Kolkata Suburban Railway
Overview | |
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Locale | Kolkata, West Bengal |
Transit type | Commuter rail |
Number of stations | 348 |
Operation | |
Began operation | 15 August 1854 |
Operator(s) |
Eastern Railway South Eastern Railway |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (broad gauge) |
The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system for the suburbs surrounding the city of Kolkata. Railways such as this are important and heavily used infrastructure in India. It runs from 4 a.m to 2 a.m in the night
The suburban railway services in Kolkata are operated by Eastern Railway (ER) and South Eastern Railway (SER). The Kolkata Metro operates the underground Metro services in the city as well. There is a separate Circular Railway corridor in the city also operated by ER. The Howrah line of Eastern Railways has a rolling stock of 12 coach EMU made by Jessop and ICF. BEML emus have also been bought but they are not in use . The Sealdah line has a rolling stock of 9,10,12 car emus made by Jessop and ICF. 2 BEML emu trains of 9 coaches are also operational. The south eastern railways uses both 9 and 12 coaches emu made by Jessop and ICF.
From Howrah Station
South Eastern Railways
Operated by the South Eastern Railway, this section of the line serves the south western suburbs of Greater Kolkata. The destination stations lie :
- In the south western part of Howrah district like Santragachi, Shalimar, Andul, Uluberia, Bagnan, Amta.
- In the East Midnapore district like Digha, Tamluk, Haldia, Panskura, Kolaghat, Mecheda.
- In the eastern and southern part of West Midnapore district like Balichak, Kharagpur, Midnapore and Jhargram.
Howrah South Eastern Section
Route map and details
Howrah-Kharagpur line
Santragachi-Amta Branch Line
Howrah, Tikiapara, Dasnagar, Ramrajatala, Santragachi
At Santragachi, the line splits up into three sections :
- Shalimar Section
- Amta Section
- Panskura Section
Amta Section
Santragachi, Bankra Nayabaz, Baltikuri, Kona, Dansi, Jhalurber, Makardah, Domjur Road, Domjur, Dakshinbari, Bargachia, Patihal, Munsirhat, Mahendralalnagar, Maju, Jalalsi, Harishdadpur, Amta
Panskura Section
Santragachhi, Uluberia, Bagnan, Deulti, Kolaghat, Mecheda, Panskura.Major station of panskura section
At Panskura, the line further divides into:
- Midnapore Section
- Haldia Section
Midnapur Section
Panskura, Khirai, Haur, Radhamohanpur, Duan, Balichak, Shyamchak, Madpur, Jakpur, Kharagpur, Giri Maidan, Gokulpur, Cossye, Midnapur
Jhargram Section
Kharagpur, Nimpura, Kalaikunda, Khemashuli, Sardiha, Banstala, Jhargram
Haldia Section
Panskura, Raghunathbari, Rajgoda, Shaheed Matangini, Tamluk, Keshabpur, Satish Samanta, Mahishadal, Barda, |Basulya Sutahata, Durgachak, Durgachak Town, Silpaprabesh, Bandar, Haldia.
Digha Section
Tamluk, Nandakumar, Laban Satyagraha Smarak, Deshapran, Heria, Nachinda, Kanthi, Sitalpur, Sujalpur, Ashapurna Devi, Badalpur, Ramnagar, Tikra, Digha.
Howrah Eastern Section
Route map and details
Howrah-Bardhaman Main Line
Howrah-Bardhaman Chord
Sheoraphuli-Tarakeswar Branch Line
However, at Liluah, the Belur Math branch line cuts off to serve the Belur Math station.
At Bally, the line splits into two sections:
- Barddhaman Chord Line Section (via Dankuni)
- Seoraphuli Section
Barddhaman Chord Line Section major station
Bally, Dankuni, Baruipara, Kamarkundu, Chandanpur, Gurap, Masagram, Saktigarh, Bardhaman
Seoraphuli Section
Bally, Uttarpara, Hind Motor, Konnagar, Rishra, Serampore, Sheoraphuli
At Sheoraphuli, the line branches into:
- Tarakeshwar Section
- Bandel Section
Tarakeshwar Section major staion
Sheroaphuli, Singur, Kamarkundu, Haripal, Tarakeswar, Arambagh PC Sen.
