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Sealdah railway station

Sealdah
শিয়ালদহ
सियालदह
Express train and Passenger train station
Sealdah Railway Station - Kolkata 2011-10-03 030250.JPG
Main Entrance of the Station
Location Kolkata, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 22°34′03″N 88°22′15″E / 22.5674°N 88.3708°E / 22.5674; 88.3708Coordinates: 22°34′03″N 88°22′15″E / 22.5674°N 88.3708°E / 22.5674; 88.3708
Elevation 9.00 metres (29.53 ft)
Line(s) Sealdah-Ranaghat-Krishnanagar-Berhampore-Lalgola line
Sealdah-Barasat line
Sealdah-Budgebudge line
Sealdah-Canning line
Sealdah-Diamond Harbour line
Sealdah-Namkhana line
Platforms 20
Tracks 20
Construction
Structure type At–grade
Parking Available
Disabled access SDAH
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code SDAH
Zone(s) Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened 1862; 155 years ago (1862)
Electrified Yes
Previous names Eastern Bengal Railway, Bengal Assam Railway
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Terminus Eastern Railway zone
Terminus Eastern Railway zone

Sealdah railway station is one of the major railway stations serving Kolkata in India, the others being Howrah Station, Shalimar Station, Santragachi Junction and Kolkata Railway Station. Sealdah is one of the busiest railway stations in India and an important suburban rail terminal. After completion, Kolkata Metro Line 2 will pass through Sealdah.

Sealdah Railway station was started in 1869. Before 1978, there was a tram terminus at Sealdah station. Trams departed from here towards Rajabazar, Howrah Station, 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 currently route 13, 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, Parkcircus-Burrabazar and other services pass through Sealdah. Currently, a car parking exists in place of the old tram terminus.

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 13 platforms numbering 1 to 4, 4A (Sealdah North), and 5 to 9C, 9A & 9B (Sealdah Main). The South section consists of Sealdah South terminal, with 7 platforms (10A, 10-14,14A). 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-Parkcircus 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 2 divisions: the main division and the Bongaon division. The main division of Sealdah north operates trains plying between Kolkata and Bandel, Gede, Ranaghat, Shantipur, Krishnanagar, Baharampur, Lalgola, Dankuni, 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 line continues to Nabadwip Ghat. These narrow gauge lines are served by DMU trains (all other lines run EMU trains). There is a plan to extend the suburban train service from Krishnanagar to Plassey, which is currently served by electric loco hauled trains. Dankuni line connects Eastern Railway's Howrah line at Bali and Dankuni. Bandel line connects Eastern Railway's Howrah line at Bandel.


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