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Shalimar railway station

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Shalimar railway station is one of the six intercity railway stations serving Howrah and Kolkata, India. The other stations are Sealdah in Kolkata, Kolkata station in Kolkata, Dankuni in Hooghly, Howrah Station in Howrah and Santragachi in Howrah. Shalimar station is situated at Shalimar, in Shibpur area of Howrah. It is one of the cleanest, well-maintained and non-congested railway terminals in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area.

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Shalimar railway station
Duke Road, Howrah

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Shalimar

Duke Road
711103 Howrah
West Bengal, India
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