Sealdah Railway Station (Bengali: শিয়ালদহ রেলওয়ে স্টেশন; Station Code:SDAH) is one of India's major railway terminals serving the city of Kolkata. The other main railway stations in the Kolkata metropolitan area are Howrah, Shalimar, Dankuni, Kolkata and Santragachi. Over 1.2 million passengers use the station daily.[1] It is an important suburban rail terminal. Kolkata Metro Line 2 passes through Sealdah with the new underground Sealdah metro station.

Sealdah

শিয়ালদহ
Express train, passenger train and Inter-city rail terminal station
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationSealdah, Kolkata, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°34′05″N 88°22′16″E / 22.5680°N 88.3711°E / 22.5680; 88.3711
Elevation11 metres (36 ft)[2]
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Platforms21
Tracks28
Connections
  • Sealdah
  • Sealdah, NRS hospital, Jagat Cinema
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable Parking
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable Bicycle facilities
AccessibleYes Handicapped/disabled access
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeSDAH[3]
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1862 (1862)[4]
Electrified1960 (1960)
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway, Assam Bengal Railway
Passengers
1.2 million+ daily[5]
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Terminus Eastern Line
Main line
Bidhannagar Road
Chord link Line Bidhannagar Road
Park Circus
towards Namkhana
Sealdah South Terminus
Location
Calcutta Chord link line (C.C link line)
(including A.C.C. link branch line)
km
km
Up arrow
14
0
Andul
2
Maurigram
Down arrow
11
Bankranayabaz
9
Baltikuri
Right arrow
Up arrow
A.C.C. Link
branch line
Right arrow
Dankuni
0
Bhattanagar
6
Rajchandrapur
4
4
Belanagar
Bally Halt
6
7
Bally
Left arrow
PWD Road
7
Bally Ghat
PWD Road
9
0
Dakshineswar
Baranagar jute
mill siding
Right arrow
Right arrow
10
1
Baranagar Road
Right arrow
Noapara
2
Noapara Metro Depot
Kestopur Canal
Right arrow
Right arrow
15
4
Dum Dum Junction
Right arrow
Belgachia
6
17
Patipukur
Ultadanga Road
18
Lansdown mill siding
Kolkata
19
Brown Blanket mill siding
Down arrow
Kestopur Canal
Down arrow
Bidhan Nagar Road
5
Bidhannagar Road
Press House siding
Kankurgachi Road
2
Kankurgachi Road Junction
Narkeldanga
EMU Carshed
3
Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt
Circular Canal
Kankurgachi
Chord line
Sealdah North
00
0
Sealdah Main
Sealdah
Left arrow  KM Line 2  (u/c) Right arrow
Sealdah South
00
Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed
6
Kamardanga Halt
Beruck & Comens Siding
3│7
Park Circus
Down arrow
km
km
Key
Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm)
Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm)
Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm)
in use │
out of use, planned, or
under construction (u/c)
│ tunnel
Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line
including Naihati–Bandel & Kalyani–Kalyani Simanta branch lines
km
121
Darshana
117
Gede
114
Harish Nagar Halt
112
Banpur
106
Majhdia
Mathabhanga river
100
Tarak Nagar Halt
97
Mayurhat Halt
94
Bagula
91
Bhayna Halt
89
Shantinagar Halt
87
Bahirgachhi Halt
91
Duttapulia
(planned)
83
Aranghata
km
80
Panchberia Halt
78
Bankimnagar Halt
Left arrow
76
Churni Ghat
74
Ranaghat Junction
Kalyani Simanta
56
69
Payradanga
Kalyani Ghosh Para
53
63
Chakdaha
Kalyani Silpanchal
51
61
Palpara
FCI siding
58
Simurali
Up arrow
54
Madanpur
Right arrow
Bandel Junction
47
49
Kalyani
Left arrow
Hooghly Ghat
43
46
Kanchrapara
45
 
