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{{short description|Line of Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = [[File:Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg|50px|link=South Eastern line (Kolkata Suburban Railway)]] South Eastern line
| image = Kolkata Suburban Railway.png
| image_width =
| caption = [[Howrah Station|Howrah]] bound EMU Local Train on [[Howrah–Kharagpur line|Howrah–Kharagpur main section]] of South Eastern line
| color = 006400
| system = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]
| status = Operational
| locale = [[Howrah district|Howrah]], [[West Bengal]] [[Paschim Medinipur district|Paschim Medinipur]], West Bengal [[Purba Medinipur]], West Bengal
| start = {{rws|Howrah Junction}} & {{rws|Shalimar}}
| end =[[Midnapore]], [[Kharagpur]], [[Amta]], [[Haldia]], [[Digha]]
| open = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1900|4|19}}
| stations = {{Unbulleted list|Total stations: 87|Interchange stations: 5}}
| daily_ridership = 0.875 million
| owner = [[Indian Railways|Indian Railway]]
| operator = [[South Eastern Railway Zone|South Eastern Railway (SER)]]
| character = At Grade
| depot = Tikiapara, Panskura & Kharagpur
| stock =
| linelength = {{Cvt|341|km}}
| tracklength =
| tracks =
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| electrification = [[25 kV AC railway electrification|25,000 V]]
| speed =
| elevation =
| map = {{South Eastern line (Kolkata Suburban Railway)}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
The '''South Eastern line''' of [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] is a [[public transit system]] serving [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India. It consists of 37 stations from [[Howrah Junction]] to [[Midnapore]]. The entire line is at grade. It has section of triple track starting from [[Howrah Junction]] and ends at [[Midnapore]], [[Amta]], [[Haldia]] and [[Digha]] stations in West Bengal.<ref>[http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1427346652869-BNR%20history.pdf History of South Eastern Railway], ''South Eastern Railway''</ref>

The South Eastern line in Kolkata consists of 3 major corridors, which bifurcate as they run into the suburban satellite towns. Two corridors (one local and other through) follow the South Eastern Railway run from Howrah Junction (HWH) to Midnapore (128 km), at the mainline there, is a bifurcation into two branch lines – one from Panskura to Haldia (69 km) in the south-east and the other from Shalimar to Amta (50 km) in the west. These two corridors constitute the 'main' South Eastern line.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1478071869049-KGP.jpg| title=Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map| website=South Eastern Railway}}</ref>

The major car sheds on this line are at [[Tikiapara]], [[Panskura]] & [[Kharagpur]]. There are fast and slow locals here for suburban service. Trains usually start from and terminate at important stations.<ref>[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Budget_2018-19/PinkBook_2018-19/SER.pdf SER Pink Book 2018-19], ''Indian Railways''</ref>

==Stations with Routes==
===Routes===
The South Eastern line consists of the following routes:
* Howrah Jn – Midnapore
* Panskura Jn – Haldia
* Shalimar – Amta
* Tamluk – Digha
* Andul - Baltikuri

===Stations===
Names in '''bold''' indicate that the station is a fast train stop as well as important terminal.

