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The Eastern line of Kolkata Suburban Railway is a public transit system serving Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It consists of total 266 stations from Howrah Junction to Barddhaman & Sealdah to Gede. The entire line is at grade. It has two sections of quadruple tracks, First section is starting from Howrah Junction and ends at Barddhaman, Katwa, Goghat, Bandel and second section is starting from Sealdah and ends at Hasnabad, Bangaon, Gede, Krishnanagar, Lalgola, Ranaghat & Naihati stations in West Bengal.

The Eastern line consists of 14 corridors, 5 Corridors in the Howrah section, and 8 corridors in the Sealdah section and there's a separate corridor in this line for joining two sections. In Howrah Section first two corridors are from Howrah Jn to Barddhaman by Mainline and the Second corridor is also from Howrah to Barddhaman by the chord line, after that, there are three branch lines, the first branch line is from Seoraphuli Junction to Goghat. The second branch line is from Bandel Jn to Katwa and the third branch line is from Barddhaman Jn to Katwa.^[6] Also in the Sealdah section, the mainline is from Sealdah to Gede which it situates on the India-Bangladesh Border, First branch line is from Ranaghat Jn to Krishnanagar City Jn, Second branch line is from Kalinarayanpur Jn to Krishnanagar City Jn via Shantipur, Third Branch line is from Ranaghat to Bangaon, fourth branch line is from Dum Dum Jn to Bangaon, Fifth branch line is from Barasat to Hasnabad, the sixth branch line is from Kalyani to Kalyani Simanta. The Bandel Naihati branch line is an important linkage for two sections of the eastern line. There is an Extension of the second branch line which starts from Krishnanagar City Junction to Lalgola.^[7]

The Major Car Sheds on this line are at Howrah, Bandel, Narkeldanga, Barasat and Ranaghat on both of the sections.

Stations with Routes

Routes

The Eastern line consists of the following sections with routes:

• Howrah section

1) Howrah Junction – Barddhaman Junction (main)
2) Howrah Junction – Barddhaman Junction (chord line)
3) Seoraphuli Jn – Goghat
4) Bandel – Katwa
5) Barddhaman – Katwa
6) Howrah Jn – Belur Math

• Sealdah section

1) Sealdah – Gede
2) Ranaghat Junction – Krishnanagar City Junction
3) Kalinarayanpur Junction – Shantipur – Krishnanagar City Junction
4) Kalyani – Kalyani Simanta
5) Ranaghat Jn – Bangaon Junction
6) Dum Dum Jn – Bangaon Junction
7) Barasat – Hasnabad
8) Bandel – Naihati
9) Krishnanagar City Junction – Lalgola

Stations

Names in bold indicate that the station is a fast train stop as well as important terminal.

Howrah Section

Howrah section Main line
#	Distance from Howrah Jn (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Howrah Junction	HWH	†South Eastern line / Chord line / Belur Math Branch line (Eastern line)
2	5	Liluah	LLH	Chord line / Belur Math Branch line (Eastern line)
3	6	Belur	BEQ	Chord line (Eastern line)
4	8	Bally	BLY	Chord line (Eastern line)
5	10	Uttarpara	UPA	None
6	12	Hind Motor	HMZ	None
7	13	Konnagar	KOG	None
8	16	Rishra	RIS	None
9	20	Shrirampur	SRP	None
10	22	Seoraphuli Junction	SHE	Tarakeswar and Goghat (Eastern line)
11	24	Baidyabati	BBAE	None
12	28	Bhadreshwar	BHR	None
13	30	Mankundu	MUU	None
14	33	Chandan Nagar	CGR	None
15	36	Chuchura	CNS	None
16	38	Hooghly	HGY	None
17	39	Bandel Junction	BDC	Katwa (Eastern line)
18	43	Adi Saptagram	ADST	None
19	47	Magra	MUG	None
20	50	Talandu	TLO	None
21	55	Khanyan	KHN	None
22	61	Pundooah	PDA	None
23	66	Simlagarh	SLG	None
24	68	Bainchigram	BCGM	None
25	70	Bainchi	BOI	None
26	75	Debipur	DBP	None
27	79	Bagila	BGF	None
28	82	Memari	MYM	None
29	85	Nimo	NMF	None
30	88	Rasulpur	RSLR	None
31	92	Palsit	PLAE	None
32	95	Saktigarh	SKG	Chord line (Eastern line)
33	100	Gangpur	GRP	Chord line (Eastern line)
34	107	Barddhaman Junction	BWN	Chord line / Katwa (Eastern line)

†Howrah Junction railway station is a terminus for South Eastern Railway and Eastern Railway.