Bandel Section major station
Seoraphuli, Baidyabati, Bhadreswar, Mankundu, Chandannagar, Chunchura, Hooghly, Bandel
At Bandel, the line splits into:
- Barddhaman Main Line Section
- Katwa Section
Bandel-Bardhaman Main Line Section major station
Bandel, Pundooah, Simlagarh, Memari, Saktigarh, Bardhaman
Bandel-Katwa Section major staion
Bandel, Jirat, Balagarh, Ambika Kalna, Nabadwip Dham, Purbasthali, Katwa
From Sealdah Station
Main Section
This line serves the northern suburbs on the eastern bank of Hooghly River and further east towards the very end of the international border between India and Bangladesh. The destinations facilitated by this line are:
- In North 24 Parganas district along the banks of the Hooghly like Dum Dum, Barrackpore, Naihati.
- In North 24 Parganas district towards the north east and towards the Bangladesh border like Bongaon, Basirhat, Hasnabad.
- In Nadia district like Kalyani, Ranaghat, Shantipur Krishnagar and Gede
South Section
This line operates on the southern parts of the city and serves the southern suburbs of Calcutta and the entire South 24 Parganas district. The areas served are:
- The southern suburbs like Ballygunge, Jadavpur, Garia, Budge Budge, Sonarpur.
- In the South 24 Parganas district like Port Canning, Diamond Harbour, Lakshmikantapur, Namkhana.
Sealdah Main Section
Within Greater Kolkata: Sealdah, Bidhannagar Road, Dum Dum Jn..
At Dum Dum, the line branches into: 1. Barasat section 2. Dankuni section 3. Naihati section
Sealdah-Bongaon section major station
Dum Dum, Dum Dum Cantonment, Birati, Madhyamgram, Barasat, Bamangachhi, Duttapukur, Ashoknagar Road, Habra, Maslandapur, Gobardanga, Thakurnagar, Bongaon. Two junction stations in Bongaon section Barasat junction & Bongaon junction, Barasat junction - Hasnabad, Bongaon junction - Ranaghat junction
Dankuni section
Starts from Dum Dum. Baranagar Road, Dakshineswar, Bally Ghat, Bally Halt, Rajchandrapur, Dankuni. Dakshineswar has the famous Kali Temple where Ramakrishna Paramhansa was a priest. Vivekananda Setu locally known as Bally Bridge over the Hooghly River connects Bally Ghat and Dakshineswar. Bally halt is used as an interchange with Howrah Main Section. Baranagar Road station is near Dunlop crossing in B.T. road being a place of interchange with bus routes. this total section is elevated via Vivekanda Bridge.
Naihati section
Dum Dum, Barrackpore, Ichhapur, Shyamnagar, Kakinara, Naihati This is the busiest part of Sealdah section.Barrackpore & Naihati are the most important stations in this line. there is a future plan to set up Barrackpore a s a terminal station for long distance trains as it has 5 platforms and the stretch work of Platform 1 is complete from where long distance train can depert. the main trains in this line are Sealdah-Barrackpore Local & Sealdah-Naihati Local
At Naihati, the line splits into: 1. Bandel section 2. main section
Naihati-Bandel section
Naihati, Garifa, Hooghly Ghat, Bandel
Main section(Naihati)
At Kalyani, the Kalyani Simanta line branches off forming two lines:
Kalyani, Kalyani Shilpanchal, Kalyani Ghoshpara, Kalyani Simanta. This line is for serving the planned township of Kalyani. this 4 stations covering a length of 5 km covers the Kalyani area. Sealdah-kalyani Simanta Locals serve this line.
Kalyanir, Simurali, Chakdaha, Ranaghat Ranaghat is an important Junction in this line. Sealdah-Ranaghat Locals serve this line. At Ranaghat, the following three lines branch off: main line Gede line Bangon This Ranaghat-Bangon line joins Ranaghat & Bangon station by Ranaghat-Bangon locals. At Kalinarayanpur, a station next to ranaghat on the main line, the Shantipur line emerges.
Shantipur line
Ranaghat, Kalinarayanpur JN, Habibpur, Phulia, Bathna Krittibas, Shantipur Jn.. this line covers 20 km from Ranaghat to Shantipur. Sealdah-Shantipur Locals at regular interval serve this line. Also a few Ranaghat-Shantipur emu service is available in peak hours.
Shantipur Jn - Krishnanagar City Jn - Nabadwip Ghat Line
Shantipur Jn, Gobindapur, Dignagar, Krishnanagar City Jn, Mahestola, Nabadwip Ghat. From Shantipur Jn, a line emerges and connects to Nabadwip Ghat via Krishnanagr City Jn. This old section was 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge. It has recently been converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in). The work of Shantipur - Krishnanagr City Jn section is complete & EMU service has started. The work of gauge conversion is in progress between Krishnanagar City Jn - Nabadwip Ghat. Three couples of Shantipur-Krishannagar EMU run daily on this line in both directions including Ranaghat Jn - Krishnanagar City Jn via Shantipur Jn EMU service.
