None
30	93	Shantipur	STB	None
† – Branch Line starts at Kalinarayanpur

4. Sealdah - Bangaon Line

Sealdah - Bangaon line
#	Distance from Sealdah (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Sealdah	SDAH	Chord link line / Sealdah South lines
2	3	Bidhannagar Road	BNXR	Chord link line / Circular line
3	6	Dum Dum Junction ^†	DDJ	Chord link line/Circular line/Main (Eastern line)
4	9	Dum Dum Cantonment	DDC	None
5	11	Durganagar		None
6	13	Birati	BBT	None
7	14	Bisharpara Kodaliya		None
8	16	New Barrackpore		None
9	17	Madhyamgram		None
10	20	Hridaypur		None
11	22	Barasat Junction	BT	Hasnabad (Eastern line)
12	25	Bamangachhi		None
13	29	Duttapukur	DTK	None
14	33	Bira		None
15	37	Guma		None
16	40	Ashoknagar Road		None
17	44	Habra	HB	None
18	49	Sanhati		None
19	53	Machhalandapur		None
20	57	Gobardanga	GBG	None
21	62	Thakurnagar	TKNR	None
22	66	Chandpara		None
23	71	Bibhuti Bhushan Halt		None
24	76	Bangaon	BNJ	Ranaghat (Eastern line)
† – Sealdah - Gede Main Line till Dum Dum Junction

5. Sealdah - Hasnabad Line

Sealdah - Hasnabad line
#	Distance from Barasat (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Barasat Junction ^†	BT	Dum Dum and Bangaon (Eastern line)
2	3	Kazipara		None
3	6	Karea Kadambagachhi		None
4	10	Bahira Kalibari		None
5	12	Sondalia		None
6	15	Beliaghata Road		None
7	18	Lebutala		None
8	20	Bhasila		None
9	24	Harua Road		None
10	27	Kankra Mirzanagar		None
11	31	Malatipur		None
12	33	Ghora Ras Ghona		None
13	36	Champapukur		None
14	41	Bhyabla Halt		None
15	42	Basirhat		None
16	45	Matania Anantapur		None
17	47	Madhyampur		None
18	48	Nimdanri		None
19	51	Taki Road		None
20	53	Hasnabad	HNB	None
† – Branch Line starts at Barasat Junction

6. Sealdah - Kalyani Simanta line

Sealdah - Kalyani Simanta line
#	Distance from Sealdah (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Sealdah	SDAH	Chord link line / Sealdah South lines
2	3	Bidhannagar Road	BNXR	Chord link line / Circular line
3	6	Dum Dum Junction	DDJ	Chord link line / Circular line/ Bangaon and Hasnabad (Eastern line)
4	11	Belgharia		None
5	13	Agarpara		None
6	15	Sodpur		None
7	18	Khardaha		None
8	20	Titagarh		None
9	22	Barrackpore	BP	None
10	24	Palta		None
11	27	Ichhapur		None
12	30	Shyamnagar		None
13	33	Jagaddal		None
14	35	Kankinara		None
15	37	Naihati Junction	NH	Bandel (Eastern line)
16	42	Halisahar		None
17	43	Kanchrapara Workshop Gate		None
18	45	Kanchrapara		None
19	48	Kalyani ^†	KYI	Main (Eastern line)
20	49	Kalyani Silpanchal		None
21	51	Kalyani Ghoshpara		None
22	52	Kalyani Simanta	KLYM	None
† – Sealdah -Gede Main Line till Kalyani

7. Ranaghat - Bangaon Line

Ranaghat - Bangaon line
#	Distance from Ranaghat (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Ranaghat Junction ^†	RHA	Main/ Krishnanagar/Shantipur (Eastern line)
2	3	Coopers Halt		None
3	5	Naba Raynagar Halt		None
4	9	Gangnapur		None
5	14	Majhergram		None
6	18	Akaipur Halt		None
7	22	Gopal Nagar		None
8	28	Satberia		None
9	32	Bangaon	BNJ	Dum Dum (Eastern line)
† – Branch Line starts at Ranaghat

Hooghly Branch line

Hooghly Branch line
#	Distance from Naihati (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Naihati Junction ^†	NH	Sealdah Main (Eastern line)
2	3	Garifa		None
3	5	Hooghly Ghat		None
4	8	Bandel Junction ^†	BDC	Howrah Main (Eastern line)
† – Branch Line starts at Naihati and Ends at Bandel

