East Indian Railway Company started construction of a line out of Howrah for the proposed link with Delhi via Rajmahal and Mirzapur in 1851.[1]
The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.[1]
Here is a short description of the first regular train in eastern India:
From 15 August 1854, the company ran a regular service, morning and evening, between Haora and Hugli with stops at Bali, Shrirampur and Chandannagar. The fare ranged from three rupees by first class to seven annas by third class. The service was extended in stages, reaching Raniganj on 3 February 1855... Three thousand people applied for tickets on the first train out of Haora in 1854: only a small portion could be accommodated. Thousands of men and women lined the whole stretch of track to see the fire-breathing iron horse.[2]
First train of the East Indian Railway, 1854
Electrificationedit
Electrification of Howrah–Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958.[3]
Referencesedit
^ ab"IR History Part I 1832–1869". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
^The Railway Comes to Calcutta by Sukanta Chaudhuri, published in Calcutta The Living City, Volume 1, page 238. First published by Oxford University Press in 1990. ISBN o 19 563696 1
^"IR History Part IV 1947–1970". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
External linksedit
Trains to Howrah
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Hooghly is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah Bardhaman main line It is located in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal It serves Hugli Chuchura and surrounding areas HooghlyKolkata Suburban Railway StationHooghly stationGeneral informationLocationHooghly station road Hooghly West BengalIndiaCoordinates22 54 21 N 88 22 34 E 22 905827 N 88 376163 E 22 905827 88 376163Elevation14 metres 46 ft Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEastern RailwayLine s Howrah Bardhaman main linePlatforms3Tracks3ConstructionStructure typeStandard on ground station ParkingNoBicycle facilitiesYesOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeHGYDivision s HowrahHistoryOpened1854Electrified1958Previous namesEast Indian Railway CompanyServicesPreceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Chuchuratowards Howrah Junction Eastern LineMain line Bandel JunctionTerminusRoute mapvteHowrah Barddhaman main line Legend km km Barddhaman Asansol section Barddhaman Down Yard B B loop line Barddhaman Katwa line Barddhaman Junction 1070 0 14353 Katwa Junction 136 Dainhat Barddhaman Up Yard Barddhaman Diesel Loco shed Gangpur 100 Dainhat Manteswar Memari line planned Saktigarh 95 B B loop line Howrah Barddhaman chord line Manteswar planned Palsit 91 87 Rasulpur Nimo 84 Dainhat Manteswar Memari line planned 81 Memari Bagila 78 74 Debipur Bainchi 70 67 Bainchigram Simlagarh 65 60 Pundooah Khanyan 55 50 Talandu Howrah Barddhaman chord line B B loop line Dhaniakhali Halt 0 0 46 Magra planned Tarakeswar Dhaniakhali Magra line Saraswati river Howrah Barddhaman chord line 43 Adisaptagram Bandel EMU car shed B B loop line Bandel goods yard Bandel Junction 39 Bandel Steam Loco shed Bandel Naihati branch line Hooghly 37 35 Chuchura Chandannagar 32 30 Mankundu Victoria jute mill siding Bhadreshwar jute mill siding Braithwaite Angus Works siding Angus jute mill siding Bhadreshwar 28 Champdani coal depot siding 30 Bhadreshwar Ghat DVC Khal North Brook jute mill siding Dalhousie jute mill siding Champdani jute mill siding 24 Baidyabati Seoraphuli Bishnupur branch line 22 Seoraphuli Junction planned Shrirampur 19 Shrirampur planned Howrah Maidan Dankuni Srirampur metro Standard Pharma siding FCI siding Rishra Glass factory siding Grasim Industries factory siding Wellington jute mill siding 16 Rishra Rishra cotton mill siding Berger Paints factory siding Hindustan Motors factory siding 13 Konnagar Titagarh Wagons siding 11 Hind Motor 9 Uttarpara Condemned Coach Dismantling amp Cutting Yard Bone mill siding Bally Khal Howrah Barddhaman chord line Bally jute mill siding 8 Bally Belghoria Expressway Calcutta Chord link line 6 Belur Math Belur Railway Scrap Yard Belur 5 Belur Store Yard 4 Liluah Howrah Kharagpur line Liluah C amp W Workshop Santragachi Locomotive Shed Santragachi Coaching Yard Hindustan Industries amp Engineering siding Santragachi Amta branch line planned Howrah Santragachi Dhulagarh metro Santragachi Junction 0 710 Santragachi planned planned Howrah Santragachi Dhulagarh metro Liluah Sorting Yard Kona Expressway Ramrajatala 0 6 Howrah Diesel Loco Shed Dasnagar 0 4 Tikiapara Liluah line Howrah bypass line Howrah Electric Loco Shed Tikiapara 0 2 Tikiapara EMU Car Shed Padmapukur Coaching Yard Tikiapara Coaching Yard Padmapukur 0 8 planned Howrah Santragachi Dhulagarh metro Howrah EMU Car Shed Guest Keen Williams siding Shalimar 0 5 Shalimar planned Shalimar rail yard CCI siding Shalimar Goods Shed B amp R siding Salt Golah Goods Yard abandoned planned Coal Depot Howrah Maidan Dankuni Srirampur metro planned planned Foreshore Road Jheel Siding Coaching Yard Howrah Shalimar line abandoned Howrah Maidan Burn Standard Company siding KM Line 2 u c Howrah Goods Shed 0 Howrah Hooghly river East West Metro Tunnel KM Line 2 u c km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge 1676 mm Kolkata Metro KM standard gauge 1435 mm in use out of use planned orunder construction u c tunnelLocationHooghlyLocation in West BengalShow map of West BengalHooghlyLocation in IndiaShow map of India Contents 1 History 2 Electrification 3 References 4 External linksHistory editEast Indian Railway Company started construction of a line out of Howrah for the proposed link with Delhi via Rajmahal and Mirzapur in 1851 1 The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854 The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855 1 Here is a short description of the first regular train in eastern India From 15 August 1854 the company ran a regular service morning and evening between Haora and Hugli with stops at Bali Shrirampur and Chandannagar The fare ranged from three rupees by first class to seven annas by third class The service was extended in stages reaching Raniganj on 3 February 1855 Three thousand people applied for tickets on the first train out of Haora in 1854 only a small portion could be accommodated Thousands of men and women lined the whole stretch of track to see the fire breathing iron horse 2 nbsp First train of the East Indian Railway 1854Electrification editElectrification of Howrah Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958 3 References edit a b IR History Part I 1832 1869 IRFCA Retrieved 13 April 2013 The Railway Comes to Calcutta by Sukanta Chaudhuri published in Calcutta The Living City Volume 1 page 238 First published by Oxford University Press in 1990 ISBN o 19 563696 1 IR History Part IV 1947 1970 IRFCA Retrieved 13 April 2013 External links editTrains to Howrah nbsp This article about a railway station in the Indian state of West Bengal is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hooghly railway station amp oldid 1186372348, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
