Hooghly Ghat railway station

Railway station in West Bengal, India

22°54′17″N 88°23′47″E / 22.904839°N 88.396434°E / 22.904839; 88.396434Elevation17 metres (56 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEastern RailwayPlatforms2Tracks2 (double electrified broad gauge)ConnectionsAuto standConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingNoBicycle facilitiesNoOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeHYG Zone(s) Eastern Railway Division(s) HowrahHistoryElectrifiedYesServices
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Garifa
towards Sealdah
Eastern Line
Naihati–Bandel line
Bandel Junction
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Katwa Junction
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Dainhat
Barddhaman Up Yard
Barddhaman Diesel Loco shed
Gangpur
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Dainhat–Manteswar
–Memari line
(planned)
Saktigarh
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Manteswar (planned)
Palsit
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Rasulpur
Nimo
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Dainhat–Manteswar
–Memari line
(planned)
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Memari
Bagila
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Debipur
Bainchi
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Bainchigram
Simlagarh
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Pundooah
Khanyan
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Talandu
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Dhaniakhali Halt
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Magra
(planned)
Tarakeswar–Dhaniakhali
–Magra line
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Saraswati river
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Adisaptagram
Bandel EMU car shed
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Bandel goods yard
Bandel#Road_and_bus Bandel Junction
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Bandel Steam Loco shed
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Hooghly
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Chuchura
Chandannagar
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Mankundu
Victoria jute mill siding
Bhadreshwar jute mill siding
Angus jute mill siding
Bhadreshwar
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Champdani coal depot siding
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Bhadreshwar Ghat
North Brook jute mill siding
Dalhousie jute mill siding
Champdani jute mill siding
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Baidyabati
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Seoraphuli Junction
(planned) Shrirampur
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Shrirampur
(planned)
Howrah Maidan–Dankuni
–Srirampur metro
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Standard Pharma siding
Grasim Industries factory siding
Wellington jute mill siding
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Rishra
Rishra cotton mill siding
Berger Paints factory siding
Hindustan Motors factory siding
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Konnagar
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Hind Motor
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Uttarpara
Condemned Coach Dismantling
& Cutting Yard
Bone mill siding
Bally Khal
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Bally jute mill siding
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Bally
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Belur Math Belur,_West_Bengal#Transport
Belur Railway Scrap Yard
Belur
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Belur Store Yard
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Liluah
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Liluah C & W Workshop
Santragachi Locomotive Shed
Santragachi Coaching Yard
Hindustan Industries
& Engineering siding
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(planned)
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–Dhulagarh metro
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Santragachhi#Roadways Santragachi Junction
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Santragachi (planned)
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–Dhulagarh metro
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Liluah Sorting Yard
Ramrajatala
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Howrah Diesel Loco Shed
Dasnagar
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Tikiapara–Liluah line
(Howrah bypass line)
Tikiapara
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Tikiapara EMU Car Shed
Padmapukur Coaching Yard
Tikiapara Coaching Yard
Padmapukur
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(planned)
Howrah–Santragachi
–Dhulagarh metro
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Howrah EMU Car Shed
ferry/water interchange Shalimar
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Shalimar (planned)
Shalimar Goods Shed
B & R siding
Salt Golah Goods Yard (abandoned)
(planned) Coal Depot
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Howrah Maidan–Dankuni
–Srirampur metro
(planned)
(planned) Foreshore Road
Jheel Siding Coaching Yard
Howrah–Shalimar line
(abandoned)
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Howrah Goods Shed
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Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm)
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Location
Hooghly Ghat is located in West Bengal
Hooghly Ghat
Hooghly Ghat
Location in West Bengal
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Hooghly Ghat is located in India
Hooghly Ghat
Hooghly Ghat
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Hooghly Ghat railway station is a small railway station in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal. It is situated in the Naihati - Bandel Branch line. Its code is HYG. It serves Hooghly city. The station consists of two platforms, neither of which are well sheltered. It is raised on an elevated platform connecting the districts of Hooghly and Nadia via the Sampriti Bridge or Jubilee Bridge in the earlier years. It lacks water drinking stations and basic sanitation requirements.[1][2][failed verification][3][failed verification][4][failed verification][5]

Major trains

  • Muzaffarpur–Sealdah Fast Passenger (unreserved)
  • Sealdah–Rampurhat Passenger (unreserved)
  • Naihati–Bandel EMU locals

References

  1. ^ "Hooghly Ghat". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ Eastern Railway (15 March 2016). "ER to Run Special Trains for the Spectators of ICC World T-20". Eastern Railway (Press release). Archived from the original on 26 March 2016.
  3. ^ Eastern Railway (10 September 2015). "ER to Run Special Trains for Kausiki Amabashya Mela". Eastern Railway (Press release). Archived from the original on 26 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Eastern railway To Run Emu Special Train For 'Raas Purnima Mela'". IRCTC News. 4 November 2014.
  5. ^ "New FOB at Bondel & Another New One at Convent Road".[dead link]
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