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Habra railway station

Coordinates: 22°50′27″N 88°39′27″E / 22.8409°N 88.6576°E / 22.8409; 88.6576
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Habra railway station
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Habra railway station Platform Board
General information
LocationHabra, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°50′27″N 88°39′27″E / 22.8409°N 88.6576°E / 22.8409; 88.6576
Elevation11 metres (36 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeHB[1]
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1906
Electrified1972
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Template:Indian Railways lines

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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