Habra railway station

Station complex

Electrification

Connectivity

History

The station layout

References

External links

Location
	Habra Location in West Bengal Habra Location in India

Route map
Sealdah–Bangaon line; including Barasat–Hasnabad and; Ranaghat–Bangaon branch lines
	Jessore–Benapole
	section
	Benapole
	land port
	Bangladesh
	India
	78
	00
	Poramaheshtala
	(planned)
	Karea
	Kadambagachhi
	Orange Line
	(under construction)
	Jessop & Co.
	factory siding
	Dum Dum
	Cantonment
	Dum Dum
	Cantonment
	Yellow Line
	(under construction)
	Sealdah Main
	& North section
	Patipukur loop
	line (dismantled)
	Blue Line
	to Dakshineswar
	Dum Dum
	Junction
	Brown Blanket
	mill siding
	Kolkata
	Circular Railway
	Blue Line
	to Kavi Subhash
	Kankurgachi Road
	Junction
	Narkeldanga
	EMU Carshed
	Sir Gurudas
	Banerjee Halt
	Kankurgachi
	Chord line
	Beliaghata Diesel
	Loco Shed
	Beruck & Comens
	siding
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);

Habra
Habra
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Habra, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal; India
Coordinates	22°50′27″N 88°39′27″E / 22.840921°N 88.657491°E
Elevation	11 metres (36 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Not available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	HB
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1906
Electrified	1972
Services
Route map
Route map
Sealdah–Bangaon line; including Barasat–Hasnabad and; Ranaghat–Bangaon branch lines
	Jessore–Benapole
	section
	Benapole
	land port
	Bangladesh
	India
	78
	00
	Poramaheshtala
	(planned)
	Karea
	Kadambagachhi
	Orange Line
	(under construction)
	Jessop & Co.
	factory siding
	Dum Dum
	Cantonment
	Dum Dum
	Cantonment
	Yellow Line
	(under construction)
	Sealdah Main
	& North section
	Patipukur loop
	line (dismantled)
	Blue Line
	to Dakshineswar
	Dum Dum
	Junction
	Brown Blanket
	mill siding
	Kolkata
	Circular Railway
	Blue Line
	to Kavi Subhash
	Kankurgachi Road
	Junction
	Narkeldanga
	EMU Carshed
	Sir Gurudas
	Banerjee Halt
	Kankurgachi
	Chord line
	Beliaghata Diesel
	Loco Shed
	Beruck & Comens
	siding
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);
Location
Location
	Habra Location in West Bengal Habra Location in India

Habra railway station, station code HB, is a station of Eastern Railway. It is 45 km (28 mi) away from Sealdah railway station and 23 km (14 mi) from Barasat on the Sealdah–Bangaon line of Eastern Railway.^[2] It serves Habra town and is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Stationmaster:Deborshi Habra

The station consists of three platforms^[3] and are very much well sheltered. It has many facilities including drinking water and sanitation. Here, both two types of railway tickets - reserved and unreserved are available.

The Sealah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon line was electrified in 1963–64.^[4]

Habra railway station connects Gobardanga, Thakurnagar and Bangaon to Sealdah station and other stations of the Sealdah–Bangaon line. It is directly connected to NH 112 (Jessore Road). Habra is a major railway station between Bangaon junction railway station and Barasat junction railway station.

Habra is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. It links between Dum Dum to Khulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84.^[5]

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
P1	FOB, Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right
	Track 1	Towards →Bangaon→ →
	Track 2	Towards ←Sealdah← ←
	FOB, Island platform, No- 2 doors will open on the left/right
	Island platform, No- 3 doors will open on the left/right
	Track 3

Habra track layout

Station with three tracks
and one side platform
and two island platforms

^ "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^ Eastern Railway time table
^ "HB/Habra". India Rail Info.
^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^ "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

to Bangaon

to Sealdah

Habra Station Map
"Habra Railway station" (Map). Google Maps.

[Indian_railway_codes-1] "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

[2] Eastern Railway time table

[3] "HB/Habra". India Rail Info.

[4] "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

[history-5] "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

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