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{{Short description|Railway division in West Bengal, India}}
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'''Sealdah railway division''' is one of the four railway divisions under [[Eastern Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]. This railway division was formed on 1854 and its headquarter is located at [[Sealdah]] in the state of West Bengal of India.


[[Asansol railway division]], [[Howrah railway division]] and [[Malda railway division]] are the other railway divisions under ER Zone headquartered at [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |work=Indian Railways |access-date=13 January 2016 |format=[[PDF]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319003737/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,443,528,538 |title = Sealdah Railway Division|access-date = 13 January 2016 |website = [[Railway Board]]|publisher = [[Western Railway zone]]}}</ref>
{{Infobox rail
|railroad_name    = Sealdah railway division
|system_map        =  
|map_caption      = Sealdah railway division system map
|image            = Sealdah Railway Station Outside - শিয়ালদহ রেলস্টেশন.jpg
|image_size        = 300
|image_caption    = Sealdah Division Headquarters at the [[Sealdah railway station]]
|start_year        = 14 April 1952
| stations        = 205<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Station categories in Eastern Railways division |url=https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,6,442,452,1787 |website=Indianrailways.gov.in |publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=17 July 2022}}</ref>
| locale          = [[Kolkata district|Kolkata]], [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]], [[South 24 Parganas district|South 24 Parganas]], [[Nadia district|Nadia]], [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]]


Indian Railways proposed to use ferro concrete sleepers in large yards. Ferro concrete sleepers only trial was made in 1949 in the Langhola Ghat section of the Sealdah Division in Indian railways. ere there are very many difficulties.  For instance, they are heavy and each weighs about 6 mds.  The  handling  difficulty, the difficulty about fastenings, packing are all there unsolved.  They have to be experimented on a large scale before any definite opinion is given about them. <ref>https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1777/1/lsd_02_05_27-09-1958.pdf Page 21 </ref>
|gauge            = {{track gauge|1676mm|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
|electrification  = [[25 kV AC railway electrification]]
|length            = {{convert|715.34|km|mi}}
|hq_city          = Divisional Railway Managers's Office, DRM Building, Eastern Railway, Sealdah Division, Kaiser Street, [[Kolkata]]-700014
}}


'''Sealdah railway division'''  is one of the four railway divisions under the jurisdiction of [[Eastern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]].<ref name="zones_and_divisions">{{cite web |title=Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=168812. |website=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Ministry of Railways (Government of India) |access-date=1 January 2025 |date=21 July 2017}}</ref> Its headquarters is located in Kaiser Street in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]] near the [[Sealdah railway station]]. Geographically the division covers the railway tracks and services in the areas between the [[Hooghly River|Hooghly river]] on the west, [[Bangladesh]] on the north and east and the [[Sundarbans]] in the south. The Railway network under Sealdah Division was part of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] (present-day [[Bangladesh Railway]]). The [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] was formed on 1 July 1884. On 1 January 1942, [[Assam Bengal Railway]] (present-day [[Northeast Frontier Railway]]) and [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] were amalgamated to form [[Bengal Assam Railway]]. Sealdah Division became a part of [[East Indian Railway]] (present-day [[Eastern Railway (India)|Eastern Railway]] and [[East Central Railway]]) on 15 August 1947, after the [[Partition of India]] and [[Partition of Bengal (1947)|Partition of Bengal]]. The [[East Indian Railway]] was formed on 1 June 1845. On 14 April 1952, [[East Indian Railway]] was renamed as [[Eastern Railway (India)|Eastern Railway]].<ref name=":0">[http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,442,452 Brief Detail of Sealdah Division] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625120205/http://er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,442,452|date=2018-06-25}}, ''Eastern Railway''</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319003737/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2015 |access-date=13 January 2016 |work=Indian Railways }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Sealdah Division System Map |url=https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1597667046291-Sys%20Map%20SDAH%202020.pdf |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>


== Services ==
The division primarily serves five major districts of the state of [[West Bengal]] in [[India]], namely the [[Kolkata district|Kolkata]], [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]], [[South 24 Parganas]], [[Nadia district|Nadia]] and [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]] districts.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Eastern Railway |url=https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,442,452,458 |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=er.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref> The division forms the eastern part of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] with numerous daily [[Electric multiple unit|EMU]] services connecting Kolkata with the suburban areas of the five districts. The [[Sealdah railway station]] handles 124 [[Mail Express Trains Of India|mail/express trains]] connecting it to various parts of India along with 34 passenger trains & 921 suburban [[Electric multiple unit|EMU]] train services, daily,<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":14">{{Cite web |title=Details of Operating Department: Sealdah Division, Eastern Railway |url=https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,442,462,471 |access-date=30 November 2021}}</ref> while the [[Kolkata railway station]] handles 72 [[Mail Express Trains Of India|mail/express trains]] connecting it to various parts of India along with 4 passenger trains & 31 suburban [[Electric multiple unit|EMU]] train services, daily.<ref name=":14" /> The [[Kolkata railway station|Kolkata terminal]] also acts as an international passenger terminal for trains destined to Bangladesh namely the Maitree Express and Bandhan Express services.<ref name=":14" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=Excitement mounts over train link |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7338284.stm |access-date=23 January 2022 |website=BBC|date=9 April 2008 }}</ref> Being located in the central business district of Kolkata, the [[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah station]] plays a vital role in the management of suburban railway traffic.<ref name=":0" /> Suburban services are also provided to the Hooghly and Howrah districts via the [[Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line|Naihati–Bandel branch line]] and the [[Calcutta Chord link line]].<ref name=":14" />


