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.

Hooghly
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Hooghly station
General information
Location	Hooghly station road, Hooghly, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°54′21″N 88°22′34″E
Elevation	14 metres (46 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Howrah–Bardhaman main line
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	HGY
Division(s)	Howrah
History
Opened	1854
Electrified	1958
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Chuchura towards Howrah Junction Eastern Line Main line Bandel Junction Terminus
Route map v t e Howrah–Barddhaman main line Legend km km Barddhaman–Asansol section Barddhaman Down Yard B.B. loop line Barddhaman–Katwa line Barddhaman Junction 107 00 143 53 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 91 Palsit Manteswar (planned) 87 Rasulpur 84 Nimo Dainhat–Manteswar –Memari line (planned) 81 Memari 78 Bagila 74 Debipur 70 Bainchi 67 Bainchigram 65 Simlagarh 60 Pundooah 55 Khanyan 50 Talandu Howrah–Barddhaman chord line B.B. loop line Dhaniakhali Halt 00 46 Magra Howrah–Barddhaman chord line Saraswati river 43 Adisaptagram Bandel EMU car shed B.B. loop line Bandel goods yard Bandel Steam Loco shed 39 Bandel Junction Bandel–Naihati branch line 37 Hooghly 35 Chuchura 32 Chandannagar 30 Mankundu Victoria jute mill siding Bhadreshwar jute mill siding Braithwaite Angus Works siding Angus jute mill siding 28 Bhadreshwar 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–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 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 5 Belur Belur Store Yard Howrah–Kharagpur line 4 Liluah Santragachi Locomotive Shed Liluah C & W Workshop Santragachi Coaching Yard Hindustan Industries & Engineering siding Santragachi–Amta branch line (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro Santragachi Junction 07 10 Santragachi (planned) Liluah Sorting Yard Kona Expressway Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro (planned) Ramrajatala 06 Howrah Diesel Loco Shed Dasnagar 04 Tikiapara–Liluah line (Howrah bypass line) Howrah Electric Loco Shed Tikiapara 02 Tikiapara EMU Car Shed Padmapukur Coaching Yard Tikiapara Coaching Yard Padmapukur 08 Howrah EMU Car Shed Guest Keen Williams siding Shalimar 05 Shalimar rail yard Shalimar Goods Shed B & R siding CCI siding Jheel Siding Coaching Yard Howrah–Dankuni –Srirampur metro (planned) (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro 0 Salt Golah Goods Yard 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, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel
Location
Hooghly Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Hooghly Location in India Show map of India

History

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

Electrification

Electrification of Howrah–Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958.[3]

References

External links

• Trains to Howrah

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