Kanchrapara Workshop Gate
Kanchrapara Railway Workshop
Hukumchand jute mill siding
43
Halisahar
Indian Pulp & Paper Mill siding
Naihati jute mill siding
Sealdah–Ranaghat line
Garifa
42
Naihati–Bandel line
Gauripur jute mill siding
39
Naihati Junction
Nadia jute mill siding
Naihati Rail Yard
Reliance jute mills siding
36
Kankinara
abandoned lines
Kankinara jute mill siding
34
Jagaddal
Kankinara paper mill siding
Weaverly jute mill siding
Anglo-India jute mill siding
31
Shyamnagar
Jagaddal jute mill siding
Shyamnagar jute mill siding
Alliance jute mill siding
Dunbar cotton mill siding
Alexandra jute mills siding
28
Ichhapur
Meghna jute mills siding
26
Palta
India jute mills siding
27
Racecourse
Barrackpore
Army Cantonment
Craig jute mills siding
24
Barrackpore
Auckland jute mills siding
Bhatpara power house siding
Empire jute mill siding
Kelvin jute mill siding
Kinnison jute mill siding
Standard jute mill siding
abandoned lines
Titagarh paper mill siding
22
Titagarh
Titagarh jute mill siding
CESC TTPS siding
Khardaha jute mill siding
20
Khardaha
TEXMACO Sodpur siding
17
Sodpur
15
Agarpara
Left arrow
Kamarhati jute mill siding
M/s Diamond Products siding
Dakshineswar
14
UpperRight arrow KM Line 5  (planned)
Baranagar jute mill siding
TEXMACO Belgharia siding
Baranagar Road
13
13
Belgharia
Noapara
00
Noapara Metro Depot
Kestopur Canal
15
Biman Bandar Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
13
Jessore Road
Up arrow
Up arrow line dismantled
11
Dum Dum Cantonment
Down arrow line dismantled
Dum Dum Junction
08
Jessore Road
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Biman Bandar
Patipukur loop
line (dismantled)
LowerRight arrow  KM Line 4  (u/c)
Belgachia
00
10
Patipukur
Ultadanga Road
011
Lansdown mill siding
Kolkata
012
Brown Blanket mill siding
Down arrow
Kestopur Canal
Bidhan Nagar Road
5
Bidhannagar Road
Press House siding
Kankurgachi Road
2
Kankurgachi Road Junction
Narkeldanga
EMU Carshed
3
Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt
Circular Canal
Kankurgachi
Chord line
Sealdah North
00
0
Sealdah Main
Sealdah
Left arrow  KM Line 2  (u/c) Right arrow
Sealdah South
00
Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed
6
Kamardanga Halt
Beruck & Comens Siding
3│7
Park Circus
Down arrow
km
km
Key
Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm)
Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm)
Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm)
in use
out of use, planned, or
under construction (u/c)
tunnel
Sealdah–Bangaon line
including Barasat–Hasnabad and Ranaghat–Bangaon branch lines
km
km
Up arrow
86
Benapole (
Benapole
land port
)
Bagdah
26
Chandabazar
12
82
Petrapole
Chhoighoria
6
Naobhanga Khal
line planned
Up arrow
78
00
Bangaon Junction
Ranaghat–Bangaon line
20
Poramaheshtala (planned)
Satberia Halt
5
Gopalnagar
5
Akaipur Halt
10
Majhergram
13
Gangnapur
18
Naba Raynagar
23
Coopers Halt
25
Ranaghat EMU Carshed
Up arrow
Left arrow
Churni Ghat
30
89
Hingalganj
Ranaghat Junction
28
Katakhali river
Up arrow
line planned
Down arrow
72
Hasnabad
70
Taki Road
67
Nimdanri
66
Madhyampur
Bibhutibhusan Halt
73
64
Matania Anantapur
Chandpara
68
61
Basirhat
Thakurnagar
64
60
Bhyabla
Gobardanga
58
55
Champapukur
52
Ghora Ras Ghona
(planned) Swarupnagar
70
Bidyadhari Khal
Machhalandapur
55
50
Malatipur
Sanhati
50
46
Kankra Mirzanagar
Habra
45
42
Harua Road
Ashoknagar Road
42
39
Bhasila
Guma
38
37
Lebutala
(planned) Chakla
47
Bidyadhari Khal
Bira
35
34
Beliaghata Road
Dattapukur
31
35
Sondalia
Bamangachhi
27
33
Bahira Kalibari
29
Karea Kadambagachi
Barasat EMU Carshed
26
Kazipara
Barasat Junction
23
Barasat
Hridaypur
21
Hridaypur
Madhyamgram
19
Madhyamgram
Noai Khal
New Barrackpore
New Barrackpur
17
Michael Nagar
Bisharpara Kodaliya
16
Birati
Birati
14
Biman Bandar
Right arrow
 KM Line 6  (u/c)
Durganagar
13
Biman Bandar
15
Jessore Road
13
Jessore Road
line dismantled