As of April, 2021, Sealdah Terminal handles 124 Mail/Exp, 34 Passenger & 921 EMU Trains.
[[Kolkata]], [[Barrackpore]], [[Diamond Harbour]], [[Dakshineswar]], [[Krishnanagar, Nadia|Krishnanagar]], [[Nabadwip Ghat]], [[Murshidabad]], [[Palashi|Plassey]], [[Shantipur]], [[Sagar Island]] and the [[Sundarbans]] are some of the major tourist and pilgrimage spots served by the division.<ref name=":0" />


Kolkata Terminal handles 72 Mail/Exp, 04 Passenger & 31 EMU Trains (04 Spl EMU service due to closure of Tala Bridge) and it also linked with Circular Railway EMU service, Maitree Express & Bandhan Express running between India & Bangladesh.
The division handles international freight and passenger traffic with Bangladesh through the [[Gede railway station|Gede]] and [[Petrapole railway station|Petrapole]] stations.<ref name=":3" /> The major commodities loaded from this division are [[Intermodal container|containers]], [[Gunny bag|gunny bales]], [[Coal mining in india|coal]] and [[fertilizer]]s. [[Gunny bag|Gunny bales]] are loaded from [[Titagarh railway station|Titagarh]] and [[Naihati Junction railway station|Naihati]], while [[Intermodal container|containers]] are loaded from [[Container Corporation of India]] sidings at [[Kolkata Port|Kolkata Dock]], Kidderpore Dock and Cossipore Container Rail Terminal whereas [[Coal mining in india|coal]] and [[fertilizer]]s are loaded from Kidderpore Dock.<ref name=":14" />  An average 121 numbers of Freight wagons are interchanged daily wise in average via Gede and Petrapole interchanging points with for the financial year 2019–20 with [[Bangladesh Railway]] as well.<ref name=":14" /> The major commodities received by this division are cement, [[fertilizer]]s, food grains, [[Intermodal container|containers]], POL and coal for thermal power plants. The division also has 15 good sheds and 15 industrial sidings by which average interchange of this division is 28.21 rakes per day.<ref name=":14" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Operative Goods Sheds and Sidings over Eastern Railway. As on 01.11.2019 |url=https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1574855802354-Actvegood.pdf |access-date=3 March 2022 |website=Eastern Railway}}</ref>


== List of railway stations and towns ==
== Routes ==
The list includes the stations under the Sealdah railway division and their station category.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statement showing Category-wise No. of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations|url=http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1432447500773-23.Passenger%20Amenities%20PDF.pdf|access-date=15 January 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045206/http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1432447500773-23.Passenger%20Amenities%20PDF.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sealdah railway division - Operating Department |url=http://er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,442,462,471 |access-date= 19 January 2016}}</ref>
The total route length of the division is {{Convert|715.34|km|mi|abbr=on|adj=on}} of which {{Convert|690.075|km|mi|abbr=on|adj=on}} is fully electrified.<ref name=":3" /> The division is divided into 2 sections namely the [[Sealdah Main and North section]] and the [[Sealdah South section]]. The Sealdah Main section handles long-distance trains to the rest of India while the Sealdah North section is a suburban section primarily serving the Northern districts of [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]], [[Nadia district|Nadia]] and [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]]. The Sealdah South section is completely a suburban section connecting the Kolkata district with the numerous towns and villages of the [[South 24 Parganas District|South 24 Paraganas district]] and the [[Sundarbans]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":14" /> Both the sections are connected with each other via the [[Kolkata Circular Railway]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


{| class="wikitable sortable"
The following routes fall under the jurisdiction of the division:
|-
! style="background:#ffd750;" | Category of station
! style="background:#ffd750;" | No. of stations
! style="background:#ffd750;" | Names of stations
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | A-1
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | {{rws|Sealdah}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | A
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Naihati railway station|Naihati]], {{rws|Kolkata Chitpur}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | B
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | {{rws|Berhampore Court}}, [[Krishnanagar City Junction railway station| Krishnanagar City]], {{rws|Ranaghat}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | C
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | suburban station
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | D
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | E
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | F
| style="text-align:center;" | 53
| style="text-align:center;" | halt stations
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''Total'''
| style="text-align:center;" | '''206'''
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|}
Stations closed for Passengers -