Far North Branch line

Far North Branch line
#	Distance from Krishnanagar City Junction (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Krishnanagar City Junction	KNJ	Ranaghat (Eastern line)
2	7	Bahadurpur		None
3	12	Dhubulia		None
4	18	Muragacha		None
5	28	Bethuadahari		None
6	32	Sonadanga		None
7	40	Debagram		None
8	44	Paglachandi		None
9	50	Plassey		None
10	55	Siraj Nagar Halt		None
11	59	Rejinagar		None
12	68	Beldanga		None
13	74	Bhabta		None
14	77	Sargachi		None
15	80	New Balarampur Halt		None
16	85	Berhampore Court		None
17	89	Cossimbazar		None
18	96	Murshidabad		None
19	100	Nashipur Road		None
20	103	Jiaganj		None
21	108	Subarnamrigi		None
22	115	Bhagwangola		None
23	119	Pirtala		None
24	125	Krishnapur		None
25	127	Lalgola		None
† – Branch Line starts at Krishnanagar City Junction

Electrification

From 1957, The Eastern Railway Started Electrification at Howrah - Tarakeswar Route with 1500 V DC later it was converted to 25000 V AC 50 Hz in 1967-68, after that the work goes also on the chord line, Barddhaman & Bandel To Katwa line of Howrah Division, which is now fully electrified.

And on the Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway, the electrification process was started in 1963 from Sealdah to Ranaghat line, Dum Dum To Bangaon and the other lines in this division with the different phases and completed up to 1965 from that time the whole division is also fully electrified.^[8]

Services

Currently in 2017-18 all services of the Eastern line running on 9 and 12 Cars. Sealdah section has 461 Services of 9 rakes EMU and 452 Services of 12 Rakes EMU and also on Howrah Section has 398 Services of 12 Rakes EMU. Which It Handles the 100% Suburban Network of Eastern Railways.^[9]

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Sealdah Railway Station (SDAH) is one of India's major railway terminals serving the city of Kolkata. It is the second largest railway station in India and West Bengal in terms of platforms, tracks and overall daily passenger holding capacity. It is one of the five large railway stations serving the Kolkata metropolitan area, the others being Howrah, Shalimar, Kolkata and Santragachi. Over 1.5 million passengers use the station on a daily basis. It is an important suburban rail terminal of Kolkata Suburban Railway. Also the Green line of Kolkata Metro passes through it with the new underground Sealdah metro station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eastern Railway zone</span> Railway zone of India

The Eastern Railway is among the 19 zones of the Indian Railways. Its headquarters is at Fairley Place, Kolkata and comprises four divisions: Howrah, Malda, Sealdah, and Asansol. Each division is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager (DRM). The name of the division denotes the name of the city where the divisional headquarters is located. Eastern Railway oversees the largest and second largest rail complexes in the country, Howrah Junction and Sealdah railway station, and also contains the highest number of A1 and A Category Stations like Howrah, Malda Town, Sealdah, Asansol, Kolkata, Durgapur, Barddhaman, Rampurhat Junction, Bhagalpur,Jamalpur, Jasidih, Bandel and Naihati. Eastern Railways operates India's oldest train, Kalka Mail.

The Kolkata Suburban Railway :- is a set of suburban and regional rail services serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in West Bengal, India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country by number of stations and track length, and also one of the largest in the world. There are five main lines and nineteen branch lines. It operates more than 1,500 services, carrying 3.5 million people daily and 1.2 billion people every year. It runs from IST 03:00 am until IST 02:00 am and it's fares range from Rs.5 to Rs.25. The system uses 25 kV 50 Hz AC power supply and runs on 5 ft 6 in broad gauge track. It has interchange stations with the Kolkata Metro at various locations.

The Howrah–Barddhaman main line is a broad-gauge railway line connecting Howrah and Barddhaman via Bandel. The 107 kilometres (66 mi) railway line operates in Howrah, Hooghly and Purba Barddhaman districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is part of the Howrah–Delhi main line and the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

The Howrah–Barddhaman chord line is a broad-gauge rail line connecting Howrah and Bardhaman. The 95-kilometre-long (59 mi) railway line operates in Howrah, Hooghly and Purba Bardhaman districts in the state of West Bengal. It is part of the Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line, Howrah–Delhi main line, Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line and the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

The Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line connects the Sealdah Main and North terminus of Kolkata with Ranaghat and Gede of Nadia district of West Bengal, India. Once a part of the old Calcutta–Siliguri main line, today it is a busy suburban section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway's Sealdah North section connecting the North 24 Parganas and Nadia districts with Kolkata. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.

Hridaypur is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Hridaypur. It serves the Barasat's areas of Dakbunglow, Rathtala, Purbachal, Shishirkunja, Udayrajpur and Chandigarh in the North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway.

Madhyamgram railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in the town of Madhyamgram. It serves the local areas of Madhyamgram, Badu and Sajirhat in the North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India.