====Main line====

{{main article|Howrah–Kharagpur line}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:49%;"
|-
! colspan="5" | '''South Eastern line (Main)'''
|-
! style="width:1%;" |#
! style="width:1%;" |Distance from Howrah Jn (km)
! style="width:5%;" |Station Name
! style="width:1%;" |Station Code
! style="width:5%;" |Connections
|-
| 1 || 0 || '''{{rws|Howrah Junction}}''' || HWH || †[[Eastern line (Kolkata Suburban Railway)|Eastern line]]
|-
| 2 || 3 || {{rws|Tikiapara}} || || None
|-
| 3 || 4 || {{rws|Dasnagar}} || || None
|-
| 4 || 6 || {{rws|Ramrajatala}} || || None
|-
| 5 || 7 || '''{{rws|Santragachi Junction}}''' || SRC || Shalimar/Amta (South Eastern line)
|-
| 6 || 11 || {{rws|Mourigram}} || || None
|-
| 7 || 12 || {{rws|Andul}} || || [[Chord link line (Kolkata Suburban Railway)|Chord link line]]
|-
| 8 || 16 || {{rws|Sankrail}} || || None
|-
| 9 || 18 || {{rws|Abada}} || || None
|-
| 10 || 20 || {{rws|Nalpur}} || || None
|-
| 11 || 24 || {{rws|Bauria}} || || None
|-
| 12 || 27 || {{rws|Chengel}} || || None
|-
| 13 || 30 || {{rws|Phuleswar}} || || None
|-
| 14 || 32 || {{rws|Uluberia}} || || None
|-
| 15 || 36 || {{rws|Bir Shibpur}} || || None
|-
| 16 || 40 || {{rws|Kulgachia}} || ||None
|-
| 17 || 45 || '''{{rws|Bagnan}}''' || BZN || ||
|-
| 18 || 48 || {{rws|Ghoraghata}} || || None
|-
| 19 || 51 || {{rws|Deulti}} || || None
|-
| 20 || 55 || {{rws|Kolaghat}} || || None
|-
| 21 || 58 || '''{{rws|Mecheda}}''' || MCA || None
|-
| 22 || 61 || {{rws|Nandaigajan}} || || None
|-
| 23 || 64 || {{rws|Bhogpur}} || || None
|-
| 24 || 67 || {{rws|Narayan Pakuria Murail}} || || Haldia/Digha (South Eastern line)
|-
| 25 || 71 || '''{{rws|Panskura Junction}}''' || PKU || Haldia/Digha (South Eastern line)
|-
| 26 || 76 || {{rws|Khirai}} || || None
|-
| 27 || 80 || {{rws|Haur}} || || None
|-
| 28 || 85 || {{rws|Radhamohanpur}} || || None
|-
| 29 || 88 || {{rws|Duan}} || || None
|-
| 30 || 91 || {{rws|Balichak}} || || None
|-
| 31 || 96 || {{rws|Shyam Chak||Shyamchak}} || || None
|-
| 32 || 102 || {{rws|Madpur}} || || None
|-
| 33 || 108 || {{rws|Jakpur}} || || None
|-
| 34 || 115 || '''{{rws|Kharagpur Junction}}'''|| KGP || None
|-
| 35 || 117 || {{rws|Girimaidan}} || || None
|-
| 36 || 121 || {{rws|Gokulpur}} || || None
|-
| 37 || 125 || {{rws|Cossye Halt}} || || None
|-
| 38 || 128 || '''{{rws|Midnapore}}''' || MDN || None
|}

†Howrah Junction railway station is a terminus for South Eastern Railway and Eastern Railway.

====Main line Branches====
At the main line of South Eastern line, there is a bifurcation in two sections and one line crosses onto it.

=====West branch line=====

{{main article|Santragachi–Amta branch line}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:49%;"
|-
! colspan="5" | '''West branch line'''
|-
! style="width:1%;" |#
! style="width:1%;" |Distance from Shalimar (km)
! style="width:5%;" |Station Name
! style="width:1%;" |Station Code
! style="width:5%;" |Connections
|-
| 1 || 0 || '''{{rws|Shalimar}}''' || SHM || None
|-
| 2 || 3 || {{rws|Padmapukur}} || || None
|-
| 3 || 5 || '''{{rws|Santragachi Junction}}''' || SRC || South Eastern line (Main)
|-
| 4 || 11 || {{rws|Bankranayabaz}} || || [[Chord link line (Kolkata Suburban Railway)|Chord link line]]
|-
| 5 || 13 || {{rws|Baltikuri}} || || [[Chord link line (Kolkata Suburban Railway)|Chord link line]]
|-
| 6 || 15 || {{rws|Kona}} || || None
|-
| 7 || 18 || {{rws|Dansi}} || || None
|-
| 8 || 20 || {{rws|Jhaluarbar}} || || None
|-
| 9 || 21 || {{rws|Makardaha}} || || None
|-
| 10 || 23 || {{rws|Domjur Road}} || || None
|-
| 11 || 25 || {{rws|Domjur}} || || None
|-
| 12 || 28 || {{rws|Dakshinbari}} || || None
|-
| 13 || 32 || {{rws|Bargachia}} || || None
|-
| 14 || 35 || {{rws|Pantihal}} || || None
|-
| 15 || 37 || {{rws|Munsirhat}} || || None
|-
| 16 || 38 || {{rws|Mahendralalnagar}} || || None
|-
| 17 || 42 || {{rws|Maju}} || || None
|-
| 18 || 45 || {{rws|Jalasi}} || || None
|-
| 19 || 47 || {{rws|Harishdadpur}} || || None
|-
| 20 || 50 || '''{{rws|Amta}}''' || AMZ || None
|}

