South Eastern line (Kolkata Suburban Railway)

South Eastern line
South Eastern line
	Howrah bound BEML Stainless Steel EMU Train on Howrah–Kharagpur main section of South Eastern line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railway
Locale	Howrah, West Bengal; Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal; Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
Termini	Howrah Junction & Shalimar; Midnapore, Kharagpur, Amta, Haldia, Digha
Stations	Total stations: 87; Interchange stations: 5;
Service
System	Kolkata Suburban Railway
Operator(s)	South Eastern Railway (SER)
Depot(s)	Tikiapara, Panskura & Kharagpur
Daily ridership	0.875 million
History
Opened	19 April 1900; 121 years ago
Technical
Line length	341 km (212 mi)
Character	At Grade
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	25,000 V
Route map
	Legend
Howrah–Kharagpur line
	Asansol–Tatanagar–
	Kharagpur line
	Kharagpur–Bankura–
	Adra line
	Kharagpur–Bankura
	–Adra line
	to Ghatal on Sheoraphuli–
	Bishnupur branch line (u/c)
	36
	00
	Kolaghat Thermal
	Power Station
	to Jaleswar on Kharagpur–
	Puri line (under construction)
	to Amta on Santragachi–
	Amta branch line (planned)
	to Pujali on
	Sealdah South lines (planned)
	Fort Gloster Jute Mill
	(abandoned)
	Abada
	rail yard
	Santragachi–Amta
	branch line
	Hindustan Industries
	and Engineering
	National Highway 117
	(Kona Expressway)
	Shalimar
	rail yard
	Howrah–Bardhaman main line
	& Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Santragachi–Amta branch line
	to Bagnan
	(under construction)
	to Champadanga
	(under construction)
	Calcutta Chord
	to Dankuni
	Calcutta Chord
	to Dum Dum
	Hindustan Industries
	and Engineering
	Shalimar
	rail yard

The South Eastern line of Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban railway line serving Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It consists of 37 stations from Howrah Junction to Midnapore. The entire line is at grade. It has section of triple track starting from Howrah Junction and ends at Midnapore, Amta, Haldia and Digha stations in West Bengal.^[5]

The South Eastern line in Kolkata consists of 3 major corridors, which bifurcate as they run into the suburban satellite towns. Two corridors (one local and other through) follow the South Eastern Railway run from Howrah Junction (HWH) to Midnapore (128 km), at the mainline there, is a bifurcation into two branch lines – one from Panskura to Haldia (69 km) in the south-east and the other from Shalimar to Amta (50 km) in the west. These two corridors constitute the 'main' South Eastern line.^[6]

The major car sheds on this line are at Tikiapara, Panskura & Kharagpur. There are fast and slow locals here for suburban service. Trains usually start from and terminate at important stations.^[7]

Stations with Routes[]

Routes[]

The South Eastern line consists of the following routes:

Howrah Jn – Midnapore
Panskura Jn – Haldia
Shalimar – Amta
Tamluk – Digha
Andul - Baltikuri

Stations[]

Names in bold indicate that the station is a fast train stop as well as important terminal.

Main line[]

South Eastern line (Main)
#	Distance from Howrah Jn (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Howrah Junction	HWH	^†Eastern line
2	3	Tikiapara		None
3	4	Dasnagar		None
4	6	Ramrajatala		None
5	7	Santragachi Junction	SRC	Shalimar/Amta (South Eastern line)
6	11	Mourigram		None
7	12	Andul		Chord link line
8	16	Sankrail		None
9	18	Abada		None
10	20	Nalpur		None
11	24	Bauria		None
12	27	Chengel		None
13	30	Phuleswar		None
14	32	Uluberia		None
15	36	Bir Shibpur		None
16	40	Kulgachia		None
17	45	Bagnan	BZN
18	48	Ghoraghata		None
19	51	Deulti		None
20	55	Kolaghat		None
21	58	Mecheda	MCA	None
22	61	Nandaigajan		None
23	64	Bhogpur		None
24	67	Narayan Pakuria Murail		Haldia/Digha (South Eastern line)
25	71	Panskura Junction	PKU	Haldia/Digha (South Eastern line)
26	76	Khirai		None
27	80	Haur		None
28	85	Radhamohanpur		None
29	88	Duan		None
30	91	Balichak		None
31	96	Shyamchak		None
32	102	Madpur		None
33	108	Jakpur		None
34	115	Kharagpur Junction	KGP	None
35	117	Girimaidan		None
36	121	Gokulpur		None
37	125	Cossye Halt		None
38	128	Midnapore	MDN	None

†Howrah Junction railway station is a terminus for South Eastern Railway and Eastern Railway.

Main line Branches[]

At the main line of South Eastern line, there is a bifurcation in two sections and one line crosses onto it.

