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Howrah (/ ˈ h aʊ r ə /; Bengali: [ˈɦao̯ɽa]; alternatively spelled as Haora) [12] is a commercial centre of Kolkata metropolitan area [13] [3] in the Indian state of West Bengal, located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, Howrah City is a crucial part of Kolkata Megapolis. . [3]
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 both sides of cities of Kolkata.
Also, the rail network kept on growing continuously, e.g. was the bridge over the Rupnarayan River at Kolaghat completed on 19 April 1900 and connected Howrah with Kharagpur. [33] The Bengal-Nagpur Railway was extended to Howrah in 1900, thus making Howrah an important railway centre. [34] So in 1901, a new station building was proposed.
Howrah metro station is a metro station on Kolkata Metro's Green Line in Howrah, India. [3] Built underneath Howrah railway station 's new and old complex, the metro station allows interchanging with other zones of Indian Railways as part of the Howrah station transport hub . [ 1 ]
The major car sheds (depots) on this line are at Howrah Jn and Bandel on the Howrah division and at Narkeldanga, Barasat and Ranaghat in the Sealdah division. [ 26 ] Sealdah division's first Matribhumi local started in October 2018; it was the first all-women passenger train in Indian Railway history.
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]
The Howrah–Chennai main line is a part of the golden quadrilateral. The routes connecting the four major metropolises (New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata), along with their diagonals, known as the golden quadrilateral, carry about half the freight and nearly half the passenger traffic, although they form only 16 per cent of the length. [17]
Map of Howrah District The Howrah district lies between 22°48′ N and 22°12′ N latitudes and between 88°23′ E and 87°50′ E longitudes. [ 4 ] The district is bounded by the Hooghly River and the North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts on the east, on the north by the Hooghly district (Arambagh and Shrirampur sub-divisions ...