Habra_railway_station

Habra railway station

Habra railway station

Railway station in West Bengal, India


Habra railway station (Bengali: হাবড়া রেলওয়ে স্টেশন), station code HB, is a station of Eastern Railway. It is 45 km (28 mi) away from Sealdah railway station and 23 km (14 mi) from Barasat on the Sealdah–Bangaon line of Eastern Railway.[2] It serves Habra town and is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

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Station complex

The station consists of three platforms[3] and are very much well sheltered. It has many facilities including drinking water and sanitation. Here, both two types of railway tickets - reserved and unreserved are available.

Electrification

The SealahDum DumBarasatAshok NagarBangaon line was electrified in 1963–64.[4]

Connectivity

Habra railway station connects Gobardanga, Thakurnagar and Bangaon to Sealdah station and other stations of the Sealdah–Bangaon line. It is directly connected to NH 112 (Jessore Road). Habra is a major railway station between Bangaon junction railway station and Barasat junction railway station.

History

Habra is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. It links between Dum Dum to Khulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84.[5]

The station layout

G Street level Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
P1 FOB, Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right
Track 1 Towards →Bangaon→ →
Track 2 Towards ←Sealdah← ←
FOB, Island platform, No- 2 doors will open on the left/right
Island platform, No- 3 doors will open on the left/right
Track 3
Habra track layout
Station with three tracks
and one side platform
and two island platforms

See also


References

  1. "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. Eastern Railway time table
  3. "HB/Habra". India Rail Info.
  4. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.



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