Total route Kilometer of division is 715.34 Kilometer (Electrified 690.075) with 101 Block stations, 52 Flag stations, 53 Halt Stations and 06 Block cabins.  
* [[Sealdah Main and North section]]
==Suburban Service==
** [[Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line]]
** [[Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line|Naihati–Bandel branch line]] ({{Rws|Naihati Junction}} railway station only)
** [[Calcutta Chord link line]] (up to {{Rws|Bally Halt}} railway station)
** [[Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line]]
** [[Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line|Shantipur loop line]]
** [[Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line|Krishnanagar City–Nabadwip Ghat line]] (under conversion to broad-gauge and extension)
** [[Sealdah–Bangaon line]]
** [[Sealdah–Bangaon line|Barasat–Hasnabad branch line]]
** [[Sealdah–Bangaon line|Ranaghat–Bangaon branch line]]
*[[Sealdah South section]]
** [[Sealdah South section|Sealdah–Diamond Harbour line]]
** [[Sealdah South section|Budge Budge branch line]]
** [[Sealdah South section|Canning branch line]]
** [[Sealdah South section|Namkhana branch line]]
*[[Kolkata Circular Railway]]
The division connects with the [[Port of Kolkata#Kolkata Dock System Railway (KDS Railway)|Kolkata Dock System Railway (KDS Railway)]] at {{Rws|Majerhat}} and {{Rws|Brace Bridge}} stations respectively.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Railway Facilities - Syama Prasad Mookherjee Port Trust, Kolkata |url=https://www.kolkataporttrust.gov.in/index1.php?layout=2&lang=1&level=2&sublinkid=650&lid=564 |access-date=9 November 2021}}</ref>


Sealdah division caters to both long distance and Suburban services, for which it is divided into two sections :  
== History ==
The [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] {{Reporting mark|:EBR}} company was formed in 1857 for the construction and working of a line from [[Calcutta]] to [[Dacca]], with a branch to [[Jessore]].<ref>"Money Market and City Intelligence", ''The Times'', Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.</ref> The construction of the {{Convert|112|mi|km|abbr=on|adj=on}} long [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad gauge]] line began in 1859 and was completed in stages up to [[Kushtia]] by 1864 but the planned branch to [[Jessore]] was not built.<ref name=":37">{{Cite web |title=Administration Report on Railways 1918 |url=https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n55mode/1up |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref><ref name=":4">[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf H.M. Government "Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 127-8, paragraphs 3.51 - 3.55] Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016</ref> The company also acquired a steam vessel service operating between [[Kushtia]] and [[Dhaka|Dacca]] on the [[Padma River|Padma river]].<ref name=":4" /> In 1871 the line was extended from Poradaha to a new ferry terminal  at [[Goalundo|Goalundo Ghat]], about {{Convert|45|mi|km|abbr=on|adj=on}} east of [[Kushtia]] and reducing the river trip to [[Dacca]]. and becoming the [[Main line (railway)|main line]] of the Eastern section of EBR.<ref name=":37" /><ref name=":27">{{Cite web |title=History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress', 31 March 1937 by 'The Government of India - Railway Department' |url=https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> With the successful construction and opening of the [[Hardinge Bridge]] in 1915 and gauge conversion of the [[Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line|Santahar–Parbatipur–Siliguri line]] from 1924 to 1926, the Calcutta–Siliguri broad gauge line was completed and became the main line of the Eastern section of EBR.<ref name=":37" /><ref name=":27" />


Main/North division and South division.
The Bengal Central Railway {{Reporting mark|:BCR}} company constructed two [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad gauge]] lines: one connecting [[Ranaghat Junction railway station|Ranaghat]] and [[Bangaon Junction railway station|Bangaon]] ({{Convert|21|mi|km|abbr=on}}) in 1882 and the other connecting [[Dum Dum Junction railway station|Dum Dum]] with [[Khulna railway station|Khulna]] (now in Bangladesh), via [[Bangaon Junction railway station|Bangaon]] ({{Convert|108|mi|km|abbr=on}}) which opened in stages and was completed in 1884. These lines were merged with [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] in 1904, with the Sealdah–Bangaon–Jessore–Khulna line becoming the [[Main line (railway)|main line]] of the Central section of EBR.<ref name=":37" /><ref name=":27" />


A. The main division is again divided into two parts:
The [[Martin's Light Railways]] {{Reporting mark|:MLR}} company constructed and opened the {{Convert|20|mi|km|abbr=on|adj=on}} long, {{Gauge|2ft 6in}} narrow gauge Ranaghat–Krishnanagar Light Railway line from Aistalaghat (near Ranaghat on the right bank of [[Churni River|Churni river]]) to [[Krishnanagar City Junction railway station|Krishnanagar]] via [[Shantipur]] in 1899.<ref name=":3" /> This line was amalgamated with EBR on 1 July 1904.<ref name=":37" /><ref name=":27" /> EBR further extended the line from Krishnanagar to Nabadwip Ghat and opened the line for traffic from 30 June 1926.<ref name=":2" /> EBR further built a {{Convert|1|mi|km|abbr=on|adj=on}} long {{Gauge|5ft 6in}} broad gauge extension from Ranaghat to the left bank of Churni River on 1902.<ref name=":37" /><ref name=":27" /> In 1925 an alternate {{Gauge|5ft 6in}} broad gauge line was built from Kalinarayanpur (Churni Bridge) to Shantipur and the old {{Gauge|2ft 6in}} gauge line between Shantipur and Aistola Ghat was abandoned.<ref name=":27" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Santipur Local - Part 2 |url=https://www.getbengal.com/details/the-santipur-local-part-2 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=Get Bengal}}</ref> The {{Convert|94.28|mi|km|abbr=on}} long Murshidabad Branch railway was constructed by EBR from Ranaghat to Lalgola Ghat in stages from 1905 to 1907.<ref name=":37" /><ref name=":27" />


