Howrah–Delhi main line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Howrah–Chennai main line Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Howrah–Bardhaman Main Line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Grand Chord
Platforms
23 (1-15, 17-23)[1]
Tracks
25
Connections
Howrah Bus Depot Howrah metro station Howrah Ferry Ghat
Other information
Status
Active
Station code
HWH[2]
Zone(s)
Eastern Railway(ER) &
South Eastern Railway (SER)
Division(s)
Howrah (ER) & Kharagpur (SER)
History
Opened
1854; 170 years ago (1854)
Electrified
1954; 70 years ago (1954)[3]
Previous names
East Indian Railway Company
Passengers
1 million+ daily (as of 2019)[4]
Services
Preceding station
Kolkata Suburban Railway
Following station
Terminus
Eastern Line
Main line & Chord line
Liluah
towards Bandel Junction
Tikiapara
towards Midnapore
South Eastern Line
Main line
Terminus
Route map
Legend
km
Asansol–Tatanagar–
Kharagpur line
Kharagpur–Puri line
Kharagpur–Bankura–
Adra line
Kalaikunda
Kharagpur–Bankura
–Adra line
Nimpura
Nimpura Through Yard
Nimpura Goods Yard
Girimaidan
Hijli
Kharagpur-Puri line
0
Kharagpur
NH 60
7
Jakpur
13
Madpur
19
Shyam Chak
24
Balichak
27
Duan
30
Radhamohanpur
35
Haur
39
Khirai
km
Kangsabati River
44
Panskura
Raghunathbari
20
to Ghatal
(planned)
Rajgoda
28
48
Narayan Pakuria Murail
Saheed Matangini
33
51
Bhogpur
Tamluk
36
00
54
Nandaigajan
Nandakumar
10
57
Mecheda
Nandakumar-Balaipanda
new line (planned)
43
Keshabpur
Chak Simulia
49
Satish Samanta Halt
Bargoda
51
Mahishadal
Moyna
60
Barda
Balaipanda
66
Basulya Sutahata
NH 41
Haldia Energy Power Station
Haldi River
71
Durgachak
Lavan Satyagrah Smarak
21
HPCL Siding
Deshapran
33
Indorama Checmicals Siding
Deshapran-Kendamari
new line (planned)
Gholpukur
74
Durgachak Town
New Krishnanagar
77
Silpaprabesh
Hampigram
Haldia Industrial Belt
Nandigram
Kendamari
Henria
39
Haldia Dock Complex
Nachinda
52
Kanthi
63
79
Bandar
ICF Haldia
Sitalpur
69
81
Haldia
Sujalpur
71
Ashapurna Devi
76
Kolaghat Thermal
Power Station
Badalpur
78
60
Kolaghat
Kanthi-Egra new
line (planned)
Rupnarayan River
Raipur
64
Deulti
Satmile
67
Ghoraghata
Paschimbatya
70
Bagnan
Balighai
Bagnan–Amta
line (planned)
Egra
Damodar River
Bhatda
78
Kulgachia
Dubda
79
Bir Shibpur
Paniparul Road
Pujali–Uluberia
line (planned)
Depal
83
Uluberia
Champa River
85
Phuleswar
Ramnagar (Bengal)
86
88
Chengel
Egra-Digha new
line (planned)
Fort Gloster Jute Mill
Tikra
88
91
Bauria
Digha–Jaleswar
line (planned)
95
Nalpur
Digha
94
Ambuja Cement
97
Abada
Sankrail Goods yard
99
Sankrail
Delta Jute Mill
103
Andul
105
Mourigram
Santragachi–Amta
branch line
Hindustan Industries
and Engineering
108
Santragachi
Padmapukur
NH 12 (Kona Expressway)
Guest Keen Williams
109
Ramrajatala
111
Dasnagar
Shalimar │
Shalimar
rail yard
112
Tikiapara
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
& Howrah–Bardhaman chord
115
Howrah
km
Sources:[5][6][7][8]
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Howrah–Barddhaman main line
Legend
km
km
Barddhaman–Asansol section
Barddhaman Down Yard
B.B. loop line
Barddhaman–Katwa line
Barddhaman Junction
107
00
143
53
Katwa Junction
136
Dainhat
Barddhaman Up Yard
Barddhaman Diesel Loco shed
Gangpur
100
Dainhat–Manteswar
–Memari line
(planned)
Saktigarh
95
B.B. loop line
Howrah–Barddhaman chord line
Manteswar (planned)
Palsit
91
87
Rasulpur
Nimo
84
Dainhat–Manteswar
–Memari line
(planned)
81
Memari
Bagila
78
74
Debipur
Bainchi
70
67
Bainchigram
Simlagarh
65
60
Pundooah
Khanyan
55
50
Talandu
Howrah–Barddhaman chord line
B.B. loop line
Dhaniakhali Halt
00
46
Magra
(planned)
Tarakeswar–Dhaniakhali
–Magra line
Saraswati river
Howrah–Barddhaman chord line
43
Adisaptagram
Bandel EMU car shed
B.B. loop line
Bandel goods yard
Bandel Junction
39
Bandel Steam Loco shed
Bandel–Naihati branch line
Hooghly
37
35
Chuchura
Chandannagar
32
30
Mankundu
Victoria jute mill siding
Bhadreshwar jute mill siding
Braithwaite Angus Works siding
Angus jute mill siding
Bhadreshwar
28
Champdani coal depot siding
30
Bhadreshwar Ghat
DVC Khal
North Brook jute mill siding
Dalhousie jute mill siding
Champdani jute mill siding
24
Baidyabati
Seoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line
22
