Eastern line (Kolkata Suburban Railway)
The Eastern line of Kolkata Suburban Railway is a public transit system serving Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It consists of 72 stations from Howrah Junction to Barddhaman & Sealdah to Gede. The entire line is at grade. It has two sections of quadruple tracks, First section is starting from Howrah Junction and ends at Barddhaman, Katwa, Goghat, Bandel and second section is starting from Sealdah and ends at Hasnabad, Bangaon, Gede, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat & Naihati stations in West Bengal.
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| Overview | |
| System | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Howrah, West Bengal Kolkata, West Bengal Hooghly, West Bengal Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal Nadia, West bengal North 24 Parganas, West Bengal |
| Termini | Howrah Junction & Sealdah Barddhaman, Katwa, Goghat, Bandel, Naihati, Gede, Krishnanagar, Kalyani, Bangaon & Hasnabad |
| Stations | 215 |
| Daily ridership | 1.75 million |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 15 August 1854 |
| Owner | Indian Railway |
| Operator(s) | Eastern Railway (ER) |
| Character | At Grade |
| Depot(s) | Howrah, Bandel, Narkeldanga, Barasat & Ranaghat |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge |
| Electrification | 25,000 V AC 1500 V DC (until 1957) |
The Eastern line consists of total 13 corridors, 5 Corridors in Howrah section and 7 corridors in Sealdah section and there's a separate corridor in this line for joining two sections. In Howrah Section first two corridors are from Howrah Jn to Barddhaman by Mainline and Second corridor is also from Howrah to Barddhaman by the chord line, after that, there are three branch lines, the first branch line is from Seoraphuli Junction to Goghat. The second branch line is from Bandel Jn to Katwa and the third branch line is from Barddhaman Jn to Katwa.[1] Also in Sealdah section, the main line is from Sealdah to gede which it situates on the India-Bangladesh Border, First branch line is from Ranaghat Jn to Krishnanagar City Jn, Second branch line is from Kalinarayanpur Jn to Krishnanagar City Jn via Shantipur, Third Branch line is from Ranaghat to Bangaon, fourth branch line is from Dum Dum Jn to Bangaon, Fifth branch line is from Barasat to Hasnabad, the sixth branch line is from Kalyani to Kalyani Simanta . The Bandel Naihati branch line is an important linkage for two sections of the eastern line.[2]
The Major Car Sheds on this line is at Howrah, Bandel, Narkeldanga, Barasat and Ranaghat on both of the sections.
Stations with Routes
Routes
The Eastern line consists of the following sections with routes:
- Howrah section
1) Howrah Jn – Barddhaman (main)
2) Howrah Jn – Barddhaman (chord line)
3) Seoraphuli Jn – Goghat
4) Bandel – Katwa
5) Barddhaman – Katwa
6) Howrah Jn – Belur Math
- Sealdah section
1) Sealdah – Gede
2) Ranaghat Jn – Krishnanagar City Jn
3) Kalinarayanpur Jn – Shantipur – Krishnanagar City Jn
4) Kalyani – Kalyani Simanta
5) Ranaghat Jn – Bangaon Jn
6) Dum Dum Jn – Bangaon Jn
7) Barasat – Hasnabad
8) Bandel – Naihati line
Stations
Names in bold indicate that the station is a fast train stop as well as important terminal.