•Dum Dum Jn. – Dankuni
MLR also constructed and opened a {{Convert|26|mi|km|abbr=on|adj=on}} long {{Gauge|2ft 6in}} narrow gauge line from [[Barasat Junction railway station|Barasat]] to [[Basirhat railway station|Basirhat]] in 1905, known as the [[Barasat–Basirhat light railway|Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway]] {{Reporting mark|:BBLR}}.<ref name=":37" /><ref name=":27" /> It was further extended via [[Taki Road railway station|Taki]] to [[Hasnabad railway station|Hasnabad]] (Chingrighata) in 1909. A {{Convert|16.62|mi|km}} long extension was built from Beliaghata Bridge on the Barasat–Basirhat line to [[Patipukur railway station|Patipukur]] in 1910. This was further extended to [[Belgachia]] in 1914 and was known as the Shyambazar Branch.<ref name=":37" /><ref name=":27" />


•Naihati – Ranaghat – Gede
On the southern side, the Calcutta and South-Eastern Railway {{Reporting mark|:CSER}} was formed in 1859 to connect [[Calcutta]] with {{stnlnk|Canning|India|Port Canning}} on the [[Matla River]]. It constructed and completed the {{convert|45|km|mi|abbr=on}} long line on 15 May 1863.<ref name=":37" /><ref name=":27" /> It was the first railway track on the eastern bank of the [[Hooghly River]] and ran from what was then the Beliaghata railway station (presently {{stnlnk|Sealdah|3=Sealdah South railway terminus}}) to {{stnlnk|Canning|India|Port Canning}} on the [[Matla River]] via {{Rws|Jadavpur}} and {{Rws|Sonarpur}}.<ref name="timeline2">{{Cite web |title=Indian Railway History Time line |url=http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |archive-date=14 July 2012 |access-date=10 February 2012 |publisher=Indian Railways}}</ref><ref name="history2">{{cite web |title=The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian |url=http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802133149/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html |archive-date=2 August 2012 |access-date=10 February 2012 |publisher=railindia}}</ref> In 1868, CSER having suffered extensive losses due to floods and other problems, sold the line to the Indian government (management then being leased to the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]]) and the company was dissolved in March 1870.<ref name="timeline2"/><ref name="history2"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=H.M. Government "Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> Thus the line became a part of the Southern Section of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]].<ref name=":37" /><ref name=":27" />


*Krishnanagar – Lalgola Bangaon – Barasat – Hasnabad
In 1883, a {{convert|44|km|mi|abbr=on}} branch line to Diamond Harbour via {{Rws|Baruipur}} and [[Magra Hat railway station|Magrahat]] was constructed from {{Rws|Sonarpur}} on the Sealdah–Canning line of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]].This line, from Sealdah to Diamond Harbour, then became the [[Main line (railway)|main line]] of the Southern section of the Eastern Bengal Railway.<ref name=":37" /><ref name=":27" /><ref name="timeline2" /><ref name="history2" /> The Budge Budge branch line was initially sanctioned in 1886 as a line to connect {{Rws|Ballygunge}} with the Kidderpore Docks. Sanction to an extension to Budge Budge was given in 1888 and the whole of {{convert|19|km|mi|abbr=on}} long line from {{Rws|Ballygunge}} to {{Rws|Komagata Maru Budge Budge|3=Budge Budge}} via {{Rws|Majerhat}} was opened on 1890 by the Eastern Bengal Railway.<ref name=":37" /><ref name=":27" /><ref name=":42">[https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=8172681933 "Bengal District Gazetteers: 24-Parganas" – page 168 by Lewis Sydney Steward O'Malley,I.C.S];Retrieved 10 December 2015</ref> The [[Calcutta Port Commissioners' Railway|Calcutta Ports Commissioner's Railway]] {{Reporting mark|:CPCR}} built a branch line from Kidderpore Docks to Majerhat on 1893. It further constructed a branch line from the subsidiary marshaling yard at {{Rws|Brace Bridge}} to King George's Dock (renamed to Netaji Subhas Dock in 1973<ref name="indianexpress.com">{{Cite web |date=13 January 2020 |title=Explained: The significance of the Kolkata port, renamed by PM Modi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/significance-of-the-kolkata-port-renamed-by-pm-modi-6213004/ |access-date=16 June 2020 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>) in 1928.<ref name=":37" /><ref name=":27" /> In 1928, a {{convert|37|km|mi|abbr=on}} long line from {{Rws|Baruipur}} on the Diamond Harbour branch line to {{Rws|Lakshmikantapur}} via {{Rws|Jaynagar Majilpur}} was constructed by the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] and became a branch line of its Southern section.<ref name=":37" /><ref name=":27" />


B. The south division comprises the following sections:
In 1942, EBR was merged with the [[Assam Bengal Railway]] {{Reporting mark|:ABR}} to form the Bengal and Assam Railway {{Reporting mark|:B&AR}}.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Railway |url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Railway |access-date=27 January 2022 |website=Banglapedia – National Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh}}</ref>