Howrah Section Main line Branches

The Howrah Section main line of Eastern line, there is a bifurcation in three sections and one line bifurcates and elevates on it.

Belur Math Branch line

Belur Math Branch line
#	Distance from Howrah Jn (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Howrah Junction†	HWH	†South Eastern line/ Main line / Chord line (Eastern line)
2	5	Liluah		Main line / Chord line (Eastern line)
3	7	Belur Math	BRMH	None
† – Branch Line starts at Howrah

Chord line

Chord line
#	Distance from Howrah Jn (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Howrah Junction	HWH	South Eastern line / Main line / Belur Math Branch line (Eastern line)
2	5	Liluah		Main line / Belur Math Branch line (Eastern line)
3	6	Belur		Main line (Eastern line)
4	8	Bally		Main line (Eastern line)
5	11	Belanagar		None
6	15	Dankuni Junction	DKAE	Chord link line
7	17	Gobra		None
8	20	Janai Road		None
9	22	Begumpur		None
10	26	Baruipara		None
11	29	Mirzapur Bankipur		None
12	31	Balarambati		None
13	33	Kamarkundu		Seoraphuli/ Tarakeswar/ Goghat (Eastern line)
14	36	Madhusudanpur		None
15	40	Chandanpur	CDAE	None
16	45	Porabazar		None
17	46	Belmuri		None
18	49	Dhaniakhali Halt		None
19	51	Sibaichandi		None
20	53	Cheragram		None
21	55	Hajigarh		None
22	58	Gurap		None
23	62	Jhapandanga		None
24	65	Jaugram		None
25	69	Nabagram		None
26	72	Masagram Junction	MSAE	None
27	75	Chanchai		None
28	78	Palla Road		None
29	83	Saktigarh		Main line (Eastern line)
30	88	Gangpur		Main line (Eastern line)
31	95	Barddhaman Junction	BWN	Main line / Katwa (Eastern line)

West Elevated Branch line

West Elevated Branch line
#	Distance from Seoraphuli Jn (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Seoraphuli Junction†	SHE	Main line (Eastern line)
2	6	Diara		None
3	8	Nasibpur		None
4	11	Singur		None
5	14	Kamarkundu		Chord line (Eastern line)
6	18	Nalikul		None
7	21	Maliya Halt		None
8	23	Haripal		None
9	26	Kaikala		None
10	29	Bahir Khanda		None
11	33	Loknath		None
12	35	Tarakeswar	TAK	None
13	40	Talpur		None
14	45	Takipur		None
15	51	Mayapur		None
16	60	Arambagh PC Sen	AMBG	None
17	69	Goghat	GOGT	None
† – Branch Line starts at Seoraphuli

North Branch line

North Branch line
#	Distance from Bandel Jn (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Bandel Junction†	BDC	Main line (Eastern line)
2	4	Bans Beria		None
3	5	Islampara Halt		None
4	8	Tribeni		None
5	12	Kuntighat		None
6	15	Dumurdaha		None
7	17	Khamargachi		None
8	22	Jirat		None
9	25	Balagarh		None
10	28	Somra Bazar		None
11	33	Behula		None
12	35	Guptipara		None
13	42	Ambika Kalna	ABKA	None
14	46	Baghnapara		None
15	51	Dhatrigram		None
16	54	Nandaigram		None
17	58	Samudragarh		None
18	61	Kalinagar		None
19	66	Nabadwip Dham	NDAE	None
20	67	Bishnupriya		None
21	71	Bhandartikuri		None
22	73	Purbasthali		None
23	76	Mertala Phaleya		None
24	79	Lakshmipur		None
25	82	Belerhat		None
26	87	Patuli		None
27	92	Agradwip		None
28	95	Sahebtala		None
29	98	Dainhat		None
30	105	Katwa Junction	KWAE	Barddhaman (Eastern line)
† – Branch Line starts at Bandel

