Sealdah railway station is one of India's major railway terminals serving the city of Kolkata. The other main railway stations in the Kolkata metropolitan area are Howrah, Shalimar, Dankuni, Kolkata and Santragachi. It is the busiest railway station in India in terms of daily passenger's footfall with over 1.2 million. It is an important suburban rail terminal. Kolkata Metro Line 2 passes through Sealdah with the new underground Sealdah metro station.
The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country with the highest number of stations. It is also the largest suburban rail system in the world. There are five main lines and nineteen branch lines. The suburban railway operates more than 1,500 services, carrying 3.5 million people daily and 1.2 billion people every year. It runs from 03:00 am until 02:00 am and the 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.
Kanchrapara is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
The Howrah–Bardhaman chord 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–Allahabad–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.
The Kanchrapara Railway Workshop is one of the major workshops of Indian Railways, and is located in the Sealdah division of the Eastern Railway zone. It is divided into two complexes — Loco Complex and Carriage Complex. It caters to the major overhauling of a large product mix of IR, including locomotives, ICF Coaches, EMUs, MEMUs, DEMUs, Tower Cars, etc. Its mention can be found in Satyajit Ray's short story "Patol Babu Superstar", which was also included in the Class 10 English Communicative Curriculum of the CBSE.
The Howrah–Kharagpur line is part of the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line, Howrah–Chennai main line and Kolkata Suburban Railway.
Barddhaman Junction Railway Station is a railway junction station on the Howrah–Delhi main line and is located in Purba Bardhaman District in the Indian state of West Bengal. EMU services from Howrah along Howrah–Bardhaman main line and Howrah–Bardhaman chord terminate at Bardhaman. Everyday 300+ express/mail/SF trains hault here making it one of the most busiest and important junction railway station in Eastern India. It serves Bardhaman, the fifth most populous city in West Bengal.
The Chennai Central–Bengaluru City line is an electrified railway double line which connects Chennai and Bengaluru, the two largest cities in South India. It is officially known as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station–Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna line, and earlier known as Madras–Bangalore line.
Kanchrapara railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Kanchrapara on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line. It is situated in North 24 Parganas district, on the outskirts of Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India. It mainly serves the Greater Kanchrapara town region and the surrounding areas. This is a considerably important station on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line because of the existence of the Kanchrapara Railway Workshop. There were plans of making this crowded station a junction stop, but this has not been initiated yet, mainly due to the less space available to expand the station. The distance between Sealdah railway station and Kanchrapara station is about 45 km.
Belgharia railway station or Belghoria railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway and one of the oldest railway station in India. It is located in Belgharia, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. This railway station 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.
Sodpur railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in the town of Sodepur. It serves the local areas of Sodepur in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India.
Khardaha railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in the town of Khardaha. It serves the local areas of Khardaha and as well as Rahara in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. This railway station is well connected towards south with Sealdah, which is one of India's major railway terminal serving the city of Kolkata. Towards north, it is well connected with some Big Railway Junctions like Barrackpore, Naihati, Bandel and Barddhaman. This station is under jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. Khardaha Railway Station comes under Seladah-Ranaghat Main line. Only EMU train service is available from here at present.
Jagaddal railway station is the railway station on Sealdah–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. It is situated at the town of Jagatdal. It serves the local areas of Jagatdal in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India.
Payradanga railway station is a railway station on the Sealdah Ranagahat line. It serves the local areas of Payradanga in the Nadia district of West Bengal. The Sealdah–Kusthia line of the Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to railway traffic in the year 1862. Eastern Bengal Railway used to work only on the eastern side of the Hooghly River. The platform is not at all sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. There is no proper approach road to this station. The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–65.
Madanpur railway station is a railway station on the Sealdah Ranaghat line. It serves the local areas of Madanpur in the Nadia district of West Bengal.
Simurali railway station is a railway station on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line. It serves the local areas of Shimurali in the Nadia district of West Bengal.
Palpara railway station is a railway station on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line. It serves the local areas of Palpara in the Nadia district of West Bengal.
Chakdaha railway station is a railway station on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line. It serves the local areas of Chakdaha in the Nadia district of West Bengal.
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
