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In 1854, the inaugural train in Eastern India ran from Howrah to Pandua in Hooghly. The
railways have come a long way since then. The Indian Railway has several divisions of
which the Eastern Railway and the South Eastern Railway are headquartered in Kolkata.
There are two major railway stations in Kolkata - Howrah and Sealdah. Both Howrah and
Sealdah have two terminals each. So it's best to check in advance the station and the
terminal where your train will depart / arrive.
The Rajdhani Express connects Howrah and Sealdah to New Delhi.
All the major Indian cities are connected by fast trains. Air-conditioned coaches are
comfortable and convenient. Railway reservations are computerized and it is advisable to
book tickets in advance. There are several railway reservation offices in the city.
The main long distance trains are Rajdhani Express (Howrah - New
Delhi), Rajdhani Express (Sealdah - New Delhi), Shatabdi Express (Howrah - Patna),
Ahmedabad Express (Howrah - Ahmedabad), Amritsar Mail (Howrah - Amritsar), Azad Hind
Express (Howrah - Pune), Bangalore Express (Howrah - Bangalore), Chambal Express (Howrah -
Gwalior), Chambal Express (Howrah - Agra Cantt.), Cochin Express (Howrah - Cochin),
Coromandel Express (Howrah - Chennai), Doon Express (Howrah - Dehradun), Falaknuma Express
(Howrah - Hyderabad), Geetanjali Express (Howrah - Mumbai VT), Himgiri Express (Howrah -
Jammu), Jodhpur Express (Howrah - Jodhpur), Jyaneshwari AC Express (Howrah - Mumbai
Kurla), Kalka Mail (Howrah - Kalka), Poorva Express (Howrah - New Delhi), Purvanchal
Express (Howrah - Gorakhpur), Shaktipunj Express (Howrah - Jabalpur), Shipra Express
(Howrah - Indore), Trivandrum Express (Howrah - Trivandrum).
Regional trains include the Shatabdi Express (Howrah - Ranchi),
Shatabdi Express (Howrah - Rourkela), Agnibeena Asansol Express (Howrah - Asansol),
Baghajatin Express (Howrah - Balasore), Bhagirathi Express (Howrah - Lalgola), Black
Diamond Express (Howrah - Dhanbad), Coalfield Express (Howrah - Dhanbad), Danapur Express
(Howrah - Danapur), Darjeeling Mail (Sealdah - New Jalpaiguri), Dhauli Express (Howrah -
Bhubaneshwar), Gour Express (Sealdah - Malda), Kanchanjungha Express (Sealdah - Guwahati),
Purulia Express (Howrah - Purulia), Saraighat Express (Howrah - Guwahati), Shantiniketan
Express (Howrah - Shantiniketan), Sri Jagannath Express (Howrah - Puri), Teesta Torsa
Express (Sealah - Haldibari), Uttar Banga Express (Sealdah - New Coochbehar).
Eastern Railway: Fairlie Place, 17 NS Road, Kolkata - 700001.
South Eastern Railway: 11 Garden Reach Road, Kolkata - 700043.
Railway Reservation Offices:
Rail reservation offices are located at Howrah Railway Station, Sealdah Railway
Station, Fairlie Place, New Koilaghat, Old Koilaghat (all three around BBD Bagh) and
Rabindra Sadan (opp Metro Station on J.L. Nehru Road). These are open from 0900 to 2000
hours on working days and on Sundays and holidays from 0900 to 1400 hours. Reservation
offices at Dum Dum Rail Station, Bidhan Nagar Rail Station, Ballygunge Rail Station,
Tollygunge Metro Station and Majherhat Rail Station are open from 0900 to 1600 hours
Monday through Saturday. Check office timings with the railways.
Railway Services and Terminal
Stations – Kolkata
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