North East Branch line

North East Branch line
#	Distance from Barddhaman Jn (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Barddhaman Junction†	BWN	Main/Chord line (Eastern line)
2	6	Kamnara		None
3	8	Khetia		None
4	10	Chamardighi		None
5	11	Karjana		None
6	12	Karjanagram		None
7	15	Amarun		None
8	19	Bhatar		None
9	25	Balgona	BGNA	None
10	30	Saota		None
11	32	Nigan		None
12	36	Kaichar Halt		None
13	41	Bankapasi		None
14	45	Shrikhanda		None
15	46	Shripat Shrikhanda		None
16	53	Katwa Junction	KWAE	Bandel (Eastern line)
† – Branch Line starts at Barddhaman

Sealdah Section

Sealdah Section Main line
#	Distance from Sealdah (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Sealdah	SDAH	Chord link line / Sealdah South lines[8]
2	4	Bidhannagar Road		Chord link line / Circular line
3	7	Dum Dum Junction	DDJ	Chord link line / Circular line/ Bangaon and Hasnabad (Eastern line)
4	11	Belgharia		None
5	14	Agarpara		None
6	16	Sodpur		None
7	19	Khardaha		None
8	20	Titagarh		None
9	23	Barrackpore	BP	None
10	25	Palta		None
11	27	Ichhapur		None
12	30	Shyamnagar		None
13	33	Jagaddal		None
14	35	Kankinara		None
15	38	Naihati Junction	NH	Bandel (Eastern line)
16	42	Halisahar		None
17	44	Kanchrapara Workshop Gate		None
18	45	Kanchrapara		None
19	48	Kalyani		Kalyani Simanta (Eastern line)
20	53	Madanpur		None
21	57	Simurali		None
22	60	Palpara		None
23	62	Chakdaha		None
24	68	Payradanga		None
25	73	Ranaghat Junction	RHA	Bangaon, Krishnanagar & Shantipur (Eastern line)
26	78	Bankimnagar		None
27	80	Pancheberia		None
28	82	Aranghata		None
29	87	Bahirgachhi		None
30	89	Shantinagar		None
31	91	Bhayna		None
32	93	Bagula		None
33	97	Mayurhat		None
34	100	Taraknagar		None
35	105	Majhdia		None
36	111	Banpur		None
37	114	Harishnagar		None
38	117	Gede	GEDE	None

Sealdah Section Main line Branches

The main line branches in Sealdah Section is bifurcates into many lines:

Northern Branch line

Northern Branch line-1
#	Distance from Ranaghat (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Ranaghat Junction†	RHA	Main (Eastern line)
2	4	Kalinarayanpur Junction		Shantipur (Eastern line)
3	8	Birnagar		None
4	11	Taherpur		None
5	16	Badkulla		None
6	21	Jalal Khali		None
7	26	Krishnanagar City Junction	KNJ	Shantipur (Eastern line)
† – Branch Line starts at Ranaghat

Northern Branch line-2
#	Distance from Kalinarayanpur (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Kalinarayanpur Junction†		Ranaghat and Krishnanagar (Eastern line)
2	4	Habibpur		None
3	8	Phulia	FLU	None
4	12	Bathna Krittibas		None
5	16	Shantipur	STB	None
6	22	Dignagar		None
7	31	Krishnanagar City Junction	KNJ	Ranaghat (Eastern line)
† – Branch Line starts at Kalinarayanpur

Mid East Branch line

Mid East Branch line
#	Distance from Ranaghat (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Ranaghat Junction†	RHA	Main/ Krishnanagar/Shantipur (Eastern line)
2	3	Coopers Halt		None
3	5	Naba Raynagar Halt		None
4	10	Gangnapur		None
5	15	Majhergram		None
6	18	Akaipur Halt		None
7	23	Gopal Nagar		None
8	28	Satberia		None
9	33	Bangaon	BNJ	Dum Dum (Eastern line)
† – Branch Line starts at Ranaghat

Kalyani Branch line

Kalyani Branch line
#	Distance from Kalyani (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Kalyani†		Main (Eastern line)
2	2	Kalyani Silpanchal		None
3	4	Kalyani Ghoshpara		None
4	5	Kalyani Simanta	KLYM	None
† – Branch Line starts at Kalyani

