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It serves the long-distance trains of South Eastern Railway. Currently Platform No. 8 in "Terminal 1" is the longest in Howrah Station at 961 metres (3,153 ft), followed by Platform No. 21 in "Terminal 2" which is 930.25 metres (3,052.0 ft) long & Current Platform No. 1 "Terminal 1" in which is 916 metres (3,005 ft) long.
Howrah railway station (more commonly referred to as Howrah Station) is the major railway station serving Howrah, Kolkata and the neighbouring districts. It is the second busiest rail station in India, along with being the largest railway station in terms of number of platform.
Due to the limitation of space, new platform construction is restricted at Howrah. Although 3 new platforms (17, 22 & 23) were constructed at Howrah during 2006 – 2008, those were not sufficient. Side by side, due to its almost central position in Howrah, Howrah station is too busy for both suburban and long-distance rail traffic.
The station is operated by the Howrah railway division. A 16-line Loco shed and 14-line freight yard is also present. There are seven platforms at Bandel Junction station. However, platform number 6 can accommodate only the 9-coach EMU trains so most of the 9-coach Bandel–Naihati locals depart from that platform.
It has four divisions; Howrah and Sealdah divisions operate the system. The Sealdah division was part of the Eastern Bengal Railway before the recategorisation. [4] [5] Howrah division is the oldest in the ER zone. [6] On 1 February, 1957, the EMU services were introduced on the Howrah – Bandel section of the Howrah division. In 1963 ...
Whilst the station had existed for many years on the line to Howrah railway station, work for its upgrade to a railway terminal started in 2015. [5] SER wished to use it for their long-distance trains which reduces the load on the crowded Howrah railway station , which is operated by Eastern Railway .
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Presently, it comprises four divisions and they are Malda Town, Howrah, Sealdah and Asansol. In 2021, Eastern Railway completed full electrification of its 2010 km rail network in West Bengal , [ 7 ] while in 2022, its entire network of 2848 km was electrified with the conversion of the Hansdiha - Godda section.