Kharagpur Junction railway station - Kharagpur

Can easily get Trains to Howrah at any time .... Free wifi always available

Kharagpur junction railway station is a railway station in Kharagpur subdivision of Manipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is also the third longest railway platform in the world ? I went to this station two days ago, this lockdown also has proper cleaning and tight security.It's not as crowded as before but everything else is the same as before ? but I missed hanging out with our friends in this platform ? Corona changed everything ?

Kharagpur Junction came up in 1898–99. On one side, Bengal Nagpur Railway's Kharagpur–Cuttack line was opened on New Year's Day in 1899. On the other hand, the opening of the bridge over the Rupnarayan River at Kolaghat, on 19 April 1900, connected Howrah with Kharagpur. Kharagpur was also linked with Sini the same year. The line was ready in 1898–99. The Kharagpur–Midnapore branch line was opened to traffic in 1901.[5] InfrastructureEdit After Gorakhpur, and Kollam Junction in Kerala, Kharagpur has the world's third-longest railway platform with a length of 1,072.5 metres (3,519 ft).[6][7][8] Remodelling of Gorakhpur railway station was completed and the new platform inaugurated on 6 October 2013. Till then Kharagpur held the distinction of having the longest platform in the world for many years.[9] Kharagpur also has the Asia's largest Railway Solid State Interlocking (SSI) system.[10] Platform nos. 1 and 3, and 2 and 4 of Kharagpur Junction are contiguous. The 24-coach Coromandel Express stops at the start of platform no. 3 and its tail extends some distance into platform no. 1.[6] Aloo Khasa[11] is one of the famous dish found at the Kharagpur railway platform. BackgroundEdit It is the busiest junction station in South Eastern Railway Zone after Howrah. Hence, it is termed as Gateway to South Eastern Railway. It is one of the fifty highest railway reservation in India. It is a junction which connects Howrah to Mumbai, Chennai, Adra/Purulia and New Delhi via Tatanagar as well. It also connects Bhubaneshwar to New Delhi. Everyday approximately 275 trains pass through this station which includes freight traffic. In terms of passenger traffic it handles 176 trains on a daily basis. So, in a bid to decongest Kharagpur station and speed up locomotives, South Eastern Railway has decided to develop Hijli (close to IIT Kharagpur) as an alternative station for Kharagpur.[12] In future, most of the new trains coming from Balasore side and going towards Adra or Tatanagar will stop at Hijli and bypass Kharagpur. In order to increase passenger commute between Kharagpur and Hijli, new EMU services have been introduced between these two stations. The Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line is classified under Route A of Indian Railways which allows trains to run at maximum permissible speed of 160 km/hr. However, as a result of the automated block section between Howrah and Kharagpur, the speed is restricted to 120 km/hr. The Howrah–Kharagpur section has been identified as one of the high-density automatic block signaling routes on Indian Railways. Thus plans are to deploy Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS) on this section to mitigate the risk of signal passed at danger (SPAD) by train drivers leading to accidents. Collection from Wikipedia

Kharagpur junction, the name is enough for identification of its glory. This is the indias 3rd longest railway platform. I'm proud of it that I'm living here ❤️❤️. #kgpian

Kharagpur city is famous for the largest Railway Station. Kharagpur Railway Junction is now 3rd longest Railway platform in the world . It is located at Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. You can go most of the important city in India by this station. Bus stand available on north side. Where you can only avail Pvt. Buses and Pvt. Cars and auto rickshaw, paddle rickshaw also available. New foot over bridge is constructed and new ticket counter construction is going on adjacent to the new FOB.

• Kharagpur railway station is world's third longest railway platform . • Wide , clean & tidy space . • Most of the trains go through this station to enter West Bengal from other states and vice versa .

I have visited many time here, all service is good but mostly one things need to improve for passenger . We faced a problem rali up and down details, many people they are confused which trains ready to going there places. Only you can hear robot voice message through speaker, but i personally recommend for SMART LED DISPLAY install here. I think it is the best ways of passenger clearing for there places. I can hope it's will fulfill very soon.. request to Indian rail department.. thanks INDIA

Yes, it's Kharagpur Railway Junction is filled with hustle and bustle for all 24 hours a day.There are porters available at the railway station for lifting the heavy baggage of the passengers.The railway station has a facility of waiting rooms, ticket counter, and shops for the passengers. The renovated railway stations are equipped with several facilities like CCTV cameras, online ticket systems, bio-toilets, Wi-Fi, restaurants, etc.There is a parking space outside the station where a number of vehicles are parked.