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]