Hooghly Ghat railway station is a small railway station in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal. It is situated in the Naihati – Bandel Branch line. Its code is HYG. It serves Hooghly city. The station consists of two platforms, neither of which are well sheltered. It is raised on an elevated platform connecting the districts of Hooghly and Nadia via the Sampriti Bridge or Jubilee Bridge in the earlier years. It lacks water drinking stations and basic sanitation requirements.
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HOOGHLY GHAT
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 Kolkata Suburban Railway station |
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Hooghly Ghat railway station
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Hooghly, Hooghly district, West Bengal India |
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| Coordinates | 22.904839°N 88.396434°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 17 metres (56 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (double electrified broad gauge) | ||||||||||
| Connections | Auto stand | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | HYG | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Howrah | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Major trains
- Muzaffarpur–Sealdah Fast Passenger (unreserved)
- Sealdah–Rampurhat Passenger (unreserved)
- Naihati–Bandel EMU locals