Kolkata railway station (KOAA), formerly known as Chitpur railway station, is the newest of the five large railway stations serving Kolkata metropolitan region, West Bengal, India. The others are Sealdah, Howrah, Shalimar and Santragachi Junction. Kolkata station is situated in the Chitpur locality of North Kolkata.

Bangaon Junction is a Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station on the Sealdah–Bangaon line and Ranaghat–Bangaon line. It is located in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Bangaon and its surrounding areas.

Dum Dum Junction is a junction station of the Kolkata Suburban Railway on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line. Its code is DDJ. Three lines branch out from Dum Dum in the north direction–the Kolkata Eastern line to Gede, the Calcutta chord line to Dankuni and the Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line to Bangaon and Hasnabad. On the other hand, in the south direction, those three lines go towards Sealdah, while the Kolkata Circular Railway line arises from it towards Patipukur, and also ends to it through Bidhannagar Road after encircling the city of Kolkata through various important stations like Kolkata railway station and Majerhat. The Dum Dum metro station of the Blue line is adjacent to Dum Dum railway station. It serves Cossipore, Sinthee, Baranagar and South Dum Dum areas.

The Calcutta Chord linkline, also known as the C.C. link line, is a 22 km (14 mi) long branch line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway which comes under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway's Sealdah Division & Howrah Division.

Sealdah railway division is one of the four railway divisions under the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Its headquarters is located in Kaiser Street in Kolkata, West Bengal near the Sealdah railway station. Geographically the division covers the railway tracks and services in the areas between the Hooghly river on the west, Bangladesh on the north and east and the Sundarbans in the south. The Railway network under Sealdah Division was part of the Eastern Bengal Railway. The Eastern Bengal Railway was formed on 1st July, 1884. On 1st January, 1942, Assam Bengal Railway and Eastern Bengal Railway were amalgamated to form Bengal Assam Railway. Sealdah Division became a part of East Indian Railway on 15th August, 1947, after the Partition of India and Partition of Bengal. The East Indian Railway was formed on 1st June, 1845. On 14th April, 1952, East Indian Railway was renamed as Eastern Railway.

Habra railway station, station code HB, is a station of Eastern Railway. It is 45 km (28 mi) away from Sealdah railway station and 23 km (14 mi) from Barasat on the Sealdah–Bangaon line of Eastern Railway. It serves Habra town and is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Stationmaster:Deborshi Habra

Bamangachhi railway station is a small railway station in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is BMG. It serves Bamangachhi town and its surrounding areas. It lies between the Duttapukur railway station and the Barasat Junction railway station.

Gobardanga railway station is one of the oldest railway stations in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its code is GBG. It serves Gobardanga town. Its next Station towards Bangaon is Thakurnagar and its next Station towards Sealdah is Machhalandapur.

Belgharia railway station or Belghoria railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line. It serves Belgharia and the surrounding areas. It situates between the Agarpara railway station and the Dum Dum Junction railway station.

Agarpara railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station and one of the oldest active railway station in the town of Agarpara. This railway station situates between the Belgharia railway station and Sodpur railway station. It serves the local areas of Agarpara in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sealdah–Bangaon line</span> Railway Route in West Bengal, India

The Sealdah–Bangaon line is a 78 km (48 mi) long broad gauge railway line that connects the Sealdah Main and North terminus of Kolkata with Bangaon of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. Once a part of the old Calcutta–Jessore–Khulna line, today it is a busy suburban section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway's Sealdah North section. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.

The Sealdah Main and North section refer to a set of rail lines which connect the city of Kolkata with its northern suburbs and with the North 24 Parganas, Nadia and Murshidabad districts of West Bengal, India along the eastern bank of the Hooghly river. It is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway and is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways.

References

↑ "Howrah-Goghat Local 37371". India Rail Info.
↑ "Adra Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
↑ "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
↑ "SER Pink Book 2018-19" (PDF). Indian Railways.
↑ "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
↑ Brief Details of Howrah Division Archived 2018-06-27 at the Wayback Machine , Eastern Railway
↑ Brief Detail of Sealdah Division Archived 2018-06-25 at the Wayback Machine , Eastern Railway
↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
↑ ER Features Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine , Eastern Railways, 4 December 2018

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[1] "Howrah-Goghat Local 37371". India Rail Info.

[2] "Adra Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.

[3] "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.

[4] "SER Pink Book 2018-19" (PDF). Indian Railways.

[5] "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.

[6] Brief Details of Howrah Division Archived 2018-06-27 at the Wayback Machine , Eastern Railway

[7] Brief Detail of Sealdah Division Archived 2018-06-25 at the Wayback Machine , Eastern Railway

[History_of_Electrification-8] "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.

[9] ER Features Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine , Eastern Railways, 4 December 2018

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