Sealdah - Kolkata

Sealdah is one of India's major railway termini serving the city of Kolkata. The other main railway stations in the Kolkata metropolitan region are Howrah, Shalimar, Kolkata and Santragachi. Sealdah is one of the busiest railway stations in India with a daily passenger footfall of over 1.8 million. It also acts as an important suburban rail terminal. After completion, Kolkata Metro Line 2 will pass through Sealdah. Lines: Sealdah–Dum Dum–Dakshineswar–Rajchandrapur–Baltikuri–Andul–Kharagpur Sealdah–Dum Dum–Dakshineswar–Dankuni–Barddhaman Sealdah–Dum Dum–Naihati–Kalyani–Kalyani Simanta Sealdah–Dum Dum–Naihati–Kalyani–Ranaghat–Krishnanagar–Berhampore–Lalgola Sealdah–Dum Dum–Naihati–Kalyani–Ranaghat–Kalinarayanpur–Krishnanagar Sealdah–Dum Dum–Naihati-Kalyani–Ranaghat–Kalinarayanpur–Shantipur Krishnanagar–Dignagar–Shantipur Sealdah–Dum Dum–Naihati–Kalyani–Ranaghat–Gede Sealdah–Dum Dum–Naihati–Bandel–Barddhaman Sealdah–Dum Dum–Naihati–Bandel–Nabadwip Dham–Katwa Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Habra–Bongaon Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Basirhat–Hasnabad Ranaghat–Majhergram–Bongaon Sealdah–Ballygunge–Majherhat–BBD Bag–Kolkata Sealdah–Ballygunge–Majherhat–Budge Budge–Pujali Sealdah–Ballygunge–Sonarpur–Canning Sealdah–Ballygunge–Sonarpur–Baruipur–Diamond Harbour Sealdah–Ballygunge–Sonarpur–Baruipur–Laxmikantapur–Namkhana Now the poorly-patronized branch line between Dum Dum Cantonment and Biman Bandar railway station (Dum Dum Airport) is closed and replaced by Line 4 (under construction) of the Kolkata Metro. Sealdah Main is the mail/express terminal for long-distance trains to northern, north-western, north-eastern & eastern India, through Dankuni line and Bandel line. Krishnanagar line is also serving long distance intrastate trains. The South section, consisting of Sealdah South terminal, acts as the terminal for local trains plying between Kolkata and Budge Budge, Canning, Diamond Harbour and Namkhana. There is also an EMU carshed at Sealdah (Narkeldanga). Other EMU carsheds are at Barasat and Sonarpur. A diesel shunter loco shed is also situated at adjacent Beliaghata. A rail coach factory is set to come up at Halishahar-Kanchrapara (Bijpur) region in North 24 Parganas. Before partition in 1947 of India, trains used to run up to present day Bangladesh along Gede line and Bangaon line. Now Gede line is used by Maitree Express up to Dhaka and Bangaon line is used by Bandhan Express up to Khulna. There are three station terminals at Sealdah: Sealdah North, Sealdah Main and Sealdah South. The North section consists of Sealdah North and Sealdah Main buildings. It has 5 platforms in North and 9 platforms in main section, the platforms of North sections are 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 Sealdah main consists of platform no 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14, one more platform is present beside platform no 14 which is used by only goods trains and high capacity parcel vans. The South section consists of Sealdah South terminal, with 7 platforms 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 & 21. The north and south sections have separate set of emerging tracks. The north and south section is connected by two links, one is Dumdum–Majherhat link (popularly circular rail) and other is Bidhannagar Road–Park Circus link (extension of circular rail). These two links were constructed to quickly travel between the two sections avoiding Sealdah. For the financial department, there are DRM's Sr.DFM's and ADFM's to look over. Sealdah North acts as the suburban train terminal for main division . The main division of Sealdah north operates trains plying between Kolkata and Hasnabad, Bandel, Gede, Ranaghat, Shantipur, Krishnanagar, Berhampore, Lalgola, Dankuni, Katwa, Bardhaman, Kanchrapara, Barrackpore, Kalyani, Kalyani Simanta and others. A narrow-gauge line earlier used to connect Shantipur and Krishnanagar but now it has been replaced with broad gauge. This narrow-gauge line further continued to Nabadwip Ghat and was served by DMU trains formerly (all other lines run EMU trains). Now the suburban train service is also extended from Krishnanagar to Lalgola, which part was previously served

One of busiest station in eastern India.Hundreds of suburban trains run every day from this station.Mail and Express trains for North Bengal and various parts of north India runs from here.Sealdah south section is for the trains that connects 24 parganas to kolkata and Sealdah north section provide the trains that connects the districts like North24 parganas,Nadia,Bardwan.Murshidabad etc.

One of the oldest, biggest, busiest and extreamly famous railway station of Indian Railways under the operations of Eastern Railway. All types of passenger eminities and facilities are provided at this station. Most prestigious and remarkable thing about this station is that it is situated in the previous capital of India and presently capital of West Bengal. It has multiple important access like Air, Road and Water ways specially Metro Rail. Large number of passengers are plying over Sealdah station.This railway station provides various routes to go to your destination. You can communicate to South Bengal through this railway station as well as you can relate to the upfront district of West Bengal through this railway station too. Lots of local and long route trains are available here. Big market, shopping mall, food court are also situated around this area. There are lots of stalls to satisfy your needs. Overall this station is situated in the heart of Kolkata from where you can get to your destination very easily and very quickly.

This Busy railway Junction serving Eastern Railway. Housed in a heritage structure close. Has Prepaid Taxi and Bus service and is one of the Major Rail Terminus within Kolkata. Inside the station You will get good restaurant facilities like IRCTC's Food Court, Food Plaza and so on for regular and fine dining passengers, Most of the Station is of Spacious waiting halls. You can enjoy you free time in the Newly made Lounge on the 1st Floor.. You can go up by stairs or by elevator.... The Running staffs are helpful and for any Enquiry there are many Enquiry desks through out the stations.... For any kind of Help there are RPF desk too where you can file your issue... There is Free Rail wifi throughout the railway station. It is enormous, having the most platforms for any Suburban railway station, and it is easy for you to get lost in the crowd. It busiest Railway station in kolkata. And looks awesome and well maintained.

Sealdah railway station is an important suburban rail terminal serving the city of Kolkata with 20 platforms. The North terminals of Sealdah has 13 platforms and South section consists with 7 platforms. It is amongst the busiest stations in India. In last few years a lot of additional facilities are added for the sake of passengers convenience like improved waiting halls, cleaner platforms and toilets, large no of water kiosk and many more. The station building in itself is an iconic building. During peak/rush hours there is huge crowd.

The busiest station of India, the City of Joy, the heart of Bengal as well as India.this station is a connecter between North Bengal,Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia District, as well as connect to Northern part of India, the 1 st Rajdhani train was started from here.this station was made off British Government.

One of the most busiest railway station in west bengal. Millions of people travel through here everyday via local and express trains. Platform number has been changed for South section local trains now new platform numbers are 15-20. South section and North section have now been completely separated due to safety measures for corona virus. Manu new stall have now been installed also more are coming now, new waiting area has been created and ordinary people can rest here for an hour in just 10 rs.

In this section at this station the long root local train for Krisna nagar city, Kalyani etc and long root express and also some duper fast tarin like Bhagirathi express, Sealdha Rajdhani express, Ganga sagar expressis there. .there is more trains as compared to south section.....