• Sealdah - Ballygunge - Sonarpur - Canning (operational since- 1863)
Post the [[partition of India]] in 1947, the Eastern and Central sections of EBR were divided between India and East Pakistan. The direct connection between South Bengal and North Bengal was affected as the Calcutta–Siliguri line was snapped resulting in Haldibari–Chilahati and Gede–Darsana becoming international transit points for trains. In the Central section, [[Petrapole railway station]] was created as the terminus on the Indian side while the [[Benapole railway station]] became the terminus in the [[East Pakistan]]i side of the line.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thapliyal, Sangeeta. "India-Bangladesh Transportation Links: A Move for Closer Cooperation". Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses |url=http://www.idsa-india.org/an-mar9-8.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001012050222/http://idsa-india.org/an-mar9-8.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=12 October 2000 |access-date=5 October 2021}}</ref> All the railway lines east of Hooghly, south of Lalgola and west of East Pakistan that were under EBR were reorganised to be  under the Sealdah division. The Sealdah division became a part of the Eastern Railway after the reorganization of railway zones on 14 April 1952.<ref name=":0" />


• Sonarpur - Baruipur - Diamond Harbour (operational since- 1883)
The [[Barasat–Basirhat light railway|Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway]] closed down in 1955 due to increasing losses.<ref name="history22">{{cite web |title=The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian |url=http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015721/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html |archive-date=16 March 2008 |access-date=2012-02-10 |publisher=railindia |df=dmy-all}}</ref> However a new {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] line was built in a new alignment between Barasat and Hasnabad from 1957 to 1962. The Shyambazar branch line was abandoned.<ref>{{cite book |last=Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v21-4YYgocUC&q=Muri-Chandrapura+line&pg=PA60 |title=Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy |work=page 60 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059 |year=1986 |isbn=81-7022-089-0 |access-date=2 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Non-IR Railways in India |url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-nonir.html |access-date=2012-02-10 |publisher=[[IRFCA]]}}</ref> In an effort to give access to remote areas and promote new growth areas, the {{convert|47|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Lakshmikantapur–Namkhana line project was sanctioned in 1987-88 amongst other projects.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=STANDING COMMIlTEE ON RAILWAYS (1993-94) TENTH LOK SABHA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS FOURTH REPORT |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/56659/1/railways_10_04_1993.pdf |access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref> The line was extended up to [[Kulpi railway station|Kulpi]] by 1992 and was completed till [[Kakdwip railway station|Kakdwip]] by 2001.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Travel: A Great Escape |url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=153981:Travel:%20A%20Great%20Escape&catid=44:8th-day&from_page=search |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614103041/http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=153981:Travel:%20A%20Great%20Escape&catid=44:8th-day&from_page=search |archive-date=14 June 2012 |access-date=29 November 2021 |publisher=The Statesman, 13 June 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Speech of Kumari Mamata Banerjee Introducing the Railway Budget for 2001-02, on 26th February 2001 |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/2001-02.pdf |access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref> The Kakdwip–[[Namkhana railway station|Namkhana]] section was completed by 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Speech of Shri Lalu Prasad Introducing the Railway Budget, for 2004-05, on 6th July, 2004 |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/2004-05_final.pdf |access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref> The [[Bagbazar railway station|Baghbazar]]-[[Prinsep Ghat railway station|Prinsep Ghat]] line was rehabilitated and commissioned for passenger traffic on 15 August 1984 and services were subsequently extended northwards towards [[Tala railway station|Tala]] and finally to [[Dum Dum Junction railway station|Dum Dum]] by 17 June 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Speech of Shri Bansi Lal Introducing the Railway Budget for 1985-86 on 14th March, 1985 |url=http://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1985-86.pdf |access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref> The [[Prinsep Ghat railway station|Prinsep Ghat]]-[[Majerhat railway station|Majerhat]] elevated section was commissioned in 2005 thus completing the Circular railway line.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Speech of Shri Lalu Prasad Introducing the Railway Budget for 2006-07, on 24th February 2006 |url=http://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/2006-07.pdf |access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref>


• Ballygunge - Budge Budge (operational since- 1890)
== List of major railway stations by commercial importance ==
The list includes the number of railway stations under the Sealdah railway division [[Categorization of Indian Railway stations by commercial importance|categorized by their commercial importance]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Category-wise No. of stations over Eastern Railway as of 30 April 2021 |url=https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1624521405374-.4%20Category_wise%20Stations%20ZZZ.pdf |website=Eastern Railway}}</ref> Only major railway stations{{Efn|Major railway station here refer to any railway station which is [[Categorization of Indian Railway stations by commercial importance|categorized by the Indian railways by commercial importance]] as between NSG-1 to NSG-4 or between SG-1 to SG-2 grade}} are listed.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%;"
|-
! colspan="3" |'''Non-Suburban Grade (NSG)'''
|-
! style="width:1%;" |Category
! style="width:1%;" |Number of Stations
! style="width:10%;" |Major railway stations{{Efn|Major railway station here refer to any railway station which is [[Categorization of Indian Railway stations by commercial importance|categorized by the Indian railways by commercial importance]] as between NSG-1 to NSG-4 or between SG-1 to SG-2 grade}}