Dum Dum Cantonment
11
Dum Dum Cantonment
 KM Line 4  (u/c)
Left arrow
Left arrow
Left arrow
Dum Dum Junction
08
Patipukur loop
line (dismantled)
Belgachia
00
10
Patipukur
Ultadanga Road
011
Lansdown mill siding
Kolkata
012
Brown Blanket mill siding
Down arrow
Kestopur Canal
Bidhan Nagar Road
5
Bidhannagar Road
Press House siding
Kankurgachi Road
2
Kankurgachi Road Junction
Narkeldanga
EMU Carshed
3
Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt
Circular Canal
Kankurgachi
Chord line
Sealdah North
00
0
Sealdah Main
Sealdah
Left arrow  KM Line 2  (u/c) Right arrow
Sealdah South
00
Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed
6
Kamardanga Halt
Beruck & Comens Siding
3│7
Park Circus
Down arrow
km
km
Key
Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm)
Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm)
Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm)
in use
out of use, planned, or
under construction (u/c)
tunnel
Sealdah South section
km
Up arrow
5
Bidhannagar Road
Press House siding
Kankurgachi Road
2
Kankurgachi Road Junction
Narkeldanga
EMU Carshed
3
Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt
Circular Canal
Kankurgachi
Chord line
Sealdah North
00
0
Sealdah Main
Sealdah
Left arrow  KM Line 2  Right arrow
Sealdah South
00
Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed
6
Kamardanga Halt
Beruck & Comens Siding
3│7
Park Circus
Hindusthan Engineering
& Industrial Ltd. siding
BESCO siding
5
Ballygunge Junction
Lake Gardens
07
6
Dhakuria
Tollygunge
08
8
Jadabpur
Rabindra Sarobar
0
Up arrow  KM Line 1  Down arrow
Tollygunge Bridge
0
10
Bagha Jatin
0
New Alipore
09
Down arrow
New Garia–Baruipur
Metro (planned)
Kavi Subhash
Up arrow
0
11
New Garia
Majerhat
10
12
Garia
14
Narendrapur
Brace Bridge
12
16
Sonarpur Junction
Sonarpur EMU Carshed
Santoshpur
15
Clive jute mill siding
19
Bidyadharpur
Union jute mill siding
22
Kalikapur
Akra
18
Down arrow planned extension
Nangi
21
46
Ghatakpukur
Batanagar factory siding
60
Minakhan
Caledonian jute mill siding
24
Champahati
K.M. Budge Budge
24
27
Piali
IBP/IOCL Depot
29
Gourdaha
Budge Budge Rail Yard
31
Ghutiari Shariff
34
Betberia Ghola
Budge Budge jute mill siding
38
Taldi
41
Matla Halt
45
Canning
Charial Canal
Down arrow planned extension
Lothian jute mill siding
(planned) Kalipur
29
50
Bhangankhali
60
Sonakhali
Orient jute mill siding
65
Basanti
Albion jute mill siding
87
Jharkhali
Charial Extension Canal
planned extension
Down arrow
Pujali
31
Bir Shibpur
41
Pujali–Bankrahat
line (planned)
Bankrahat
42
Gurudasnagar–Bankrahat
line (planned)
19
Subhasgram
22
Mallikpur
New Garia–Baruipur
Metro (planned)
Up arrow
BESCO Siding
(planned) Baruipur
00
25
Baruipur Junction
Baruipur Metro Depot
Kalyanpur
28
27
Shasan Road
Dakshin Durgapur
30
29
Krishna Mohan
Hotar
32
31
Dhapdhapi
Dhamua
34
33
Surjyapur
Uttar Radhanagar
37
35
Gocharan
Magra Hat
40
38
Hogla
Bahirpuya
43
41
Dakshin Barasat
Sangrampur
45
44
Baharu
(planned) Sangrampur–
Krishnachandrapur line
LowerRight arrow
49
Jaynagar Majilpur
Deula
50
87
Durgapur (planned)
Netra
53
Down arrow planned extension
Basuldanga
55
Gurudas Nagar
63
57
70
57
Krishnachandrapur
61
Uttar Kashinagar
66
Companirthek
Diamond Harbour
60
70
Raidighi
Hara Fort goods siding
54
Mathurapur Road
59
Madhabpur
62
Lakshmikantapur
Gurudasnagar–Kulpi
line (planned)
67
Udairampur
75
71
Kulpi
76
Karanjali
82
Nischintapur Market
84
Nischintapur
88
Madhabnagar
92
Kashinagar
95
Kakdwip
Budhakhali
103
Left arrow planned extension
103
Ukilerhat
Sagar Island
108
110
Namkhana
Down arrow planned extension
112
Namkhana Ghat
124
Chandranagar
141
Bakkhali
km
Key
Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm)
Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm)
Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm)
narrow gauge (762 mm)
in use │
out of use, planned, or
under construction (u/c)
│ tunnel

