Sealdah South lines

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Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Sealdah South lines
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EMU Train of Sealdah South Lines between Dhakuria and Jadavpur
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleKolkata
South 24 Parganas
TerminiSealdah
Budge Budge
Canning
Diamond Harbour
Namkhana
Stations
  • Total stations: 67
  • Interchange stations: 5
WebsiteEastern Railway
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemKolkata Suburban Railway
ServicesSealdah–Namkhana
Ballygunge–Budge Budge
Sonarpur–Canning
Baruipur–Diamond Harbour
Operator(s)Eastern Railway
Depot(s)Sonarpur Junction
History
Opened2 January 1862; 159 years ago (1862-01-02)
Technical
Line length190 km (120 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterAt grade
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV AC overhead line
Operating speedup to 100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map

Legend
km
Sealdah–Ranaghat line
Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Sealdah–Bangaon line
Dum Dum
7
 Dum Dum Junction
Kolkata Metro
Patipukur
Kolkata Circular Railway
Kolkata
4
 Bidhannagar Road
km
Sealdah North & Main
00
Sir Gurudas
Banerjee Halt
Sealdah South
00
Park Circus
03
6
 Ballygunge Junction
7
 Dhakuria
8
 Jadavpur
Kavi Subhash
10
 Baghajatin
Lake Gardens
08
12
 New Garia
Rabindra Sarobar
13
 Garia
Tollygunge
09
15
 Narendrapur
Kolkata Metro
17
 Sonarpur Junction
New Alipore
10
Majerhat
12
20
 Bidyadharpur
Kolkata Circular Railway
23
 Kalikapur
Ghatakpukur
planned
extension
 Minakhan
Brace Bridge
14
24
 Champahati
Santoshpur
17
27
 Piali
Akra
19
29
 Gourdaha Halt
Nangi
23
32
 Ghutiari Sharif
Budge Budge
25
35
 Betberia Ghola
IBP Siding
39
 Taldi
42
 Chandkhali Halt
HPCL Siding
45
 Canning
BPCL Siding
Matla River
IOC Siding
Bhangankhali
FCI Siding
Sonakhali
CESC Siding
Basanti
planned extension
Jharkhali
Pujali
to Uluberia
Subhashgram
20
Mallikpur
22
Baruipur Junction
25
Bankrahat
Kalyanpur
28
27
 Shasan Road
Dakshin Durgapur
30
29
 Krishna Mohan
Hotar
32
31
 Dhapdhapi
Dhamua
35
33
 Surjyapur
Uttar Radhanagar
37
35
 Gocharan
Magra Hat
40
38
 Hogla
Bahirpuya Halt
43
41
 Dakshin Barasat
Sangrampur
45
44
 Baharu
Krishnachandrapur (planned)
Deula
50
49
 Jaynagar Majilpur
Netra
53
to Raidighi (planned)
Basuldanga
55
54
 Mathurapur Road
Gurudas Nagar
57
59
 Madhabpur
to Bankrahat (planned)
62
 Lakshmikantapur
ferry/water interchange Diamond Harbour
60
68
 Udairampur
to Kulpi (planned)
72
 Kulpi ferry/water interchange
77
 Karanjali
km
83
 Nischintapur Market
84
 Nischintapur
88
 Madhabnagar
92
 Kashinagar
95
 Kakdwip ferry/water interchange
to Sagar Island
via Budhakholi (planned)
103
 Ukilerhat
108
 Namkhana ferry/water interchange
planned extension
 Chandranagar
Bakkhali
km

Source: Indian Railway Time Table

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
# 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
# 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
# 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
# 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[]

  1. ^ Brief Detail of Sealdah Division Archived 2018-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, Eastern Railway
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Indian Railway Board History Construction and Progress, Indian Railways, Retrieved 6 October 2020
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Indian Railway History Time line". Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Travel: A Great Escape". The Statesman, 13 June 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  6. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Rail link to tiger territory". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 15 November 2009. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  8. ^ Gupta, Jayanta (23 June 2011). "Land reclaim for Sagar port soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  9. ^ New Projects, Eastern Railway, 29 November 2018
  10. ^ ER Features Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, Eastern Railways, 04 December 2018
  11. ^ "Eastern Railway to run 80 spl trains for Ganga Sagar Mela". newkerala.com. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  12. ^ "Sagar trains". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 30 November 2009. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
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