Sealdah South lines
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Overview | ||
Status | Operational | |
Owner | Indian Railways | |
Locale | Kolkata South 24 Parganas | |
Termini | Sealdah Budge Budge Canning Diamond Harbour Namkhana | |
Stations |
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Website | Eastern Railway | |
Service | ||
Type | Commuter rail | |
System | Kolkata Suburban Railway | |
Services | Sealdah–Namkhana Ballygunge–Budge Budge Sonarpur–Canning Baruipur–Diamond Harbour | |
Operator(s) | Eastern Railway | |
Depot(s) | Sonarpur Junction | |
History | ||
Opened | 2 January 1862 | |
Technical | ||
Line length | 190 km (120 mi) | |
Number of tracks | 2 | |
Character | At grade | |
Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |
Electrification | 25 kV AC overhead line | |
Operating speed | up to 100 km/h (62 mph) | |
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Sealdah South lines are a set of four lines from Sealdah connecting Kolkata with southern suburbs. It is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway and is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division in the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.
The Sealdah South line has four corridors, and bifurcates as branch lines linking the southern suburbs to Kolkata. The main line starts at Sealdah terminating at Namkhana with a length of 108 km (67 mi). The main line is double-tracked until Lakshmikantapur and single-tracked from Lakshmikantapur to Namkhana. The first branch line of this corridor starts at Ballygunge Junction terminating at Budge Budge with a length of 19 km (12 mi). The second branch line starts at Sonarpur Junction terminating at Canning with a length of 28 km (17 mi). The third branch line starts at Baruipur Junction terminating at Diamond Harbour with the length of 35 km (22 mi).[1]
The Sealdah South line has a sole depot at Sonarpur Junction. This line has three interchange stations, at Majerhat and Park Circus with Circular line and at Sealdah for Eastern line.
History[]
The 45 km (28 mi) long line from Calcutta to Port Canning via Jadavpur, Sonarpur, constructed and completed on 2 January 1862 by the Calcutta and South-Eastern Railway, was the first railway track on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River. It ran from what was then Beliaghata railway station (presently Sealdah) to Canning on the Matla River. Calcutta and South-Eastern Railway was formed in 1859 as a private company but was taken over by the government in 1868 after it incurred extensive losses because of floods and other problems. It was the first case in India of the railway being taken over by the state.[2][3][4]
The 33 km (21 mi) long line from Sonarpur to Jaynagar Majilpur via Baruipur, constructed in 1882 by the Eastern Bengal Railway. It was extended up to Lakshmikantapur in 1928.[2][3][4] Thereafter the line was extended up to Kakdwip in 2001 and up to Namkhana in 2006.[5]
The 35 km (22 mi) long line from Baruipur to Diamond Harbour, constructed in 1883 by the Eastern Bengal Railway.[2][3][4]
The 19 km (12 mi) long line from Ballygunge to Budge Budge, constructed in 1890 by the Eastern Bengal Railway.[2][3][4]
Electrification[]
The Sealdah South lines are fully electrified with 25 kV AC overhead system. The electrification process was started in 1965 from Sealdah to Lakshmikantapur line and the other lines in this division with the different phases and completed up to 1966 from that time the whole division is also fully electrified.[6]
Stations with Routes[]
Routes[]
The Sealdah South line consists of the following routes:
- Sealdah – Namkhana
- Ballygunge – Budge Budge
- Sonarpur – Canning
- Baruipur – Diamond Harbour
Stations[]
- Names in bold indicate that the station is a galloping train stop as well as important terminal station.
