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Kolkata Circular Railway, also known as the Kolkata Chakra Rail (Bengali: কলকাতা চক্র রেল), is a 36.20 km (22.49 mi) long railway loop line operated by the Sealdah division of the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways, encircling the city of Kolkata.
The Kolkata Suburban Railway is an offshoot of the second passenger railway to be built by the British in India. [1] The first train ran between Howrah and Hooghly stations on 15 August 1854 and was operated by the East Indian Railway (EIR).
The 12345 / 12346 Saraighat SF Express [1] is a daily Superfast Express train which runs between Howrah Junction, Kolkata (West Bengal) and Guwahati (), via Barddhaman, Rampurhat, New Jalpaiguri Junction in Siliguri, North Bengal.
Kolkata Rajdhani at Gaya Junction 12302 Kolkata Rajdhani Express - AC First Class. The 12301/ 12302 Howrah - New Delhi -Howrah Rajdhani Express (also known as Kolkata Rajdhani Express) is a Rajdhani class Superfast Express train of Indian Railways that connects that capital of West Bengal, Kolkata ( Howrah ) to the national capital of India, New Delhi.
The 12885 / 12886 Aranyak Express is a short-distance Superfast-type day train run by Indian Railways which connects the city of Kolkata with Bhojudih. It operates daily except on Sunday. It travels the 311 km at an average speed of 56–58 km/h. It was originally Shalimar - Santaldih Aranyak Express.
During this period the first EMU train on this line was started on Howrah – Mecheda route after completion of this route it was extended to Kharagpur on 1 February 1969. [ citation needed ] In the period 1974 to 1976, Panskura – Haldia line was also electrified with the two phases: Panskura – Durgachak & Durgachak – Haldia, After that ...
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.
The Kolkata Suburban Railway was opened in 1854. The system is operated by Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway zone. Each route contains "slow" and "fast" tracks. "Slow" tracks are dedicated tracks for suburban trains, while "fast" tracks are shared with long-distance trains operated by Indian Railways. Some railway stations on the ...