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The Howrah Bridge is a balanced steel bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. Commissioned in 1943, [ 9 ] [ 11 ] the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the twin cities of Howrah and Kolkata , located on opposite banks.
Mahanadi Rail Bridge Mahanadi River: 2.1 1902- Rail Odisha: Cuttack [26] 31 Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge: Mahanadi River: 2.1 2008- Rail Odisha: Cuttack [26] 32 Pamban Bridge: Palk Strait: 2.07 1913- Rail Tamil Nadu: Mandapam-Rameswaram [27] 33 Sharavati Bridge: Sharavathi River: 2.06 1994 Rail Karnataka: Honnavar-Kasarkoda [10] 34 Baluaha Ghat ...
The bridge was constructed at a total cost of ₹ 1.14 crore (equivalent to ₹ 348 crore or US$41 million in 2023) The first train that ran across the bridge was named Jagmal Raja Howrah Express by the British, acknowledging the feat of Rai Bahadur Jagmal Raja. The bridge cost over ₹ 1 crore (US$120,000) in those years. [5]
Vidyasagar Setu, also known as the Second Hooghly Bridge, is an 822.96-metre-long (2,700 ft) cable-stayed six-laned toll bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, linking the cities of Kolkata and Howrah.
A ferry operating between Howrah and Kolkata with Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu) in background The Bhāgirathi-Hooghly river system is an essential lifeline for the people of West Bengal. It was through this river that the East India company sailed into Bengal and established their trade settlement, Calcutta, the capital of British India.
The total road length in Howrah is approximately 300 km (190 miles). [49] Howrah hosts a branch of the Grand Trunk Road – this was built, starting 1804, by the Public Works Department of the British administration. [50] The road starts at the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden [51] and connects to the main road near ...
Line length: Since 2004 2,160 km (1,342 mi). Before 2004 2,146 km (1,333 mi) ... The Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line, ... The last link was the bridge across the ...
As per the revised slab, a person travelling up to 20 km (12 mi) will have to pay ₹ 5 (5.9¢ US), between 21 km (13 mi) and 45 km (28 mi) ₹ 10 (12¢ US), between 46 km (29 mi) and 70 km (43 mi) ₹ 15 (18¢ US), and between 71 km (44 mi) and 100 km (62 mi) ₹ 20 (23¢ US). One can buy a monthly, quarterly or season ticket if commuting ...