Habra railway station

Habra railway station, station code HB, is a station of Eastern Railway. It is away from Sealdah railway station and from Barasat on the Sealdah–Bangaon line of Eastern Railway. It serves Habra town and is a part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.
Station master:Deborshi Ghambush

Station complex

The station consists of three platforms. It has facilities including drinking water and sanitation. Here, both two types of railway tickets - reserved and unreserved are available.

Electrification

The Sealah–Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashok Nagar–Bangaon line was electrified in 1963–64.

Connectivity

Habra railway station connects Gobardanga, Thakurnagar and Bangaon to and other stations of the Sealdah–Bangaon line. It is directly connected to NH 112. Habra is a major railway station between Bangaon junction railway station and Barasat junction railway station.

History

Habra is located on Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line of Kolkata Suburban Railway. It links between Dum Dum to Khulna now in Bangladesh, via Bangaon was constructed by Bengal Central Railway Company in 1882–84.