Habra railway station

Habra railway station (Bengali: হাবড়া রেলওয়ে স্টেশন), station code HB, is a station of Eastern Railway. It is 45 km away from Sealdah railway station and 23 km 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 complex
The station consists of three platforms and are very much well sheltered. It has many 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 Sealdah station and other stations of the Sealdah–Bangaon line. It is directly connected to NH 112 (Jessore Road). 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.