Seoraphuli Junction
(planned) Shrirampur
19
Shrirampur
(planned)
Howrah Maidan–Dankuni
–Srirampur metro
Standard Pharma siding
FCI siding
Rishra Glass factory siding
Grasim Industries factory siding
Wellington jute mill siding
16
Rishra
Rishra cotton mill siding
Berger Paints factory siding
Hindustan Motors factory siding
13
Konnagar
Titagarh Wagons siding
11
Hind Motor
9
Uttarpara
Condemned Coach Dismantling
& Cutting Yard
Bone mill siding
Bally Khal
Howrah–Barddhaman chord line
Bally jute mill siding
8
Bally
Belghoria Expressway
Calcutta Chord link line
6
Belur Math
Belur Railway Scrap Yard
Belur
5
Belur Store Yard
4
Liluah
Howrah–Kharagpur line
Liluah C & W Workshop
Santragachi Locomotive Shed
Santragachi Coaching Yard
Hindustan Industries
& Engineering siding
Santragachi–Amta branch line
(planned)
Howrah–Santragachi
–Dhulagarh metro
Santragachi Junction
07
10
Santragachi (planned)
(planned)
Howrah–Santragachi
–Dhulagarh metro
Liluah Sorting Yard
Kona Expressway
Ramrajatala
06
Howrah Diesel Loco Shed
Dasnagar
04
Tikiapara–Liluah line
(Howrah bypass line)
Howrah Electric Loco Shed
Tikiapara
02
Tikiapara EMU Car Shed
Padmapukur Coaching Yard
Tikiapara Coaching Yard
Padmapukur
08
(planned)
Howrah–Santragachi
–Dhulagarh metro
Howrah EMU Car Shed
Guest Keen Williams siding
Shalimar
05
Shalimar (planned)
Shalimar rail yard
CCI siding
Shalimar Goods Shed
B & R siding
Salt Golah Goods Yard (abandoned)
(planned) Coal Depot
Howrah Maidan–Dankuni
–Srirampur metro
(planned)
(planned) Foreshore Road
Jheel Siding Coaching Yard
Howrah–Shalimar line
(abandoned)
Howrah Maidan
Burn Standard Company siding
KM Line 2 (u/c)
Howrah Goods Shed
0
Howrah
Hooghly river
East West Metro Tunnel
KM Line 2 (u/c)
km
km
Key
Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm)
Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm)
in use
out of use, planned, or
under construction (u/c)
tunnel
Howrah–Bardhaman Chord
Legend
km
Bardhaman–Asansol section
Bardhaman–Katwa line
95
Bardhaman
88
Gangpur
83
Saktigarh
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
NH 19
78
Palla Road
75
Chanchai
Bankura–Masagram line
72
Masagram
SH 15
Memari–Tarakeswar Road
69
Nabagram
65
Jaugram
62
Jhapandanga
58
Gurap
56
Hajigarh
54
Cheragram Block Hut
52
Sibaichandi
to Mogra (planned)
to Tarakeswar (planned)
49
Dhaniakhali Halt
47
Belmuri
45
Porabazar
41
Chandanpur
36
Madhusudanpur
SH 2
33
Kamarkundu
Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur line
32
Balarambati
30
Mirzapur–Bankipur
27
Baruipara
23
Begampur
to Furfura Sharif (planned)
UltraTech Cement Siding
21
Janai Road
Dankuni Coal Complex Siding
Jangalpara
16
Gobra
15
0
Dankuni
ELAAU CLW Siding
FCI Siding
NH 19
NH 16
Santragachi–Amta branch line
12
Belanagar
7
Bally
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
4
Rajchandrapur
6
Bally Halt
C.C. link line
7
Belur
Belur Math
5
Liluah
Howrah–Kharagpur line
0
Howrah
km
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Howrah railway station (also known as Howrah Junction, or informally Howrah Station) (Bengali: হাওড়া জংশন) is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India.[9] It is the largest and busiest railway complex in India[10][11][12][13] as well as one of the busiest and largest train stations in the world.[14][15] It is also the oldest surviving railway station complex in India. Howrah is one of six intercity train stations serving the Kolkata metropolitan area (including Howrah and its twin city of Kolkata), the others being Sealdah, Dankuni, Santragachi, Shalimar and Kolkata railway station.
The first public train from the station was on 15 August 1854, on what is now the Howrah – Hooghly Main Line.[16] At present[when?], about 600 passenger trains pass through the station, serving more than one million passengers a day.[4][17][16] Utilising its 23 platforms, the station handles a total of 252 Mail/Express trains and 500 suburban EMUs daily;[18] ten of the platforms are long enough to cater to trains with more than 24 coaches.[19] Goods and parcel trains also originate and terminate here.[19] The Howrah–Barddhaman main line is the busiest line that connects this station.[20]
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