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The Bengal-Nagpur Railway was extended to Howrah in 1900, thus making Howrah an important railway centre. [34] So in 1901, a new station building was proposed. The British architect Halsey Ricardo designed the new station. [34] It was opened to the public on 1 December 1905, [34] [35] and completed by 1911. [30]
Santragachi Junction railway station (SRC) is a railway junction in South Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways, situated in Santragachhi, Howrah, India. [5] It is one of the five intercity large railway stations serving the Kolkata metropolitan region, India. The station is operated by the South Eastern Railway (SER) zone of Indian Railways. [5]
Howrah metro station is a metro station of Kolkata Metro Line 2 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 ]
KhagraGhat Road railway station lies on the Western Bank of River Bhagirathi (Ganga) in the Radharghat locality of Berhampore city. The line passes through Howrah–Chandannagar-Chuchura-Bandel-Nabadwip-Katwa-Salar-Khagraghat-Azimganj. It is located in Murshidabad district, 205 km (127 mi) from Howrah railway station.
The Line consists of a total 266 stations and the entire line is at grade. It mainly consists of two sections according to its division area and the main two terminal stations of Kolkata metropolitan region: the Howrah section, centered around Howrah railway station and the Sealdah Section centered around Sealdah railway station.
The station is linked with both Howrah and Sealdah. Dankuni has grown into an important intercity railway station serving the Kolkata metropolitan region . It is a major intermediate stoppage for mail and express trains plying to and fro the southern states of India and the northeastern states of India .
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.
Barddhaman Junction is an important station in the Eastern Railway zone. Trains from Howrah, Sealdah, Kolkata towards Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Gaya etc. go through the station. The station consists of eight platforms. The first passenger train ran from Howrah to Bardhaman on 15 August 1855. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855. [4]