Hooghly Ghat railway station explained

Hooghly Ghat
Type: Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Address:Hooghly, Hooghly district, West Bengal
Country:India
Map Type:India West Bengal#India
Map Dot Label:Hooghly Ghat
Map Size:300
Coordinates:22.9048°N 88.3964°W
Other:Auto stand
Elevation:17m (56feet)
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:2
Tracks:2 (double electrified broad gauge)
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Eastern Railway
Status:Functioning
Map State:collapsed

Hooghly Ghat railway station is a small railway station in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal. It is situated in the Naihati - Bandel Branch line. Its code is HYG. It serves Hooghly city. The station consists of two platforms, neither of which are well sheltered. It is raised on an elevated platform connecting the districts of Hooghly and Nadia via the Sampriti Bridge or Jubilee Bridge in the earlier years. It lacks water drinking stations and basic sanitation requirements.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Major trains

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hooghly Ghat. India Rail Info.
  2. ER to Run Special Trains for the Spectators of ICC World T-20 . Eastern Railway . https://web.archive.org/web/20160326084130/http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C4%2C268&dcd=773&did=14581157546373BE41D1C98379175DC27884C26E921BD.web91 . 26 March 2016 . 15 March 2016 . Eastern Railway . dead .
  3. ER to Run Special Trains for Kausiki Amabashya Mela . Eastern Railway . https://web.archive.org/web/20160326073806/http://er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C4%2C268&dcd=633&did=14419658634871B3BBDDC0FE912DAC255FEBFB6C85C20.web91 . 26 March 2016 . 10 September 2015 . Eastern Railway . dead .
  4. Web site: Eastern railway To Run Emu Special Train For ‘Raas Purnima Mela’. IRCTC News. 4 November 2014.
  5. Web site: New FOB at Bondel & Another New One at Convent Road.