Mid North East Branch line

Mid North East Branch line
#	Distance from Dum Dum Junction (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Dum Dum Junction†	DDJ	Chord link line/Circular line/Main (Eastern line)
2	3	Dum Dum Cantonment		None
3	5	Durganagar		None
4	6	Birati		None
5	8	Bisharpara Kodaliya		None
6	10	New Barrackpore		None
7	11	Madhyamgram		None
8	13	Hridaypur		None
9	15	Barasat Junction	BT	Hasnabad (Eastern line)
10	19	Bamangachhi		None
11	23	Duttapukur	DTK	None
12	27	Bira		None
13	30	Guma		None
14	34	Ashoknagar Road		None
15	37	Habra	HB	None
16	42	Sanhati		None
17	47	Machhalandapur		None
18	50	Gobardanga	GBG	None
19	56	Thakurnagar	TKNR	None
20	60	Chandpara		None
21	65	Bibhuti Bhushan Halt		None
22	70	Bangaon	BNJ	Ranaghat (Eastern line)
† – Branch Line starts at Dum Dum Junction

East Branch line

East Branch line
#	Distance from Barasat (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Barasat Junction†	BT	Dum Dum and Bangaon (Eastern line)
2	3	Kazipara		None
3	6	Karea Kadambagachhi		None
4	10	Bahira Kalibari		None
5	12	Sondalia		None
6	15	Beliaghata Road		None
7	18	Lebutala		None
8	20	Bhasila		None
9	24	Harua Road		None
10	27	Kankra Mirzanagar		None
11	31	Malatipur		None
12	33	Ghora Ras Ghona		None
13	36	Champapukur		None
14	41	Bhyabla Halt		None
15	42	Basirhat		None
16	45	Matania Anantapur		None
17	47	Madhyampur		None
18	48	Nimdanri		None
19	51	Taki Road		None
20	53	Hasnabad	HNB	None
† – Branch Line starts at Barasat Junction

Hooghly Branch line

Hooghly Branch line
#	Distance from Naihati (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Naihati Junction†	NH	Sealdah Main (Eastern line)
2	3	Garifa		None
3	5	Hooghly Ghat		None
4	8	Bandel Junction†	BDC	Howrah Main (Eastern line)
† – Branch Line starts at Naihati and Ends at Bandel

Far North Branch line

Far North Branch line
#	Distance from Krishnanagar City Junction (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Krishnanagar City Junction	KNJ	Ranaghat (Eastern line)
2	7	Bahadurpur		None
3	12	Dhubulia		None
4	18	Muragacha		None
5	28	Bethuadahari		None
6	32	Sonadanga		None
7	40	Debagram		None
8	44	Paglachandi		None
9	50	Plassey		None
10	55	Siraj Nagar Halt		None
11	59	Rejinagar		None
12	68	Beldanga		None
13	74	Bhabta		None
14	77	Sargachi		None
15	80	New Balarampur Halt		None
16	85	Berhampore Court		None
17	89	Cossimbazar		None
18	96	Murshidabad		None
19	100	Nashipur Road		None
20	103	Jiaganj		None
21	108	Subarnamrigi		None
22	115	Bhagwangola		None
23	119	Pirtala		None
24	125	Krishnapur		None
25	127	Lalgola		None
† – Branch Line starts at Krishnanagar City Junction

Electrification

From 1957, The Eastern Railway Started Electrification at Howrah - Tarakeswar Route with 1500 V DC later it was converted to 25000 V AC 50 Hz in 1967-68, after that the work goes also on the chord line, Barddhaman & Bandel To Katwa line of Howrah Division, which is now fully electrified.

And on the Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway, the electrification process was started in 1963 from Sealdah to Ranaghat line, Dum Dum To Bangaon and the other lines in this division with the different phases and completed up to 1965 from that time the whole division is also fully electrified.^[9]

Services

Currently in 2017-18 all services of the Eastern line running on 9 and 12 Cars. Sealdah section has 461 Services of 9 rakes EMU and 452 Services of 12 Rakes EMU and also on Howrah Section has 398 Services of 12 Rakes EMU. Which It Handles the 100% Suburban Network of Eastern Railways.^[10]

See also

• Kolkata Suburban Railway
• List of Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
• Eastern Railway zone

References