Eastern line | |
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Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Owner | Indian Railway |
Locale | Howrah, West Bengal Kolkata, West Bengal Hooghly, West Bengal Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal Nadia, West bengal North 24 Parganas, West Bengal Murshidabad, West Bengal |
Termini | |
Stations |
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Service | |
System | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Operator(s) | Eastern Railway (ER) |
Depot(s) | Howrah, Bandel, Narkeldanga, Barasat & Ranaghat |
Daily ridership | 1.75 million |
History | |
Opened | 15 August 1854 |
Technical | |
Line length | 906 km (563 mi) |
Character | At Grade |
Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
Electrification | 25,000 V AC 1500 V DC (until 1957) |
The Eastern line of Kolkata Suburban Railway is a public transit system serving Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It consists of total 266 stations from Howrah Junction to Barddhaman & Sealdah to Gede. The entire line is at grade. It has two sections of quadruple tracks, First section is starting from Howrah Junction and ends at Barddhaman, Katwa, Goghat, Bandel and second section is starting from Sealdah and ends at Hasnabad, Bangaon, Gede, Krishnanagar, Lalgola, Ranaghat & Naihati stations in West Bengal.
The Eastern line consists of 14 corridors, 5 Corridors in the Howrah section, and 8 corridors in the Sealdah section and there's a separate corridor in this line for joining two sections. In Howrah Section first two corridors are from Howrah Jn to Barddhaman by Mainline and the Second corridor is also from Howrah to Barddhaman by the chord line, after that, there are three branch lines, the first branch line is from Seoraphuli Junction to Goghat. The second branch line is from Bandel Jn to Katwa and the third branch line is from Barddhaman Jn to Katwa. [6] Also in the Sealdah section, the mainline is from Sealdah to Gede which it situates on the India-Bangladesh Border, First branch line is from Ranaghat Jn to Krishnanagar City Jn, Second branch line is from Kalinarayanpur Jn to Krishnanagar City Jn via Shantipur, Third Branch line is from Ranaghat to Bangaon, fourth branch line is from Dum Dum Jn to Bangaon, Fifth branch line is from Barasat to Hasnabad, the sixth branch line is from Kalyani to Kalyani Simanta. The Bandel Naihati branch line is an important linkage for two sections of the eastern line. There is an Extension of the second branch line which starts from Krishnanagar City Junction to Lalgola. [7]
The Major Car Sheds on this line are at Howrah, Bandel, Narkeldanga, Barasat and Ranaghat on both of the sections.
The Eastern line consists of the following sections with routes:
1) Howrah Junction – Barddhaman Junction (main)
2) Howrah Junction – Barddhaman Junction (chord line)
3) Seoraphuli Jn – Goghat
4) Bandel – Katwa
5) Barddhaman – Katwa
6) Howrah Jn – Belur Math
1) Sealdah – Gede
2) Ranaghat Junction – Krishnanagar City Junction
3) Kalinarayanpur Junction – Shantipur – Krishnanagar City Junction
4) Kalyani – Kalyani Simanta
5) Ranaghat Jn – Bangaon Junction
6) Dum Dum Jn – Bangaon Junction
7) Barasat – Hasnabad
8) Bandel – Naihati
9) Krishnanagar City Junction – Lalgola
Names in bold indicate that the station is a fast train stop as well as important terminal.
Howrah section Main line | ||||
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# | 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.
The Howrah Section main line of Eastern line, there is a bifurcation in three sections and one line bifurcates and elevates on it.