Howrah Section
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| Howrah section Main line | ||||
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| # | Distance from Howrah Jn (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
| 1 | 0 | Howrah Junction | HWH | †South Eastern line / Chord line / Belur Math Branch line (Eastern line) |
| 2 | 5 | Liluah | Chord line / Belur Math Branch line (Eastern line) | |
| 3 | 6 | Belur | Chord line (Eastern line) | |
| 4 | 8 | Bally | Chord line (Eastern line) | |
| 5 | 10 | Uttarpara | None | |
| 6 | 12 | Hind Motor | None | |
| 7 | 13 | Konnagar | None | |
| 8 | 16 | Rishra | None | |
| 9 | 20 | Shrirampur | SRP | None |
| 10 | 22 | Seoraphuli Junction | SHE | Tarakeswar and Goghat (Eastern line) |
| 11 | 24 | Baidyabati | None | |
| 12 | 28 | Bhadreshwar | None | |
| 13 | 30 | Mankundu | None | |
| 14 | 33 | Chandan Nagar | None | |
| 15 | 36 | Chuchura | None | |
| 16 | 38 | Hooghly | None | |
| 17 | 39 | Bandel Junction | BDC | Katwa (Eastern line) |
| 18 | 43 | Adi Saptagram | None | |
| 19 | 47 | Magra | None | |
| 20 | 50 | Talandu | None | |
| 21 | 55 | Khanyan | None | |
| 22 | 61 | Pundooah | None | |
| 23 | 66 | Simlagarh | None | |
| 24 | 68 | Bainchigram | None | |
| 25 | 70 | Bainchi | None | |
| 26 | 75 | Debipur | None | |
| 27 | 79 | Bagila | None | |
| 28 | 82 | Memari | None | |
| 29 | 85 | Nimo | None | |
| 30 | 88 | Rasulpur | None | |
| 31 | 92 | Palsit | None | |
| 32 | 95 | Saktigarh | Chord line (Eastern line) | |
| 33 | 100 | Gangpur | Chord line (Eastern line) | |
| 34 | 107 | Barddhaman Junction | BWN | Chord line / Katwa (Eastern line) |
†Howrah Junction railway station is a terminus for South Eastern Railway and Eastern Railway.
Howrah Section Main line Branches
The Howrah Section main line of Eastern line, there is a bifurcation in three sections and one line bifurcates and elevates on it.
Belur Math Branch line
| Belur Math Branch line | ||||
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| # | Distance from Howrah Jn (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
| 1 | 0 | Howrah Junction† | HWH | †South Eastern line/ Main line / Chord line (Eastern line) |
| 2 | 5 | Liluah | Main line / Chord line (Eastern line) | |
| 3 | 7 | Belur Math | BRMH | None |
| † – Branch Line starts at Howrah | ||||
Chord line
Howrah–Bardhaman Chord | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chord line | ||||
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| # | Distance from Howrah Jn (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
| 1 | 0 | Howrah Junction | HWH | South Eastern line / Main line / Belur Math Branch line (Eastern line) |
| 2 | 5 | Liluah | Main line / Belur Math Branch line (Eastern line) | |
| 3 | 6 | Belur | Main line (Eastern line) | |
| 4 | 8 | Bally | Main line (Eastern line) | |
| 5 | 11 | Belanagar | None | |
| 6 | 15 | Dankuni Junction | DKAE | Chord link line |
| 7 | 17 | Gobra | None | |
| 8 | 20 | Janai Road | None | |
| 9 | 22 | Begumpur | None | |
| 10 | 26 | Baruipara | None | |
| 11 | 29 | Mirzapur Bankipur | None | |
| 12 | 31 | Balarambati | None | |
| 13 | 33 | Kamarkundu | Seoraphuli/ Tarakeswar/ Goghat (Eastern line) | |
| 14 | 36 | Madhusudanpur | None | |
| 15 | 40 | Chandanpur | CDAE | None |
| 16 | 45 | Porabazar | None | |
| 17 | 46 | Belmuri | None | |
| 18 | 49 | Dhaniakhali Halt | None | |
| 19 | 51 | Sibaichandi | None | |
| 20 | 53 | Cheragram Block Hut | None | |
| 21 | 55 | Hajigarh | None | |
| 22 | 58 | Gurap | None | |
| 23 | 62 | Jhapandanga | None | |
| 24 | 65 | Jaugram | None | |
| 25 | 69 | Nabagram | None | |
| 26 | 72 | Masagram Junction | MSAE | None |
| 27 | 75 | Chanchai | None | |
| 28 | 78 | Pallaroad | None | |
| 29 | 83 | Saktigarh | Main line (Eastern line) | |