=====South East branch line=====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;"
|-
! colspan="5" | '''South East branch line'''
|-
! style="width:1%;" |#
! style="width:1%;" |Distance from Panskura Jn (km)
! style="width:5%;" |Station Name
! style="width:1%;" |Station Code
! style="width:5%;" |Connections
|-
| 1 || 0 || '''{{rws|Panskura Junction}}'''† || PKU || South Eastern line (Main)
|-
| 2 || 8 || {{rws|Raghunathbari}} || || None
|-
| 3 || 16 || {{rws|Rajgoda}} || || None
|-
| 4 || 21 || {{rws|Sahid Matangini}} || || None
|-
| 5 || 24 || '''{{rws|Tamluk Junction||Tamluk}}'''† || TMZ || Digha (South Eastern line)
|-
| 6 || 31 || {{rws|Keshabpur}} || || None
|-
| 7 || 36 || {{rws|Satish Samanta Halt||Satish Samanta}} || || None
|-
| 8 || 39 || {{rws|Mahishadal}} || || None
|-
| 9 || 47 || {{rws|Barda}} || || None
|-
| 10 || 53 || {{rws|Basulya Sutahata}} || || None
|-
| 11 || 59 || {{rws|Durgachak}} || || None
|-
| 12 || 62 || {{rws|Durgachak Town}} || || None
|-
| 13 || 65 || {{rws|Silpaprabesh}} || || None
|-
| 14 || 67 || {{rws|Bandar}} || || None
|-
| 15 || 69 || '''{{rws|Haldia}}''' || HLZ || None
|-
| colspan="5" |† – Branch Line starts at Panskura
|}

†Tamluk railway station acts as a Junction station and makes a branch line to Digha.

=====South branch line=====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;"
|-
! colspan="5" | '''South branch line'''
|-
! style="width:1%;" |#
! style="width:1%;" |Distance from Tamluk (km)
! style="width:5%;" |Station Name
! style="width:1%;" |Station Code
! style="width:5%;" |Connections
|-
| 1 || 0 || '''{{rws|Tamluk Junction||Tamluk}}'''† || TMZ || Panskura / Haldia (South Eastern line)
|-
| 2 || 10 || {{rws|Nandakumar}} || || None
|-
| 3 || 21 || {{rws|Lavan Satyagrah Smarak}} || || None
|-
| 4 || 32 || {{rws|Deshapran}} || || None
|-
| 5 || 39 || {{rws|Henria}} || || None
|-
| 6 || 51 || {{rws|Nachinda}} || || None
|-
| 7 || 62 || {{rws|Kanthi}} || || None
|-
| 8 || 68 || {{rws|Sitalpur}} || || None
|-
| 9 || 71 || {{rws|Sujalpur}} || || None
|-
| 10 || 76 || {{rws|Ashapurna Devi}} || || None
|-
| 11 || 78 || {{rws|Badalpur}} || || None
|-
| 12 || 86 || {{rws|Ramnagar|Bengal}} || || None
|-
| 13 || 88 || {{rws|Tikra}} || || None
|-
| 14 || 94 || '''{{rws|Digha}}''' || DGHA || None
|-
| colspan="5" |† – Branch Line starts at Tamluk
|}

==Electrification==
SER electrified the South Eastern line to 25,000 V AC in the period of 1967 to 1969 with the different phases: Howrah – Maurigram, Maurigram – Bauria, Bauria – Uluberia, Uluberia – Shyamchak, Shyamchak – Kharagpur. During this period the first EMU train on this line was started on Howrah – Mecheda route after completion of this route it was extended to Kharagpur on 1st Feb 1969.

In the period 1974 to 1976, Panskura – Haldia line was also electrified with the two phases: Panskura – Durgachak & Durgachak – Haldia, After that EMU services was started on this line at 1 May 1976.

In 1985, The Kharagpur – Midnapore line was also electrified.<ref name="History of Electrification">{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |title = History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| accessdate = 4 May 2013}}</ref>

==Services==
Currently, the South Eastern Railway Running 12 Car Services on South Eastern line, Before May 2018 The 9 Car rakes was running due to an increase in passenger transport conversion of 9 Car Rakes into 12 Car rakes was started for ease of transportation.<ref>[http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,423&dcd=2505&did=15252539839326B259F83A55EC34D676442D9B26268D3.web107 Successful Completion of 50 yrs of EMU services.], ''South Eastern Railway'', 2 May 2018</ref>

And also, South Eastern Railway is also Running a GPS based 3-phase Medha ICF EMU train with CCTV cameras in ladies compartment in suburban sections, which was flagged off on 22 March 2018.<ref>[http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,423&dcd=2399&did=1521722434688590DAA851090534644F802AE49C4DC15.web103 New 3-phase EMU train is launched.], ''South Eastern Railway'', 22 March 2018</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]
* [[List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]
* [[South Eastern Railway zone]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, South Eastern}}

[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway lines]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1900]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Howrah]]
[[Category:Transport in Kharagpur]]
[[Category:Transport in Haldia]]
[[Category:Transport in Digha]]
[[Category:South Eastern Railway Zone]]

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