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Haldia Dock Complex is eight meters above sea level and is located at 21.20 north and 88.06 east. [7] [8] It is 156 nautical miles (289 km; 180 mi) north of Paradip Port by sea and river route, and 104 kilometres (65 mi) south of Kolkata Dock System by river route. [9]
Haldia is an industrial port city in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It has a major river port and industrial belt located approximately 124 km (77 mi) southwest of Kolkata near the mouth of the Hooghly River , one of the distributaries of the Ganges .
Kolkata Port is a major port and only major river port in India. Calcutta Port Trust is responsible for the Kolkata and Haldia Dock . [ 8 ] The passenger transport service from Port of Kolkata to Port Blair Port in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and shipping services of India and Outer Port are being provided by Shipping Corporation of India.
Almost 50 million tons per year goods pass through the port of West Bengal. About 45 million tons of cargo per year are transported to Kolkata port (including Haldia port). Annually more than 6 million TEUs containers pass through West Bengal ports .
The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SPMP or SMP, Kolkata), formerly the Kolkata Port, is the only riverine major port in India, [17] in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, around 203 kilometres (126 mi) from the sea. [18] It is the oldest operating port in India [19] and was constructed by the British East India Company. [20]
In 1972–73, Durgapur-Siliguri bus service was introduced with 3 new town services and the total route length of long distance and town services went up to 1650 km and 143 km respectively. In 1973, DSTB was ultimately converted into public sector undertaking under the name and style of " Durgapur State Transport Corporation(DSTC)" and many new ...
Kolkata is a major riverine port and together with Haldia deep water port, the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust (formerly Kolkata Port Trust) has been ranked 6th in India. The port has regular passenger services to Port Blair. [20] Ferry services between Kolkata - Howrah and
The Howrah–Kharagpur line was opened in 1865 [6] and Panskura-Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia . [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The Panskura–Haldia line including Barda railway station was electrified in 1974–76.