South Eastern line (Kolkata Suburban Railway)

South Eastern line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railway
LocaleHowrah, West Bengal
Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal
Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
Termini
Stations
  • Total stations: 87
  • Interchange stations: 5
Service
SystemKolkata Suburban Railway
Operator(s)South Eastern Railway (SER)
Depot(s)Tikiapara, Panskura & Kharagpur
Daily ridership0.875 million
History
Opened19 April 1900; 124 years ago (1900-04-19)
Technical
Line length341 km (212 mi)
CharacterAt Grade
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification25,000 V
Route map

Howrah–Kharagpur line
km
UpperLeft arrow
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Nimpura
Nimpura Through Yard
Nimpura Goods Yard
Girimaidan
Hijli
0
Kharagpur
7
Jakpur
13
Madpur
19
Shyam Chak
24
Balichak
27
Duan
30
Radhamohanpur
35
Haur
39
Khirai
km
44
Panskura
Raghunathbari
20
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Rajgoda
28
48
Narayan Pakuria Murail
Saheed Matangini
33
51
Bhogpur
Tamluk
36
00
54
Nandaigajan
Nandakumar
10
57
Mecheda
(planned)
Mayana
43
Keshabpur
(planned)
Bolaipanda
49
Satish Samanta Halt
51
Mahishadal
60
Barda
Lavan Satyagrah Smarak
21
66
Basulya Sutahata
Deshapran
33
(planned)
Nandigram
71
Durgachak
(planned)
Kandiamari
74
Durgachak Town
Henria
39
Nachinda
52
IOC Haldia Refinery
Kanthi
63
79
Bandar
Sitalpur
69
Sujalpur
71
81
Haldia
Ashapurna Devi
Kolaghat Thermal
Power Station
Badalpur
78
60
Kolaghat
Ramnagar (Bengal)
Talga Chhari River
64
Deulti
(planned)
Egra
67
Ghoraghata
Tikra
88
70
Bagnan
to Jaleswar on Kharagpur–
Puri line (under construction)
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to Amta on Santragachi–
Amta branch line (planned)
Digha
94
78
Kulgachia
km
79
Bir Shibpur
Left arrow
to Pujali on
Sealdah South lines (planned)
83
Uluberia
85
Phuleswar
88
Chengel
Fort Gloster Jute Mill
(abandoned)
91
Bauria
95
Nalpur
Ambuja Cement
97
Abada
Abada
rail yard
99
Sankrail
Delta Jute Mill
103
Andul
105
Mourigram
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Hindustan Industries
and Engineering
108
Santragachi
Padmapukur
109
Ramrajatala
111
Dasnagar
Shalimar
Shalimar
rail yard
112
Tikiapara
Right arrow
115
Howrah
Santragachi–Amta branch line
km
Up arrow
to Bagnan
(under construction)
Amta
Harishdadpur
Jalalsi
Maju
Mahendralalnagar
Munsirhat
Pantihal
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to Champadanga
(under construction)
Bargachia
Dakshinbari
Domjur
Domjur Road
Makardaha
Jhaluarbar
Dansi
Kona
Bhattanagar
Baltikuri
Bankranayabaz
Andul
NH 117 (Kona Epressway)
Mourigram
Hindustan Industries
and Engineering
Santragachi
Padmapukur
Shalimar
Shalimar
rail yard
NH 117 (Kona Epressway)
Ramrajatala
Dasnagar
Tikiapara
Howrah
Sources:[1][2][3][4]

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 South Eastern line in Kolkata consists of 3 major corridors, which bifurcate as they run into the suburban satellite towns. Two corridors (one local and other through) follow the South Eastern Railway run from Howrah Junction (HWH) to Midnapore (128 km). At the mainline there is a bifurcation into two branch lines – one from Panskura to Haldia (69 km) in the south-east and the other from Shalimar to Amta (50 km) in the west. These two corridors constitute the 'main' South Eastern line.[6]

The major car sheds on this line are at Tikiapara, Panskura & Kharagpur. There are fast and slow locals here for suburban service. Trains usually start from and terminate at important stations.[7]

  1. ^ Google maps
  2. ^ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
  3. ^ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
  4. ^ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
  5. ^ History of South Eastern Railway, South Eastern Railway
  6. ^ "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
  7. ^ SER Pink Book 2018-19, Indian Railways