| 30 | 88 | Gangpur | Main line (Eastern line) | |
| 31 | 95 | Barddhaman Junction | BWN | Main line / Katwa (Eastern line) |
West Elevated Branch line
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| West Elevated Branch line | ||||
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| # | Distance from Seoraphuli Jn (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
| 1 | 0 | Seoraphuli Junction† | SHE | Main line (Eastern line) |
| 2 | 6 | Diara | None | |
| 3 | 8 | Nasibpur | None | |
| 4 | 11 | Singur | None | |
| 5 | 14 | Kamarkundu | Chord line (Eastern line) | |
| 6 | 18 | Nalikul | None | |
| 7 | 21 | Maliya Halt | None | |
| 8 | 23 | Haripal | None | |
| 9 | 26 | Kaikala | None | |
| 10 | 29 | Bahir Khanda | None | |
| 11 | 33 | Loknath | None | |
| 12 | 35 | Tarakeswar | TAK | None |
| 13 | 40 | Talpur | None | |
| 14 | 45 | Takipur | None | |
| 15 | 51 | Mayapur | None | |
| 16 | 60 | Arambagh PC Sen | AMBG | None |
| 17 | 69 | Goghat | GOGT | None |
| † – Branch Line starts at Seoraphuli | ||||
North Branch line
| North Branch line | ||||
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| # | Distance from Bandel Jn (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
| 1 | 0 | Bandel Junction† | BDC | Main line (Eastern line) |
| 2 | 5 | Bansh Baria | None | |
| 3 | 8 | Tribeni | None | |
| 4 | 12 | Kuntighat | None | |
| 5 | 15 | Dumurdaha | None | |
| 6 | 17 | Khamargachhi | None | |
| 7 | 22 | Jirat | None | |
| 8 | 25 | Balagarh | None | |
| 9 | 28 | Somra Bazar | None | |
| 10 | 33 | Behula | None | |
| 11 | 35 | Guptipara | None | |
| 12 | 42 | Ambika Kalna | None | |
| 13 | 46 | Baghnapara | None | |
| 14 | 51 | Dhatrigram | None | |
| 15 | 54 | Nandaigram | None | |
| 16 | 58 | Samundragarh | None | |
| 17 | 61 | Kalinagar | None | |
| 18 | 66 | Nabadwip Dham | None | |
| 19 | 67 | Bishnupriya | None | |
| 20 | 71 | Bhandartikuri | None | |
| 21 | 73 | Purbasthali | None | |
| 22 | 76 | Mertala Phaleya | None | |
| 23 | 79 | Lakshmipur | None | |
| 24 | 82 | Belerhat | None | |
| 25 | 87 | Patuli | None | |
| 26 | 92 | Agradwip | None | |
| 27 | 95 | Sahebtala | None | |
| 28 | 98 | Dainhat | None | |
| 29 | 105 | Katwa Junction | KWAE | Barddhaman (Eastern line) |
| † – Branch Line starts at Bandel | ||||
North East Branch line
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| North East Branch line | ||||
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| # | Distance from Barddhaman Jn (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
| 1 | 0 | Barddhaman Junction† | BWN | Main/Chord line (Eastern line) |
| 2 | 6 | Kamnara | None | |
| 3 | 8 | Kshetia | None | |
| 4 | 10 | Chamardighi | None | |
| 5 | 11 | Karjana | None | |
| 6 | 12 | Karjanagram | None | |
| 7 | 15 | Amarun | None | |
| 8 | 19 | Bhatar | None | |
| 9 | 25 | Balgona | None | |
| 10 | 30 | Saota | None | |
| 11 | 32 | Nigan | None | |
| 12 | 36 | Kaichar Halt | None | |
| 13 | 41 | Bankapasi | None | |
| 14 | 45 | Shrikhanda | None | |
| 15 | 46 | Shripat Shrikhand | None | |
| 16 | 53 | Katwa Junction | KWAE | Bandel (Eastern line) |
| † – Branch Line starts at Barddhaman | ||||
Sealdah Section
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| Sealdah Section Main line | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Distance from Sealdah (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
| 1 | 0 | Sealdah | SDAH | Chord link line / Sealdah South lines[8] |
| 2 | 4 | Bidhannnagar Road | Chord link line / Circular line | |
| 3 | 7 | Dum Dum Junction | DDJ | Chord link line / Circular line/ Bangaon and Hasnabad (Eastern line) |
| 4 | 11 | Belgharia | None | |
| 5 | 14 | Agarpara | None | |
| 6 | 16 | Sodpur | None | |
| 7 | 19 | Khardaha | None | |
| 8 | 20 | Titagarh | None | |
| 9 | 23 | Barrackpore | BP | None |