• Baruipur - Lakshmikantapur (operational since- 1928)
|-
 
| NSG-1 || 1 || {{rws|Sealdah}}
• Lakshmikantapur - Namkhana (fully operational since- 2004)
|-
 
| NSG-2 ||2|| {{rws|Kolkata}}, {{Rws|Naihati Junction}}
North and South divisions are linked via Kankurgachi – Park Circus chord.
|-
 
| NSG-3 || 1 || {{rws|Berhampore Court}}
Besides, Sealdah, trains originate from/terminate at 32 other stations in this Division.
|-
| NSG-4 ||2|| {{rws|Beldanga}}, {{rws|Murshidabad Junction}}
|-
| NSG-5 ||10||
|-
| NSG-6 ||9||
|-
! colspan="3" | '''Suburban Grade (SG)'''
|-
| SG-1 || 0 || –
|-
| SG-2 || 16 || {{Rws|Barasat Junction}}, {{Rws|Barrackpore}}, {{Rws|Baruipur Junction}}, {{Rws|Belgharia}}, {{Rws|Bidhannagar Road}}, {{Rws|Chakdaha}}, {{Rws|Dum Dum Junction}}, {{Rws|Habra}}, {{Rws|Khardaha}}, {{Rws|Krishnanagar City Junction}}, {{Rws|Madhyamgram}}, {{Rws|Ranaghat Junction}}, {{Rws|Shyamnagar}}, {{Rws|Sodpur}}, {{Rws|Sonarpur Junction}},  {{Rws|Ichhapur}},{{Rws|Subhashgram|3=Subhasgram}}
|-
|SG-3
|112
|
|-
! colspan="3" |'''Halt Grade (HG)'''
|-
|HG-1
|0
|
|-
|HG-2
|0
|
|-
|HG-3
|53
|
|}


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Sealdah railway division
Sealdah Division Headquarters at the Sealdah railway station
Overview
Stations called at205[1]
HeadquartersDivisional Railway Managers's Office, DRM Building, Eastern Railway, Sealdah Division, Kaiser Street, Kolkata-700014
LocaleKolkata, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Nadia, Murshidabad
Dates of operation14 April 1952–
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV AC railway electrification
Length715.34 kilometres (444.49 mi)

Sealdah railway division is one of the four railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[2] Its headquarters is located in Kaiser Street in Kolkata, West Bengal near the Sealdah railway station. Geographically the division covers the railway tracks and services in the areas between the Hooghly river on the west, Bangladesh on the north and east and the Sundarbans in the south. The Railway network under Sealdah Division was part of the Eastern Bengal Railway (present-day Bangladesh Railway). The Eastern Bengal Railway was formed on 1 July 1884. On 1 January 1942, Assam Bengal Railway (present-day Northeast Frontier Railway) and Eastern Bengal Railway were amalgamated to form Bengal Assam Railway. Sealdah Division became a part of East Indian Railway (present-day Eastern Railway and East Central Railway) on 15 August 1947, after the Partition of India and Partition of Bengal. The East Indian Railway was formed on 1 June 1845. On 14 April 1952, East Indian Railway was renamed as Eastern Railway.[3][4][5]

Services[edit | edit source]

The division primarily serves five major districts of the state of West Bengal in India, namely the Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Nadia and Murshidabad districts.[3][6] The division forms the eastern part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway with numerous daily EMU services connecting Kolkata with the suburban areas of the five districts. The Sealdah railway station handles 124 mail/express trains connecting it to various parts of India along with 34 passenger trains & 921 suburban EMU train services, daily,[4][7] while the Kolkata railway station handles 72 mail/express trains connecting it to various parts of India along with 4 passenger trains & 31 suburban EMU train services, daily.[7] The Kolkata terminal also acts as an international passenger terminal for trains destined to Bangladesh namely the Maitree Express and Bandhan Express services.[7][8] Being located in the central business district of Kolkata, the Sealdah station plays a vital role in the management of suburban railway traffic.[3] Suburban services are also provided to the Hooghly and Howrah districts via the Naihati–Bandel branch line and the Calcutta Chord link line.[7]

Kolkata, Barrackpore, Diamond Harbour, Dakshineswar, Krishnanagar, Nabadwip Ghat, Murshidabad, Plassey, Shantipur, Sagar Island and the Sundarbans are some of the major tourist and pilgrimage spots served by the division.[3]

The division handles international freight and passenger traffic with Bangladesh through the Gede and Petrapole stations.[6] The major commodities loaded from this division are containers, gunny bales, coal and fertilizers. Gunny bales are loaded from Titagarh and Naihati, while containers are loaded from Container Corporation of India sidings at Kolkata Dock, Kidderpore Dock and Cossipore Container Rail Terminal whereas coal and fertilizers are loaded from Kidderpore Dock.[7] An average 121 numbers of Freight wagons are interchanged daily wise in average via Gede and Petrapole interchanging points with for the financial year 2019–20 with Bangladesh Railway as well.[7] The major commodities received by this division are cement, fertilizers, food grains, containers, POL and coal for thermal power plants. The division also has 15 good sheds and 15 industrial sidings by which average interchange of this division is 28.21 rakes per day.[7][9]

Routes[edit | edit source]

The total route length of the division is 715.34 km (444.49 mi) of which 690.075 km (428.793 mi) is fully electrified.[6] The division is divided into 2 sections namely the Sealdah Main and North section and the Sealdah South section. The Sealdah Main section handles long-distance trains to the rest of India while the Sealdah North section is a suburban section primarily serving the Northern districts of North 24 Parganas, Nadia and Murshidabad. The Sealdah South section is completely a suburban section connecting the Kolkata district with the numerous towns and villages of the South 24 Paraganas district and the Sundarbans.[3][7] Both the sections are connected with each other via the Kolkata Circular Railway.[3][5]

The following routes fall under the jurisdiction of the division:

