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Howrah railway station

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Howrah railway station (also known as Howrah Junction, or informally Howrah Station) is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is the largest and busiest railway complex in India as well as one of the busiest and largest train stations in the world. It is also the oldest surviving railway station complex in India. Howrah is one of six intercity train stations serving the Kolkata metropolitan area (including Howrah and its twin city of Kolkata), the others being Sealdah, Dankuni, Santragachi, Shalimar and Kolkata railway station. The first public train from the station was on 15 August 1854, on what is now the Howrah – Hooghly Main Line. At present, about 600 passenger trains pass through the station serving more than one million passengers on a daily basis. Utilising its 23 platforms, the station handles a total number of 252 Mail/Express trains and 500 suburban EMUs daily.; ten of the platforms are long enough to cater to trains with more than 24 coaches. Goods and parcel trains also originate and terminate here. The Howrah–Barddhaman main line is the busiest line that connects this station.

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Howrah railway station
Lower Foreshore Road, Howrah Howrah Maidan

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N 22.5829 ° E 88.3428 °
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Howrah Junction

Lower Foreshore Road
711101 Howrah, Howrah Maidan
West Bengal, India
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