History

Old view of Sealdah Railway Station
Old view of Sealdah Railway Station

Sealdah railway station was started in 1869.[6][7] Before 1978, there was a tram terminus at Sealdah station. Trams departed from here towards Rajabazar, Howrah Station, Calcutta High Court, Dalhousie Square, Park Circus and Dharmatala. The first horse tram service of Kolkata was also started from Sealdah to Armenian Ghat, following the current route 14 & 16 between Lebutala & Dalhousie Square. The Sealdah–Lebutala & Dalhousie Square–Armenian Ghat (later extended to High Court) stretch is now closed. That terminus was demolished in 1978 also with the Sealdah–Lebutala tram track stretched through Boubazar Street for construction of the Sealdah flyover. Now tram services between Rajabazar–Esplanade, Park Circus–Burrabazar and other services pass through Sealdah. Currently, a car parking exists in place of the old tram terminus.

Operations

  • 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 five platforms in North and 9 platforms in the 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 only by goods trains and high capacity parcel vans.
    • The South section consists of Sealdah South terminal, with seven platforms: 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 & 21.

The north and south sections have a separate set of emerging tracks. The north and south sections are connected by two links: Dumdum–Majherhat link (popularly circular rail) and 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 DRMs Sr.DFMs and ADFMs to look over. Sealdah North acts as the suburban train terminal for the 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 formerly served by DMU trains[8][9] (all other lines run EMU trains). Now the suburban train service is also extended from Krishnanagar to Lalgola,[10] which part was previously served by electric loco-hauled trains only. Sealdah–Dankuni (via Vivekananda Setu) line connects Eastern Railway's Howrah–Bardhaman chord at Bally Halt (on a viaduct atop Bally station) and Dankuni. Naihati–Bandel (via Sampreeti Bridge) line connects Eastern Railway's Howrah–Bardhaman main line at Bandel Jn.

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.[11]

Sealdah Main is the mail/express terminal for long-distance trains to northern, north-western, north-eastern and 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.

Lines

  • Sealdah–Dum Dum–Baranagar–Dakshineswar–Rajchandrapur–Baltikuri–Andul–Kharagpur
  • Sealdah–Dum Dum–Baranagar–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–Ambika Kalna–Nabadwip Dham–Katwa
  • Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Bongaon
  • Sealdah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Basirhat–Hasnabad
  • Ranaghat–Majhergram–Bongaon
  • Sealdah–Ballygunge–Majerhat–BBD Bag–Kolkata
  • Sealdah–Ballygunge–Majerhat–Budge Budge
  • Sealdah–Ballygunge–Jadavpur–New Garia–Sonarpur–Champahati–Ghutiari Sharif–Canning
  • Sealdah–Ballygunge–Jadavpur–New Garia–Sonarpur–Baruipur–Magrahat–Diamond Harbour
  • Sealdah–Ballygunge–Jadavpur–New Garia–Sonarpur–Baruipur–Jaynagar Majilpur–Lakshmikantapur–Kakdwip–Namkhana

Station facilities

Executive lounge

IRCTC opened the first executive lounge at this station, the first in any of the main stations in the state of West Bengal. In 2019, on the occasion of Bengali New Year, the lounge was opened. It covers around 2,500 sq ft area, and has free Wi-Fi, showers, foods, newspapers, TV, cloak room facilities available. Though on the first floor, it is next to the elevator to make it accessible to wheelchair users.[12][13]

  • The station has a first class air conditioning waiting room and a resting area with bedding facilities.
  • Google provides RailWire free high-speed Wi-Fi.
  • The station also has many IRCTC food court and restaurants including Haldiram, Jan-Ahaar, Mio Amore and Wow Momos.
  • Amazon India has launched an Amazon kiosk in the non-ticketing zone, where passengers can pick up their parcels.
  • The station has a large reservation ticketing zone where passengers can book their tickets in advance.

Sealdah Metro Station

Sealdah metro station is an operational station on Line 2 of the Kolkata Metro, located in Sealdah, Kolkata. The underground station adjoins with the Sealdah railway station of the Indian Railways on its eastern side.

Important trains

See also

References

  1. "SEALDAH STATION" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. "SDAH/Sealdah".
  3. "LIST OF STATIONS OF SEALDAH DIVISION".
  4. "History of Sealdah Station".
  5. "SEALDAH STATION" (PDF).
  6. "Sealdah History". irfca.org/. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  7. Railway gazette international. Reed Business Pub. 1957. p. 182. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  8. "Narrow Gauge in Nadia".
  9. "Mamata rolls out rly sops for Nadia". The Times of India. 8 January 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  10. "EMU Service starts upto Lalgola".
  11. "Services End on Kolkata's Circular Railway".
  12. "Sealdah station gets West Bengal's first Executive Lounge". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  13. Nishat Nizami. "IRCTC executive lounge for passengers at Sealdah station from Poila Baishakh". The Statesman. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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