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It will be the deepest station of the Kolkata Metro [53] [54] and also the deepest in the country. [55] [56] To the east, the station connects to Mahakaran station in Kolkata through India's biggest under-river metro tunnel beneath the Hooghly river; [57] [58] whilst to the west the adjacent station is Howrah Maidan. The station was opened to ...
Howrah metro station is a metro station on Kolkata Metro's Green Line in Howrah, India. [3] Built underneath Howrah railway station 's new and old complex, the metro station allows interchanging with other zones of Indian Railways as part of the Howrah station transport hub . [ 1 ]
The South Eastern line in Kolkata consists of three major corridors, which divide into two branches as they run into the suburban satellite towns. Two corridors—one local and the other through—follow the South Eastern Railway and run from Howrah Junction to Midnapore, a distance of 128 km (80 mi).
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. Unlike Sealdah station, Howrah station has fewer suburban trains than long-distance trains.
The South Eastern Line of Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban railway line serving Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It consists of 37 stations from Howrah Junction to Midnapore. The entire line is at grade level. It has section of triple track starting from Howrah Junction and ends at Midnapore, Amta, Haldia and Digha stations in West Bengal. [5]
Howrah - Belur Math Line # Distance from Howrah Jn (km) Station Name Station Code Connections 1: 0: Howrah† 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
[1] [6] It will cover a distance of 22 km (14 mi) and consist of 17 stations from Teghoria (Haldiram) in the east to Howrah Maidan in the west, of which it will consist of 11 elevated and 6 underground stations, and the operational section consists of 6 elevated and 6 underground stations, with a total distance of 13.1 km (8.1 mi).
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. [5]