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The South Eastern Line of Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban railway line serving Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It consists of 37 stations from Howrah Junction to Midnapore. The entire line is at grade level. It has section of triple track starting from Howrah Junction and ends at Midnapore, Amta, Haldia and Digha stations in West Bengal. [5]
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 .
It is one of the five intercity large railway stations serving the Kolkata metropolitan region, India. The station is operated by the South Eastern Railway (SER) zone of Indian Railways. [5] SER serves local trains to Amta, Mecheda, Panskura, Haldia, Kharagpur and Medinipur and mail/express trains to Central, West and South India from here.
The Panskura–Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia. Haldia Dock Complex, a part of Kolkata Port Trust, was commissioned in 1977. [11] [12] The Tamluk–Digha line was opened in 2004. [13]
Haldia is a terminal railway station on the Panskura–Haldia branch line and is located in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Haldia industrial area. History
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.
The Kolkata Suburban Railway is part of the second passenger railway constructed in British India during the mid 19th century. The first train ran between Howrah and Hooghly stations. A hundred years after the initial run, EMU services began. The system is operated by two zones of Indian Railways; Eastern and South Eastern zones.