| 10 | 25 | Palta | None | |
| 11 | 27 | Ichhapur | None | |
| 12 | 30 | Shyamnagar | None | |
| 13 | 33 | Jagadal | None | |
| 14 | 35 | Kakinara | None | |
| 15 | 38 | Naihati Junction | NH | Bandel (Eastern line) |
| 16 | 42 | Halisahar | None | |
| 17 | 44 | Kanchrapara Workshop Gate | None | |
| 18 | 45 | Kanchrapara | None | |
| 19 | 48 | Kalyani | Kalyani Simanta (Eastern line) | |
| 20 | 53 | Madanpur | None | |
| 21 | 57 | Simurali | None | |
| 22 | 60 | Palpara | None | |
| 23 | 62 | Chakdaha | None | |
| 24 | 68 | Payradanga | None | |
| 25 | 73 | Ranaghat Junction | RHA | Bangaon, Krishnanagar & Shantipur (Eastern line) |
| 26 | 78 | Bankimnagar | None | |
| 27 | 80 | Panchberia | None | |
| 28 | 82 | Aranghata | None | |
| 29 | 87 | Bhairgachhi | None | |
| 30 | 89 | Shantinagar | None | |
| 31 | 91 | Bhayna | None | |
| 32 | 93 | Bagula | None | |
| 33 | 97 | Mayurhat | None | |
| 34 | 100 | Taraknagar | None | |
| 35 | 105 | Majhdia | None | |
| 36 | 111 | Banpur | None | |
| 37 | 114 | Harishnagar | None | |
| 38 | 117 | Gede | GEDE | None |
Sealdah Section Main line Branches
The main line branches in Sealdah Section is bifurcates into many lines:
Northern Branch line
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| Northern Branch line-1 | ||||
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| # | Distance from Ranaghat (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
| 1 | 0 | Ranaghat Junction† | RHA | Main (Eastern line) |
| 2 | 4 | Kalinarayanpur Junction | Shantipur (Eastern line) | |
| 3 | 8 | Birnagar | None | |
| 4 | 11 | Taherpur | None | |
| 5 | 16 | Badkulla | None | |
| 6 | 21 | Jalal Khali | None | |
| 7 | 26 | Krishnanagar City Junction | KNJ | Shantipur (Eastern line) |
| † – Branch Line starts at Ranaghat | ||||
| Northern Branch line-2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Distance from Kalinarayanpur (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
| 1 | 0 | Kalinarayanpur Junction† | Ranaghat and Krishnanagar (Eastern line) | |
| 2 | 4 | Habibpur | None | |
| 3 | 8 | Phulia | None | |
| 4 | 12 | Bathna Krittibas | None | |
| 5 | 16 | Shantipur | STB | None |
| 6 | 22 | Dignagar | None | |
| 7 | 31 | Krishnanagar City Junction | KNJ | Ranaghat (Eastern line) |
| † – Branch Line starts at Kalinarayanpur | ||||
Mid East Branch line
| Mid East Branch line | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Distance from Ranaghat (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
| 1 | 0 | Ranaghat Junction† | RHA | Main/ Krishnanagar/Shantipur (Eastern line) |
| 2 | 3 | Coopers Halt | None | |
| 3 | 5 | Naba Raynagar Halt | None | |
| 4 | 10 | Gangnapur | None | |
| 5 | 15 | Majhergram | None | |
| 6 | 18 | Akaipur Halt | None | |
| 7 | 23 | Gopal Nagar | None | |
| 8 | 28 | Satberia | None | |
| 9 | 33 | Bangaon | BNJ | Dum Dum (Eastern line) |
| † – Branch Line starts at Ranaghat | ||||
Kalyani Branch line
| Kalyani Branch line | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Distance from Kalyani (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
| 1 | 0 | Kalyani† | Main (Eastern line) | |
| 2 | 2 | Kalyani Silpanchal | None | |
| 3 | 4 | Kalyani Ghoshpara | None | |
| 4 | 5 | Kalyani Simanta | KLYM | None |
| † – Branch Line starts at Kalyani | ||||
Mid North East Branch line
Sealdah-Hasnabad-Bangaon- Ranaghat line |
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| Source: Indian Railway Time Table |
| Mid North East Branch line | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Distance from Dum Dum Junction (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
| 1 | 0 | Dum Dum Junction† | DDJ | Chord link line/Circular line/Main (Eastern line) |
| 2 | 3 | Dum Dum Cantonment | None | |
| 3 | 5 | Durganagar | None | |