Belur Math Branch line | ||||
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# | 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 |
Chord line | ||||
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# | 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) |
West Elevated Branch line | ||||
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# | Distance from Seoraphuli Jn (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
1 | 0 | Seoraphuli Junction † | SHE | Main line (Eastern line) |
2 | 6 | Diara | None | |
3 | 8 | Nasibpur | None | |
4 | 11 | Singur | None | |
5 | 14 | Kamarkundu | Chord line (Eastern line) | |
6 | 18 | Nalikul | None | |
7 | 21 | Maliya Halt | None | |
8 | 23 | Haripal | None | |
9 | 26 | Kaikala | None | |
10 | 29 | Bahir Khanda | None | |
11 | 33 | Loknath | None | |
12 | 35 | Tarakeswar | TAK | None |
13 | 40 | Talpur | None | |
14 | 45 | Takipur | None | |
15 | 51 | Mayapur | None | |
16 | 60 | Arambagh PC Sen | AMBG | None |
17 | 69 | Goghat | GOGT | None |
† – Branch Line starts at Seoraphuli |
North Branch line | ||||
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# | Distance from Bandel Jn (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
1 | 0 | Bandel Junction † | BDC | Main line (Eastern line) |
2 | 4 | Bans Beria | None | |
3 | 5 | Islampara Halt | None | |
4 | 8 | Tribeni | None | |
5 | 12 | Kuntighat | None | |
6 | 15 | Dumurdaha | None | |
7 | 17 | Khamargachi | None | |
8 | 22 | Jirat | None | |
9 | 25 | Balagarh | None | |
10 | 28 | Somra Bazar | None | |
11 | 33 | Behula | None | |
12 | 35 | Guptipara | None | |
13 | 42 | Ambika Kalna | ABKA | None |
14 | 46 | Baghnapara | None | |
15 | 51 | Dhatrigram | None | |
16 | 54 | Nandaigram | None | |
17 | 58 | Samudragarh | None | |
18 | 61 | Kalinagar | None | |
19 | 66 | Nabadwip Dham | NDAE | None |
20 | 67 | Bishnupriya | None | |
21 | 71 | Bhandartikuri | None | |
22 | 73 | Purbasthali | None | |
23 | 76 | Mertala Phaleya | None | |
24 | 79 | Lakshmipur | None | |
25 | 82 | Belerhat | None | |
26 | 87 | Patuli | None | |
27 | 92 | Agradwip | None | |
28 | 95 | Sahebtala | None | |
29 | 98 | Dainhat | None | |
30 | 105 | Katwa Junction | KWAE | Barddhaman (Eastern line) |
† – Branch Line starts at Bandel |
North East Branch line | ||||
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# | 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 | 15 | Amarun | None | |
8 | 19 | Bhatar | None | |
9 | 25 | Balgona | BGNA | None |
10 | 30 | Saota | None | |
11 | 32 | Nigan | None | |
12 | 36 | Kaichar Halt | None | |
13 | 41 | Bankapasi | None | |
14 | 45 | Shrikhanda | None | |
15 | 46 | Shripat Shrikhanda | None | |
16 | 53 | Katwa Junction | KWAE | Bandel (Eastern line) |
† – Branch Line starts at Barddhaman |
Sealdah Section Main line | ||||
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# | Distance from Sealdah (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
1 | 0 | Sealdah | SDAH | Chord link line / Sealdah South lines [8] |
2 | 4 | Bidhannagar Road | Chord link line / Circular line | |
3 | 7 | Dum Dum Junction | DDJ | Chord link line / Circular line/ Bangaon and Hasnabad (Eastern line) |
4 | 11 | Belgharia | None | |
5 | 14 | Agarpara | None | |
6 | 16 | Sodpur | None | |
7 | 19 | Khardaha | None | |
8 | 20 | Titagarh | None | |
9 | 23 | Barrackpore | BP | None |
10 | 25 | Palta | None | |
11 | 27 | Ichhapur | None | |
12 | 30 | Shyamnagar | None | |
13 | 33 | Jagaddal | None | |
14 | 35 | Kankinara | None | |
15 | 38 | Naihati Junction | NH | Bandel (Eastern line) |
16 | 42 | Halisahar | None | |
17 | 44 | Kanchrapara Workshop Gate | None | |
18 | 45 | Kanchrapara | None | |
19 | 48 | Kalyani | Kalyani Simanta (Eastern line) | |
20 | 53 | Madanpur | None | |
21 | 57 | Simurali | None | |
22 | 60 | Palpara | None | |
23 | 62 | Chakdaha | None | |
24 | 68 | Payradanga | None | |
25 | 73 | Ranaghat Junction | RHA | Bangaon, Krishnanagar & Shantipur (Eastern line) |
26 | 78 | Bankimnagar | None | |
27 | 80 | Pancheberia | None | |
28 | 82 | Aranghata | None | |
