Two new platforms (9A & 9B) constructed between 2004 and 2005 proved insufficient. Due to its central position in Kolkata, the Sealdah station is too busy for suburban train traffic. To overcome this problem, Eastern Railways suggested constructing another large railway station in Kolkata, to cater mostly to long-distance trains.

Pune Suburban Railway, (Marathi: पुणे उपनगरीय रेल्वे) also known as Pune Local, is a suburban rail system connecting Pune to its suburbs and neighboring villages in Pune District, Maharashtra.It is operated by Central Railway (CR), part of Indian Railways.The system operates on two routes, Pune Junction–Lonavala and its part Pune Junction–Talegaon. 18 ...

The New Market, formerly known as Sir Stuart Hogg Market, is a market in Kolkata situated on Lindsay Street, beside Free School Street (Mirza Ghalib Street/Rani Rasmoni Road). Although primarily "New Market" referred to the original enclosed market, today in local parlance, the entire shopping area is often known as "New Market".

System map; The Chennai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, operated by the Southern Railways branch of Indian Railways. Chennai has a complex railway network. It is the third busiest suburban rail system in India after Mumbai and Kolkata. It has separate tracks for local and express trains. The ...

The Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata, India.Established in 1864, it is the oldest and second-largest cricket stadium in India and third-largest in the world. The stadium currently has a capacity of 66,000. Eden Gardens is often referred to as home of Indian cricket and has also been described as "cricket's answer to the Colosseum" and called the "Mecca of Indian …

Katwa is a Kolkata Suburban Railway Junction Station on the Howrah–Bandel–Katwa line, Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa and the Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line.It is located in Purba Bardhaman District in the Indian state of West Bengal.Katwa Junction is an important railway junction that connects the city with many important railway junctions such as Howrah Sealdah Bardhaman …

Delhi Suburban Railway is a suburban rail service operated by Northern Railway for the National Capital Region (NCR). This railway service covers Delhi, along with the adjoining districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Sonipat and other adjoining places in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.These services are mostly run using EMU and MEMU rakes. This also includes …

History 1832–1852: Industrial railways. The first proposals for railways in India were made in Madras in 1832. The first train in India ran from Red Hills to Chintadripet bridge in 1836–1837. It was called the Red Hill Railway and used a rotary steam locomotive manufactured by William Avery. The railway was built by Sir Arthur Cotton and was mainly used for transporting granite …

Chennai Suburban Railway: 8 300 1,500,000 Lucknow - Kanpur India: Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway: 2 16 72 80,000 Delhi India: Delhi Suburban Railway: 35 3,700 Hyderabad India: Hyderabad MMTS: 3 29 50 220,000 Kolkata India: Kolkata Suburban Railway: 24 458 1501 6,100,000 Pune India: Pune Suburban Railway: 2 29 64 100,000 Mumbai India: Mumbai ...

Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Krishnapur. towards Krishnanagar City Junction. Eastern Line. Krishnanagar–Lalgola line. Terminus: Route map. Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line ... Lalgola railway station is a station at Lalgola of Murshidabad district in …