| 4 | 6 | Birati | None | |
| 5 | 8 | Bisharpara Kodaliya | None | |
| 6 | 10 | New Barrackpore | None | |
| 7 | 11 | Madhyamgram | None | |
| 8 | 13 | Hridaypur | None | |
| 9 | 15 | Barasat Junction | BT | Hasnabad (Eastern line) |
| 10 | 19 | Bamangachhi | None | |
| 11 | 23 | Dattapukur | DTK | None |
| 12 | 27 | Bira | None | |
| 13 | 30 | Guma | None | |
| 14 | 34 | Ashoknagar Road | None | |
| 15 | 37 | Habra | HB | None |
| 16 | 42 | Sanhati | None | |
| 17 | 47 | Machhalandapur | None | |
| 18 | 50 | Gobardanga | GBG | None |
| 19 | 56 | Thakurnagar | None | |
| 20 | 60 | Chandpara | None | |
| 21 | 65 | Bibhuti Bhushan Halt | None | |
| 22 | 70 | Bangaon | BNJ | Ranaghat (Eastern line) |
| † – Branch Line starts at Dum Dum Junction | ||||
East Branch line
| East Branch line | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Distance from Barasat (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
| 1 | 0 | Barasat Junction† | BT | Dum Dum and Bangaon (Eastern line) |
| 2 | 3 | Kazipara | None | |
| 3 | 6 | Karea Kadambagachhi | None | |
| 4 | 10 | Bahira Karibari | None | |
| 5 | 12 | Sondalia | None | |
| 6 | 15 | Beliaghata Road | None | |
| 7 | 18 | Lebutala | None | |
| 8 | 20 | Bhasila | None | |
| 9 | 24 | Harua Road | None | |
| 10 | 27 | Kankra Mirzanagar | None | |
| 11 | 31 | Malatipur | None | |
| 12 | 33 | Ghovarash Ghona | None | |
| 13 | 36 | Champapukur | None | |
| 14 | 41 | Bhyabla Halt | None | |
| 15 | 42 | Basirhat | None | |
| 16 | 45 | Matania Anantapur | None | |
| 17 | 47 | Madhyampur | None | |
| 18 | 48 | Nimdanri | None | |
| 19 | 51 | Taki Road | None | |
| 20 | 53 | Hasnabad | HNB | None |
| † – Branch Line starts at Barasat Junction | ||||
Hooghly Branch line
| Hooghly Branch line | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Distance from Naihati (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
| 1 | 0 | Naihati Junction† | NH | Sealdah Main (Eastern line) |
| 2 | 3 | Garifa | None | |
| 3 | 5 | Hooghly Ghat | None | |
| 4 | 8 | Bandel Junction† | BDC | Howrah Main (Eastern line) |
| † – Branch Line starts at Naihati and Ends at Bandel | ||||
Electrification
From 1957, The Eastern Railway Started Electrification at Howrah - Tarakeswar Route with 1500 V DC later it was converted to 25000 V AC 50 Hz in 1967-68, after that the work goes also on the chord line, Barddhaman & Bandel To Katwa line of Howrah Division, which is now fully electrified.
And on the Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway, the electrification process was started in 1963 from Sealdah to Ranaghat line, Dum Dum To Bangaon and the other lines in this division with the different phases and completed up to 1965 from that time the whole division is also fully electrified.[9]
Services
Currently in 2017-18 all services of the Eastern line running on 9 and 12 Cars. Sealdah section has 461 Services of 9 rakes EMU and 452 Services of 12 Rakes EMU and also on Howrah Section has 398 Services of 12 Rakes EMU. Which It Handles the 100% Suburban Network of Eastern Railways.[10]
References
- Brief Details of Howrah Division Archived 2018-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, Eastern Railway
- Brief Detail of Sealdah Division Archived 2018-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, Eastern Railway
- "Howrah-Goghat Local 37371". India Rail Info.
- "Adra Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
- "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
- "SER Pink Book 2018-19" (PDF). Indian Railways.
- "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
- "Accident averted as trains come on same line in sealdah". India today. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ER Features Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, Eastern Railways, 04 December 2018
