Habra railway station explained

Habra
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Type: Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Address:Habra, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
Country:India
Coordinates:22.8409°N 88.6575°W
Elevation:11m (36feet)
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Eastern Railway
Line:Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platform:3
Tracks:3
Bicycle:Not available
Parking:Not available
Structure:At grade
Map Type:India West Bengal#India
Map Dot Label:Habra
Map Size:300
Map State:collapsed

Habra railway station, station code HB, is a station of Eastern Railway. It is 45km (28miles) away from Sealdah railway station and 23km (14miles) from Barasat on the Sealdah–Bangaon line of Eastern Railway.[1] It serves Habra town and is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.

Station complex

The station consists of three platforms[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

The station layout

GStreet levelExit/Entrance & ticket counter
P1FOB, Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right
Track 1Towards →Bangaon→ →
Track 2Towards ←← ←
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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Eastern Railway time table
  2. Web site: HB/Habra . India Rail Info.
  3. Web site: History of Electrification . 28 August 2017 . IRFCA.
  4. Web site: The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian . Rail India . 28 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015721/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html . 16 March 2008 . dead .