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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.
Ferry services are available from Babughat to Howrah, Chandpal Ghat, Telkal Ghat and Bally. [5] [6] Babughat Bus Terminus. Also just outside the ghat is a bus terminus. Babughat is one of the main bus termini in the Kolkata apart from two others located at Esplanade and Howrah station. [7]
The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69. [9] References External links. Trains at Dasnagar; This page was last edited on 7 March 2024, at 15:04 (UTC
The Gangasagar pilgrimage and fair is the second largest congregation of mankind after the triennial ritual bathing of Kumbha Mela. [14] In 2007, about 300,000 pilgrims took the holy dip where the Hooghly meets the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. Almost five-hundred thousand pilgrims thronged Gangasagar in 2008. [15]
Howrah station was a tin shed and to reach it from Kolkata one had to cross the Hooghly River in a ferry. On 15 August 1854, the first passenger train in the eastern section was operated up to Hooghly railway station, 39 kilometres (24 mi) away. On 1 February 1855 the first train ran from Howrah to Raniganj, 195 kilometres (121 mi) from Howrah.
The 13007 Howrah–Sri Ganganagar Udyan Abha Toofan Express covered the distance of 1978 kilometres in 45 hours 25 mins (43.55 km/h) and in 46 hours 20 mins as 13008 Sri Ganganagar–Howrah Udyan Abha Toofan Express (42.69 km/h). 13007 Udyan Abha Toofan Express – AC 3 tier coach 13007 Udyan Abha Toofan Express – Sleeper class coach
Two corridors (one local and other through) follow the South Eastern Railway run from Howrah Junction (HWH) to Midnapore (128 km). At the mainline there is a bifurcation into two branch lines – one from Panskura to Haldia (69 km) in the south-east and the other from Shalimar to Amta (50 km) in the west.
The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855. [5]The broad-gauge Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar branch line was opened by the Tarkessur Railway Company on 1 January 1885 and was worked by East Indian Railway Company.