Main line[]
Main line | ||||
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# | Distance from Sealdah (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
1 | 0 | Sealdah | SDAH | Chord link line / Eastern line |
2 | 3 | Park Circus | PQS | Circular line |
3 | 6 | Ballygunge Junction | BLN | Circular line / Budge Budge (South lines) |
4 | 7 | Dhakuria | DHK | None |
5 | 8 | Jadavpur | JDP | None |
6 | 10 | Baghajatin | BGJT | None |
7 | 12 | New Garia | NGRI | Kolkata Metro (Kavi Subhash) |
8 | 13 | Garia | GIA | None |
9 | 15 | Narendrapur | NRPR | None |
10 | 17 | Sonarpur Junction | SPR | Canning (South lines) |
11 | 20 | Subhashgram | None | |
12 | 22 | Mallikpur | MAK | None |
13 | 25 | Baruipur Junction | BRP | Diamond Harbour (South lines) |
14 | 27 | Shasan Road | None | |
15 | 29 | Krishna Mohan | None | |
16 | 31 | Dhapdhapi | None | |
17 | 33 | Surjyapur | None | |
18 | 35 | Gocharan | None | |
19 | 38 | Hogla | None | |
20 | 41 | Dakshin Barasat | None | |
21 | 44 | Baharu | None | |
22 | 49 | Jaynagar Majilpur | JNM | None |
23 | 54 | Mathurapur Road | None | |
24 | 59 | Madhabpur | None | |
25 | 62 | Lakshmikantapur | LKPR | None |
26 | 68 | Udairampur | None | |
27 | 72 | Kulpi | None | |
28 | 77 | Karanjali | None | |
29 | 83 | Nischintapur Market | None | |
30 | 84 | Nischintapur | None | |
31 | 88 | Madhabnagar | None | |
32 | 92 | Kashinagar | None | |
33 | 95 | Kakdwip | KWDP | None |
34 | 103 | Ukilerhat | None | |
35 | 108 | Namkhana | NMKA | None |
Main line Branches[]
The main line branches is bifurcates into three following lines:
Budge Budge Branch line[]
Budge Budge Branch line | ||||
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# | Distance from Ballygunge (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
1 | 0 | Ballygunge Junction† | BLN | Main (South lines) / Circular line |
2 | 2 | Lake Gardens | LKF | Circular line |
3 | 3 | Tollygunge | TLG | Circular line |
4 | 4 | New Alipore | NACC | Circular line |
5 | 6 | Majerhat | MJT | Circular line |
6 | 8 | Brace Bridge | BRJ | None |
7 | 11 | Santoshpur | SSP | None |
8 | 13 | Akra | AKRA | None |
9 | 17 | Nangi | NAI | None |
10 | 19 | Budge Budge | BGB | None |
† – Branch Line starts at Ballygunge Junction |
Canning Branch line[]
Canning Branch line | ||||
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# | Distance from Sonarpur (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
1 | 0 | Sonarpur Junction† | SPR | Main (South lines) |
2 | 3 | Bidyadharpur | BDYP | None |
3 | 6 | Kalikapur | KLKR | None |
4 | 7 | Champahati | CHT | None |
5 | 10 | Piali | PLF | None |
6 | 12 | Gourdaha Halt | GOD | None |
7 | 15 | Ghutiari Sharif | GOF | None |
8 | 18 | Betberia Ghola | BTPG | None |
9 | 22 | Taldi | TLX | None |
10 | 25 | Chandkhali Halt | None | |
11 | 28 | Canning | CG | None |
† – Branch Line starts at Sonarpur Junction |
Diamond Harbour Branch line[]
Diamond Harbour Branch line | ||||
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# | Distance from Baruipur (km) | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
1 | 0 | Baruipur Junction† | BRP | Main (South lines) |
2 | 3 | Kalyanpur | None | |
3 | 5 | Dakshin Durgapur | None | |
4 | 7 | Hotar | None | |
5 | 10 | Dhamua | None | |
6 | 12 | Uttar Radhanagar | None | |
7 | 15 | Magra Hat | MGT | None |
8 | 18 | Bahirpuya Halt | None | |
9 | 20 | Sangrampur | None | |
10 | 25 | Deula | None | |
11 | 28 | Netra | None | |
12 | 30 | Basuldanga | None | |
13 | 32 | Gurudas Nagar | None | |
14 | 35 | Diamond Harbour | DH | None |
† – Branch Line starts at Baruipur Junction |
Expansion[]
On the southern part of the Eastern Railway side, there is an expansion of the line between Canning and Jharkhali with a length of 42 km (26 mi).[7] The second expansion is at Kakdwip and Budhakholi with a length of 5 km (3.1 mi). It extends to Sagar Island on the Hooghly River delta. The island can only be reached by boat; expansion of this line is a boon for the people of island providing better connectivity.[8] The third expansion is at Namkhana and Bakkhali with a length of 31 km (19 mi), and a fourth expansion between Jaynagar Majilpur and Raidighi with a length of 20 km (12 mi).[9]
Services[]
Currently in 2017-18 all services of the Sealdah South lines running on 12 cars. Sealdah South line has 398 services of 12 rakes EMU. Which it handles the 100% suburban network of Eastern Railway.[10]
The Gangasagar mela, which attracts thousands of pilgrims during Makar Sankranti in mid-January, is approached through this line. Kakdwip and Namkhana railway stations serve as handy rail heads for travel to the mela. Eastern Railway runs around 80 special trains for the mela.[11] There also are special trains from New Delhi to Namkhana via Lucknow Junction and Allahabad Junction.[12]
References[]
- ^ Brief Detail of Sealdah Division Archived 2018-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, Eastern Railway
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Indian Railway Board History Construction and Progress, Indian Railways, Retrieved 6 October 2020
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Indian Railway History Time line". Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". railindia. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Travel: A Great Escape". The Statesman, 13 June 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Rail link to tiger territory". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 15 November 2009. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ Gupta, Jayanta (23 June 2011). "Land reclaim for Sagar port soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ New Projects, Eastern Railway, 29 November 2018
- ^ ER Features Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, Eastern Railways, 04 December 2018
- ^ "Eastern Railway to run 80 spl trains for Ganga Sagar Mela". newkerala.com. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Sagar trains". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 30 November 2009. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India
- Transport in Kolkata
- Sealdah railway division
- Eastern Railway Zone
- Rail transport in West Bengal
- Kolkata Suburban Railway lines
- Railway lines opened in 1862