Sealdah to Krishnanagar City Jn. Main line
Ranaghat, Kalinarayanpur Jn., Birnagar, Taherpur, Badkulla, Jalalkhali Halt, Krishnanagar City 26 km is the length of this section. Mainly Sealdah- Krishnanagar City Jn. EMU locals serve this section with a few Ranaghat Jn.-Krishnanagar Cuty Jn. EMU service.
Gede line
Ranaghat, Bankimnagar, Panchberia, Aranghata, Bahirgachi, Bhayna, Bagula, Mayurhat, Taraknagar, Majhdia, Banpur, Harisnagar, Gede. This section covers 43 km, mainly served by Sealdah-Gede & Ranaghat-Gede locals.
Sealdah South Section
Within Greater Kolkata: Sealdah, Park Circus, Ballygunge
At Ballygunge, the line splits up into the 1) Other South Section, and 2)Budge Budge Section
Budge Budge section
Park Circus, Ballygunge Jn, Lake Gardens, Tollygunge, New Alipore (Cal), Majerhat, Brace Bridge, Santoshpur, Akra, Nungi, Budge Budge
Sonarpur Section
Ballygunge JN, Dhakuria, Jadavpur, Baghajatin, New Garia, Garia, Narendrapur, Sonarpur JN Last Stopage of this Section
The Canning branch splits from Sonarpur to Canning line and Baruipur section. The New Garia station is junction between Sealdah South Suburban section & Kolkata Metro Railway (Kabi Subhash Metro Station).
Canning line
Sonarpur Jn, Bidyadharpur, Kalikapur, Champahati, Piali, Gourdaha, Ghutiari Shariff, Beatberia Ghola, Taldi, Canning
Baruipur section
Sonarpur JN, Subhashgram, Mallikpur, Baruipur JN
At Baruipur, the line branches into the Diamond Harbour section and the Kakdwip section.
Diamond Harbour line
Within South 24 Parganas: Baruipur, Kalyanpur, Dakshin Durgapur, Hotar, Dhamuah, Uttar Radhanagar, Magrahat, Bahirpuya, Sangrampur, Deula, Netra, Basuldanga, Gurudas Nagar, Diamond Harbour.
Namkhana line
Within South 24 Parganas : Baruipur, Shasan Road, Krishna Mohan, Dhapdhapi, Suriyapur, Gocharan, Hogla, Dakshin Barasat, Baharu, Jaynagar Majilpur, Mathurapur Road, Madhabpur, Lakshmikantapur, Udairampur, Kulpi, Karanjali, Nischintapur Market, Nischintapur, Kashinagar, Kakdwip. Ukilerhat, Namkhana.
New Alipore (Kalighat) Falta Railway
This line used to connect the stations of Majherhat and New Alipore (Kalighat) with the southern port town of Falta. The line was closed down in 1957. See Kalighat Falta Railway for more details.
Ladies Special Suburban Trains
In 2009, the union minister for railways, Ms Mamata Baneerjee announced the introduction of Ladies Special local trains namely "matribhumi" (i.e. motherland)in the Kolkata suburban section. The ladies special trains run on the following routes.
- Howrah - Bandel
- Howrah - Kharagpur
- Sealdah - Ranaghat
- Sealdah - Canning
- Sealdah - Bangaon
- Sealdah - Baruipur
- Sealdah - Krishnanagar
- Sealdah - Barasat
Circular Railway
This line encircles the entire city of Kolkata. It starts from Dum Dum Junction in the north and passes through Chitpur, Burrabazar, B.B.D.Bag, Prinsep Ghat, Hastings, Kidderpore, Remount Road, Majherhat, Ballygunge, Park Circus, Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt and finally back to Dum Dum Junction. There is also a plan to build two more stations between Park Circus and Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt named Tangra and Beliaghata Main Road respectively.
Circular Railway stations
Dum Dum, Patipukur, Kolkata, Tala, Bagbazar, Shobhabazar–Ahiritola, Burrabazar, B B D Bagh, Eden Gardens, Princep Ghat, Kidderpore, Remount Road, Majherhat, New Alipore (Cal), Tollygunge, Lake Gardens, Ballygunge, Park Circus, Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt, Bidhannagar Road, Dum Dum
See also
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