Habra railway station

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 line of Eastern Railway.[2] It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Habra, Gobardanga, Thakurnagar and Bangaon local connects this city to Sealdah station and other stations of the Sealdah–Bangaon line. Habra Station Road is directly connected to NH 112 (Jessore Road). It is a major railway station between Bangaon and Barasat railway stations.


Habra
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Habra railway station Platform Board
General information
LocationHabra, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.840921°N 88.657491°E / 22.840921; 88.657491
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   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Eastern Line
Location
Habra
Location in West Bengal
Habra
Location in India

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]

The station

Station layout
Habra track layout
to Bangaon
to Sealdah
Station with three tracks and one side platforms and two Island platform
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

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. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.


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