29 | 87 | Bahirgachhi | None | |
30 | 89 | Shantinagar | None | |
31 | 91 | Bhayna | None | |
32 | 93 | Bagula | None | |
33 | 97 | Mayurhat | None | |
34 | 100 | Taraknagar | None | |
35 | 105 | Majhdia | None | |
36 | 111 | Banpur | None | |
37 | 114 | Harishnagar | None | |
38 | 117 | Gede | GEDE | None |
The main line branches in Sealdah Section is bifurcates into many lines:
Northern Branch line-1 | ||||
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# | Distance from Ranaghat (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
1 | 0 | Ranaghat Junction † | RHA | Main (Eastern line) |
2 | 4 | Kalinarayanpur Junction | Shantipur (Eastern line) | |
3 | 8 | Birnagar | None | |
4 | 11 | Taherpur | None | |
5 | 16 | Badkulla | None | |
6 | 21 | Jalal Khali | None | |
7 | 26 | Krishnanagar City Junction | KNJ | Shantipur (Eastern line) |
† – Branch Line starts at Ranaghat |
Northern Branch line-2 | ||||
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# | Distance from Kalinarayanpur (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
1 | 0 | Kalinarayanpur Junction † | Ranaghat and Krishnanagar (Eastern line) | |
2 | 4 | Habibpur | None | |
3 | 8 | Phulia | FLU | None |
4 | 12 | Bathna Krittibas | None | |
5 | 16 | Shantipur | STB | None |
6 | 22 | Dignagar | None | |
7 | 31 | Krishnanagar City Junction | KNJ | Ranaghat (Eastern line) |
† – Branch Line starts at Kalinarayanpur |
Mid East Branch line | ||||
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# | 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 | 10 | Gangnapur | None | |
5 | 15 | Majhergram | None | |
6 | 18 | Akaipur Halt | None | |
7 | 23 | Gopal Nagar | None | |
8 | 28 | Satberia | None | |
9 | 33 | Bangaon | BNJ | Dum Dum (Eastern line) |
† – Branch Line starts at Ranaghat |
Kalyani Branch line | ||||
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# | Distance from Kalyani (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
1 | 0 | Kalyani † | Main (Eastern line) | |
2 | 2 | Kalyani Silpanchal | None | |
3 | 4 | Kalyani Ghoshpara | None | |
4 | 5 | Kalyani Simanta | KLYM | None |
† – Branch Line starts at Kalyani |
Mid North East Branch line | ||||
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# | Distance from Dum Dum Junction (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
1 | 0 | Dum Dum Junction † | DDJ | Chord link line/Circular line/Main (Eastern line) |
2 | 3 | Dum Dum Cantonment | None | |
3 | 5 | Durganagar | None | |
4 | 6 | Birati | None | |
5 | 8 | Bisharpara Kodaliya | None | |
6 | 10 | New Barrackpore | None | |
7 | 11 | Madhyamgram | None | |
8 | 13 | Hridaypur | None | |
9 | 15 | Barasat Junction | BT | Hasnabad (Eastern line) |
10 | 19 | Bamangachhi | None | |
11 | 23 | Duttapukur | DTK | None |
12 | 27 | Bira | None | |
13 | 30 | Guma | None | |
14 | 34 | Ashoknagar Road | None | |
15 | 37 | Habra | HB | None |
16 | 42 | Sanhati | None | |
17 | 47 | Machhalandapur | None | |
18 | 50 | Gobardanga | GBG | None |
19 | 56 | Thakurnagar | TKNR | None |
20 | 60 | Chandpara | None | |
21 | 65 | Bibhuti Bhushan Halt | None | |
22 | 70 | Bangaon | BNJ | Ranaghat (Eastern line) |
† – Branch Line starts at Dum Dum Junction |
East Branch line | ||||
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# | 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 |
Hooghly Branch line | ||||
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# | 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 | ||||
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# | 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 |
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. [9]
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. [10]
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Badkulla railway station is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system and operated by Eastern Railway. It is located on the Ranaghat–Krishnanagar line in Nadia in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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.