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Howrah (/ ˈhaʊrə /; Bengali: [ˈɦao̯ɽa]; alternatively spelled as Haora) [12] is an important city [13][3] of Kolkata Metropolis in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite its twin city of Kolkata. [3] Administratively Howrah city lies within Howrah district and is the ...
The Howrah Bridge is a balanced steel bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India.Commissioned in 1943, [9] [11] the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata, which are located at the opposite banks of each other.
Kolkata, [ a ] also known as Calcutta[ b ] (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern and northeastern India. [ 16 ]
The locomotive was of the same type as the Fairy Queen. [30] Indians on their way to European colonies in the early 1800s came through the Howrah Station. [31] The increase of residents in the region around Howrah and Kolkata and the booming economy lead to an increasing demand for rail travel.
A ferry operating between Howrah and Kolkata with Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu) in background. The Bhāgirathi-Hooghly river system is an essential lifeline for the people of West Bengal. It was through this river that the East India company sailed into Bengal and established their trade settlement, Calcutta, the capital of British India.
The Howrah–Chennai main line is a part of the golden quadrilateral. The routes connecting the four major metropolises (New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata), along with their diagonals, known as the golden quadrilateral, carry about half the freight and nearly half the passenger traffic, although they form only 16 per cent of the length. [17]
1926. Construction end. 1931. Opened. 29 December 1931; 92 years ago (1931-12-29) Location. Vivekananda Setu (also called Willingdon Bridge and Bally Bridge) is a bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. It links the city of Howrah, at Bally, to Kolkata, at Dakshineswar. Completed in 1931, it is a multispan truss bridge that was ...
Kolkata railway station (formerly known as Chitpur railway station) is the newest of the six intercity railway stations serving Howrah and Kolkata, West Bengal, India, the others are Sealdah station in Kolkata and Howrah Junction, Dankuni Junction, Shalimar station and Santragachi Junction on western banks of the Hooghly river.