The division connects with the Kolkata Dock System Railway (KDS Railway) at Majerhat and Brace Bridge stations respectively.[10]

History[edit | edit source]

The Eastern Bengal Railway Template:Reporting mark company was formed in 1857 for the construction and working of a line from Calcutta to Dacca, with a branch to Jessore.[11] The construction of the 112 mi (180 km) long broad gauge line began in 1859 and was completed in stages up to Kushtia by 1864 but the planned branch to Jessore was not built.[12][13] The company also acquired a steam vessel service operating between Kushtia and Dacca on the Padma river.[13] In 1871 the line was extended from Poradaha to a new ferry terminal at Goalundo Ghat, about 45 mi (72 km) east of Kushtia and reducing the river trip to Dacca. and becoming the main line of the Eastern section of EBR.[12][14] With the successful construction and opening of the Hardinge Bridge in 1915 and gauge conversion of the Santahar–Parbatipur–Siliguri line from 1924 to 1926, the Calcutta–Siliguri broad gauge line was completed and became the main line of the Eastern section of EBR.[12][14]

The Bengal Central Railway Template:Reporting mark company constructed two broad gauge lines: one connecting Ranaghat and Bangaon (21 mi (34 km)) in 1882 and the other connecting Dum Dum with Khulna (now in Bangladesh), via Bangaon (108 mi (174 km)) which opened in stages and was completed in 1884. These lines were merged with Eastern Bengal Railway in 1904, with the Sealdah–Bangaon–Jessore–Khulna line becoming the main line of the Central section of EBR.[12][14]

The Martin's Light Railways Template:Reporting mark company constructed and opened the 20 mi (32 km) long, Template:Gauge narrow gauge Ranaghat–Krishnanagar Light Railway line from Aistalaghat (near Ranaghat on the right bank of Churni river) to Krishnanagar via Shantipur in 1899.[6] This line was amalgamated with EBR on 1 July 1904.[12][14] EBR further extended the line from Krishnanagar to Nabadwip Ghat and opened the line for traffic from 30 June 1926.[4] EBR further built a 1 mi (1.6 km) long Template:Gauge broad gauge extension from Ranaghat to the left bank of Churni River on 1902.[12][14] In 1925 an alternate Template:Gauge broad gauge line was built from Kalinarayanpur (Churni Bridge) to Shantipur and the old Template:Gauge gauge line between Shantipur and Aistola Ghat was abandoned.[14][15] The 94.28 mi (151.73 km) long Murshidabad Branch railway was constructed by EBR from Ranaghat to Lalgola Ghat in stages from 1905 to 1907.[12][14]

MLR also constructed and opened a 26 mi (42 km) long Template:Gauge narrow gauge line from Barasat to Basirhat in 1905, known as the Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Template:Reporting mark.[12][14] It was further extended via Taki to Hasnabad (Chingrighata) in 1909. A 16.62 miles (26.75 km) long extension was built from Beliaghata Bridge on the Barasat–Basirhat line to Patipukur in 1910. This was further extended to Belgachia in 1914 and was known as the Shyambazar Branch.[12][14]

On the southern side, the Calcutta and South-Eastern Railway Template:Reporting mark was formed in 1859 to connect Calcutta with Port Canning on the Matla River. It constructed and completed the 45 km (28 mi) long line on 15 May 1863.[12][14] It was the first railway track on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River and ran from what was then the Beliaghata railway station (presently Sealdah South railway terminus) to Port Canning on the Matla River via Jadavpur and Sonarpur.[16][17] In 1868, CSER having suffered extensive losses due to floods and other problems, sold the line to the Indian government (management then being leased to the Eastern Bengal Railway) and the company was dissolved in March 1870.[16][17][18] Thus the line became a part of the Southern Section of the Eastern Bengal Railway.[12][14]

In 1883, a 44 km (27 mi) branch line to Diamond Harbour via Baruipur and Magrahat was constructed from Sonarpur on the Sealdah–Canning line of the Eastern Bengal Railway.This line, from Sealdah to Diamond Harbour, then became the main line of the Southern section of the Eastern Bengal Railway.[12][14][16][17] The Budge Budge branch line was initially sanctioned in 1886 as a line to connect Ballygunge with the Kidderpore Docks. Sanction to an extension to Budge Budge was given in 1888 and the whole of 19 km (12 mi) long line from Ballygunge to Budge Budge via Majerhat was opened on 1890 by the Eastern Bengal Railway.[12][14][19] The Calcutta Ports Commissioner's Railway Template:Reporting mark built a branch line from Kidderpore Docks to Majerhat on 1893. It further constructed a branch line from the subsidiary marshaling yard at Brace Bridge to King George's Dock (renamed to Netaji Subhas Dock in 1973[20]) in 1928.[12][14] In 1928, a 37 km (23 mi) long line from Baruipur on the Diamond Harbour branch line to Lakshmikantapur via Jaynagar Majilpur was constructed by the Eastern Bengal Railway and became a branch line of its Southern section.[12][14]

In 1942, EBR was merged with the Assam Bengal Railway Template:Reporting mark to form the Bengal and Assam Railway Template:Reporting mark.[3][21]