West branch line[]

West branch line
#	Distance from Shalimar (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Shalimar	SHM	None
2	3	Padmapukur		None
3	5	Santragachi Junction	SRC	South Eastern line (Main)
4	11	Bankranayabaz		Chord link line
5	13	Baltikuri		Chord link line
6	15	Kona		None
7	18	Dansi		None
8	20	Jhaluarbar		None
9	21	Makardaha		None
10	23	Domjur Road		None
11	25	Domjur		None
12	28	Dakshinbari		None
13	32	Bargachia		None
14	35	Pantihal		None
15	37	Munsirhat		None
16	38	Mahendralalnagar		None
17	42	Maju		None
18	45	Jalasi		None
19	47	Harishdadpur		None
20	50	Amta	AMZ	None

South East branch line[]

South East branch line
#	Distance from Panskura Jn (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Panskura Junction^†	PKU	South Eastern line (Main)
2	8	Raghunathbari		None
3	16	Rajgoda		None
4	21	Sahid Matangini		None
5	24	Tamluk^†	TMZ	Digha (South Eastern line)
6	31	Keshabpur		None
7	36	Satish Samanta		None
8	39	Mahishadal		None
9	47	Barda		None
10	53	Basulya Sutahata		None
11	59	Durgachak		None
12	62	Durgachak Town		None
13	65	Silpaprabesh		None
14	67	Bandar		None
15	69	Haldia	HLZ	None
† – Branch Line starts at Panskura

†Tamluk railway station acts as a Junction station and makes a branch line to Digha.

South branch line[]

South branch line
#	Distance from Tamluk (km)	Station Name	Station Code	Connections
1	0	Tamluk^†	TMZ	Panskura / Haldia (South Eastern line)
2	10	Nandakumar		None
3	21	Lavan Satyagrah Smarak		None
4	32	Deshapran		None
5	39	Henria		None
6	51	Nachinda		None
7	62	Kanthi		None
8	68	Sitalpur		None
9	71	Sujalpur		None
10	76	Ashapurna Devi		None
11	78	Badalpur		None
12	86	Ramnagar		None
13	88	Tikra		None
14	94	Digha	DGHA	None
† – Branch Line starts at Tamluk

Electrification[]

SER electrified the South Eastern line to 25,000 V AC in the period of 1967 to 1969 with the different phases: Howrah – Maurigram, Maurigram – Bauria, Bauria – Uluberia, Uluberia – Shyamchak, Shyamchak – Kharagpur. During this period the first EMU train on this line was started on Howrah – Mecheda route after completion of this route it was extended to Kharagpur on 1st Feb 1969.

In the period 1974 to 1976, Panskura – Haldia line was also electrified with the two phases: Panskura – Durgachak & Durgachak – Haldia, After that EMU services was started on this line at 1 May 1976.

In 1985, The Kharagpur – Midnapore line was also electrified.^[8]

Services[]

Currently, the South Eastern Railway Running 12 Car Services on South Eastern line, Before May 2018 The 9 Car rakes was running due to an increase in passenger transport conversion of 9 Car Rakes into 12 Car rakes was started for ease of transportation.^[9]

And also, South Eastern Railway is also Running a GPS based 3-phase Medha ICF EMU train with CCTV cameras in ladies compartment in suburban sections, which was flagged off on 22 March 2018.^[10]

References[]

^ Google maps
^ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
^ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
^ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
^ History of South Eastern Railway, South Eastern Railway
^ "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.
^ SER Pink Book 2018-19, Indian Railways
^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
^ Successful Completion of 50 yrs of EMU services., South Eastern Railway, 2 May 2018
^ New 3-phase EMU train is launched., South Eastern Railway, 22 March 2018

[1] Google maps

[2] Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo

[3] Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo

[4] Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo

[5] History of South Eastern Railway, South Eastern Railway

[6] "Kharagpur Divisional Railway Map". South Eastern Railway.

[7] SER Pink Book 2018-19, Indian Railways

[History_of_Electrification-8] "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 4 May 2013.

[9] Successful Completion of 50 yrs of EMU services., South Eastern Railway, 2 May 2018

[10] New 3-phase EMU train is launched., South Eastern Railway, 22 March 2018

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v t Stations on the South Eastern line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
Main line	Howrah Junction Tikiapara Dasnagar Ramrajatala Santragachi Junction Mourigram Andul Sankrail Abada Nalpur Bauria Chengel Phuleswar Uluberia Bir Shibpur Kulgachia Bagnan Ghoraghata Deulti Kolaghat Mecheda Nandaigajan Bhogpur Narayan Pakuria Murail Panskura Junction Khirai Haur Radhamohanpur Duan Balichak Shyam Chak Madpur Jakpur Kharagpur Junction Girimaidan Gokulpur Cossye Halt Midnapore
Shalimar–Amta line	Shalimar Padmapukur Santragachi Junction Bankra Nayabaz Baltikuri Kona Dansi Jhaluarbar Makardaha Domjur Road Domjur Dakshinbari Bargachia Pantihal Munsirhat Mahendralalnagar Maju Jalalsi Harishdadpur Amta
Panskura–Haldia line	Panskura Junction Raghunathbari Rajgoda Sahid Matangini Tamluk Junction Keshabpur Satish Samanta Halt Mahishadal Barda Basulya Sutahata Durgachak Durgachak Town Silpaprabesh Bandar Haldia
Tamluk–Digha line	Tamluk Junction Nandakumar Lavan Satyagrah Smarak Deshapran Henria Nachinda Kanthi Sitalpur Sujalpur Ashapurna Devi Badalpur Ramnagar (Bengal) Tikra Digha