Howrah Station

Howrah Station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a major railway station of , which not only connects the city to the rest of , but also acts as a major stopover to connect different destinations of and beyond.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: Railway Station in West Bengal, India
  • Also known as: “Howrah Junction”, “Howrah Junction railway station”, and “Howrah railway station”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest

Highlights include Howrah Bridge and Raj Bhavan.

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The is a balanced steel bridge over the in , . Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New , because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking both sides of Kolkata.

Government office
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, officially known as Lok Bhavan and formerly as Government House is the official residence of the Governor of West Bengal, R. N. Ravi, located in , the capital of .

Museum
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is a Haveli in , North Kolkata, , , is the ancestral home of the Tagore family. It is the birthplace of poet Rabindranath Tagore and the host of the Rabindra Bharati University campus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Howrah and B. B. D. Bagh.

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is the twin city of and an important industrial and transport hub of southern .

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, short of Benoy-Badal-Dinesh Bagh, is the colonial-era precinct of . Formerly known as Dalhousie Square or simply Dalhousie, the precinct takes a visitor back to the British Raj era with nostalgic overtones.

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is the modern heart of , combining colonial-era buildings with modern developments. It serves as the city's new central business district and is preferred by major businesses, particularly along Chowringhee Road.

Howrah Station

Latitude
22.5829° or 22° 34′ 58″ north
Longitude
88.3428° or 88° 20′ 34″ east
Operator
ER
Network
IR
Open location code
7MJCH8MV+44
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3321321335
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q986105
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In Other Languages

From Awadhi to Venetian—“Howrah Station” goes by many names.
  • Awadhi: “हावड़ा जंक्शन रेलवे स्टेशन”
  • Bengali: “হাওড়া জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন”
  • Bengali: “হাওড়া রেলওয়ে স্টেশন”
  • Chinese: “豪拉交匯站”
  • Chinese: “豪拉火车站”
  • Chinese: “豪拉車站”
  • Chinese: “豪拉车站”
  • Dutch: “Station Haora”
  • French: “gare de Howrah”
  • French: “Gare de Howrah”
  • French: “Howrah”
  • German: “Bahnhof Haora”
  • Hindi: “हावड़ा जंक्शन रेलवे स्टेशन”
  • Hindi: “हावड़ा रेलवे स्टेशन”
  • Italian: “stazione di Howrah”
  • Japanese: “ハウラー”
  • Japanese: “ハウラー駅”
  • Malayalam: “ഹൗറ തീവണ്ടി നിലയം”
  • Marathi: “हावडा रेल्वे स्थानक”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Howrah jernbanestasjon”
  • Norwegian: “Howrah jernbanestasjon”
  • Oriya: “ହାଓଡ଼ା ଜଙ୍କସନ ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେସନ”
  • Oriya: “ହାଓଡ଼ା ଜଙ୍କସନ”
  • Oriya: “ହାଓଡ଼ା ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେସନ”
  • Polish: “Howrah”
  • Santali: “ᱦᱟᱣᱲᱟ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ”
  • Santali: “ᱦᱟᱵᱽᱲᱟ ᱡᱚᱸᱠᱥᱚᱱ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ”
  • Santali: “ᱦᱟᱵᱽᱲᱟ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ”
  • Slovenian: “železniška postaja Howrah”
  • Spanish: “Estación de Howrah”
  • Tamil: “ஹவுரா சந்திப்பு தொடருந்து நிலையம்”
  • Telugu: “హౌరా జంక్షన్ రైల్వే స్టేషను”
  • Urdu: “ہاوڑہ جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن”
  • Urdu: “ہوڑا ریلوے اسٹیشن”
  • Venetian: “stasion de Howrah”

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