Habra railway station

Habra railway station
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Habra railway station Platform Board
Location Habra, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 22°50′27″N 88°39′27″E / 22.8409°N 88.6576°E / 22.8409; 88.6576Coordinates: 22°50′27″N 88°39′27″E / 22.8409°N 88.6576°E / 22.8409; 88.6576
Elevation 11 metres (36 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Eastern Railway
Line(s) Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms 3
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type At grade
Parking Not available
Bicycle facilities Not available
Other information
Status Functional
Station code HB[1]
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened 1906
Electrified 1972
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Eastern Railway zone

Habra railway station is a station of Eastern Railway. It is 45 km away from Sealdah railway station and 23 km from Barasat on the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line of Eastern Railway.[2] It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Habra, Gobordanga,Thakurnagar and Bangaon local connects this city to Sealdah Station and other stations of the Sealdah-Bangaon branch line. Habra Station Road is directly connected to NH 35 (Jessore Road).It is a major railway station between Bangaon and Barasat railway stations.

The station code is HB. It serves Habra town. The station consists of three platforms. The platform is very much well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[3]

Habra is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. Link between Dum Dum to Khulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84.[4]The Sealah-Dum Dum-Barasat-Ashok Nagar-Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Eastern Railway time table
  3. ↑ "HB/Habra". India Rail Info.
  4. ↑ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.


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