Post the partition of India in 1947, the Eastern and Central sections of EBR were divided between India and East Pakistan. The direct connection between South Bengal and North Bengal was affected as the Calcutta–Siliguri line was snapped resulting in Haldibari–Chilahati and Gede–Darsana becoming international transit points for trains. In the Central section, Petrapole railway station was created as the terminus on the Indian side while the Benapole railway station became the terminus in the East Pakistani side of the line.[22] All the railway lines east of Hooghly, south of Lalgola and west of East Pakistan that were under EBR were reorganised to be under the Sealdah division. The Sealdah division became a part of the Eastern Railway after the reorganization of railway zones on 14 April 1952.[3]

The Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway closed down in 1955 due to increasing losses.[23] However a new 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line was built in a new alignment between Barasat and Hasnabad from 1957 to 1962. The Shyambazar branch line was abandoned.[24][25] In an effort to give access to remote areas and promote new growth areas, the 47 km (29 mi) long Lakshmikantapur–Namkhana line project was sanctioned in 1987-88 amongst other projects.[26] The line was extended up to Kulpi by 1992 and was completed till Kakdwip by 2001.[26][27][28] The Kakdwip–Namkhana section was completed by 2004.[29] The Baghbazar-Prinsep Ghat line was rehabilitated and commissioned for passenger traffic on 15 August 1984 and services were subsequently extended northwards towards Tala and finally to Dum Dum by 17 June 1990.[30] The Prinsep Ghat-Majerhat elevated section was commissioned in 2005 thus completing the Circular railway line.[31]

List of major railway stations by commercial importance[edit | edit source]

The list includes the number of railway stations under the Sealdah railway division categorized by their commercial importance.[32] Only major railway stations[lower-alpha 1] are listed.

Non-Suburban Grade (NSG)
Category Number of Stations Major railway stations[lower-alpha 2]
NSG-1 1 Sealdah
NSG-2 2 Kolkata, Naihati Junction
NSG-3 1 Berhampore Court
NSG-4 2 Beldanga, Murshidabad Junction
NSG-5 10
NSG-6 9
Suburban Grade (SG)
SG-1 0 –
SG-2 16 Barasat Junction, Barrackpore, Baruipur Junction, Belgharia, Bidhannagar Road, Chakdaha, Dum Dum Junction, Habra, Khardaha, Krishnanagar City Junction, Madhyamgram, Ranaghat Junction, Shyamnagar, Sodpur, Sonarpur Junction, Ichhapur,Subhasgram
SG-3 112
Halt Grade (HG)
HG-1 0
HG-2 0
HG-3 53

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Major railway station here refer to any railway station which is categorized by the Indian railways by commercial importance as between NSG-1 to NSG-4 or between SG-1 to SG-2 grade
  2. ↑ Major railway station here refer to any railway station which is categorized by the Indian railways by commercial importance as between NSG-1 to NSG-4 or between SG-1 to SG-2 grade
  1. ↑ "List of Station categories in Eastern Railways division". Indianrailways.gov.in. Indian Railways. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Railways (Government of India). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Brief Detail of Sealdah Division Archived 2018-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, Eastern Railway
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Sealdah Division System Map" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Eastern Railway". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 "Details of Operating Department: Sealdah Division, Eastern Railway". Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Excitement mounts over train link". BBC. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Operative Goods Sheds and Sidings over Eastern Railway. As on 01.11.2019" (PDF). Eastern Railway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Railway Facilities - Syama Prasad Mookherjee Port Trust, Kolkata". Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Money Market and City Intelligence", The Times, Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.
  12. ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 "Administration Report on Railways 1918". Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 H.M. Government "Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 127-8, paragraphs 3.51 - 3.55 Retrieved on 2 Jun 2016
  14. ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 "History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress', 31 March 1937 by 'The Government of India - Railway Department'" (PDF). Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Indian Railway History Time line". Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Retrieved 10 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ↑ "H.M. Government "Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  19. ↑ "Bengal District Gazetteers: 24-Parganas" – page 168 by Lewis Sydney Steward O'Malley,I.C.S;Retrieved 10 December 2015
  20. ↑ "Explained: The significance of the Kolkata port, renamed by PM Modi". The Indian Express. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  21. ↑ "Railway". Banglapedia – National Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  22. ↑ "Thapliyal, Sangeeta. "India-Bangladesh Transportation Links: A Move for Closer Cooperation". Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses". Archived from the original on 12 October 2000. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  23. ↑ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  24. ↑ Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal (1986). Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy. Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 2 May 2013. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  25. ↑ "Non-IR Railways in India". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "STANDING COMMIlTEE ON RAILWAYS (1993-94) TENTH LOK SABHA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS FOURTH REPORT" (PDF). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  27. ↑ "Travel: A Great Escape". The Statesman, 13 June 2006. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  28. ↑ "Speech of Kumari Mamata Banerjee Introducing the Railway Budget for 2001-02, on 26th February 2001" (PDF). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  29. ↑ "Speech of Shri Lalu Prasad Introducing the Railway Budget, for 2004-05, on 6th July, 2004" (PDF). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  30. ↑ "Speech of Shri Bansi Lal Introducing the Railway Budget for 1985-86 on 14th March, 1985" (PDF). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  31. ↑ "Speech of Shri Lalu Prasad Introducing the Railway Budget for 2006-07, on 24th February 2006" (PDF). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  32. ↑ "Category-wise No. of stations over Eastern Railway as of 30 April 2021" (PDF). Eastern Railway.

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