Hooghly railway station

Hooghly is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line. It is located in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Hugli-Chuchura and surrounding areas.

Hooghly
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Hooghly Station
LocationHooghly station road, Hooghly, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°54′17″N 88°22′33″E
Elevation14 metres (46 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Howrah-Bardhaman main line
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeHGY
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1854
Electrified1958
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
Chinsurah
toward Howrah Junction
Eastern Line
Main line
Bandel
Location
Hooghly
Location in West Bengal
Hooghly
Location in India

History

East Indian Railway Company started construction of a line out of Howrah for the proposed link with Delhi via Rajmahal and Mirzapur in 1851.[1]

The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.[1]

Here is a short description of the first regular train in eastern India:

From 15 August 1854, the company ran a regular service, morning and evening, between Haora and Hugli with stops at Bali, Shrirampur and Chandannagar. The fare ranged from three rupees by first class to seven annas by third class. The service was extended in stages, reaching Raniganj on 3 February 1855... Three thousand people applied for tickets on the first train out of Haora in 1854: only a small portion could be accommodated. Thousands of men and women lined the whole stretch of track to see the fire-breathing iron horse.[2]

Electrification

Electrification of Howrah—Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958.[3]

  • First train of the East Indian Railway, 1854
gollark: Technically, we haven't exactly left yet.
gollark: Also several thousand something of diving gear.
gollark: How terrible, you will have to stay in a 5 star hotel temporarily?
gollark: They pay for housing and stuff, same principle.
gollark: And yet the government pays you vast amounts of money. Very bourgeois.

References
  1. "IR History Part I 1832-1869". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. The Railway Comes to Calcutta by Sukanta Chaudhuri, published in Calcutta The Living City, Volume 1, page 238. First published by Oxford University Press in 1990. ISBN o 19 563696 1
  3. "IR History Part IV 1947-1970". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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