Why India Built Its Largest Railway Station in Kolkata

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Howrah Station is India's largest & busiest railway station. It handles more than 600 trains & 10 lakh passengers everyday. It opened to public on 15 Aug 1854.
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Written by: Shubham Kandari & Mayank Narang
Narrated by: Mayank Narang
Edited by: Arpit Anand
Video Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Planning & Construction
2:50 Beginning & Expansion
4:50 Howrah Bridge
7:20 After Independence
9:10 Station & Metro
11:00 Kolkata Stations

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Howrah Station is India's largest & busiest railway station. It handles more than 600 trains & 10 lakh passengers everyday. It opened to public on 15 Aug 1854, 170 years ago. 🗺 View Digital Transit Maps: narangstudios.com/products/combo-mumbai-bangalore-maps 📷 Follow on Instagram: instagram.com/lastly.yt/

[@DXRK_GXMING]

Lastly bhai aapane kaha tha ki Sealdah Kolkata ka second largest railway station lekin o to India ka bhi second largest railway station o to nahin kaha😢 11:29

[@johnchrist-cn8ql]

one small correction, Howrah was electrified in DC Current in late 1950s when WCM series locos were borrowed from CR, DC EMUs ran between Howrah & Barddhaman & Tarakeshwar, later in early 1960s AC Current was made uniform & EMUs started running on Howrah-Kharagpur, Howrah Barddhaman via Chord, WAM 2/3 locos from ER was used & WAM 1 from SER was used in 1960s. Also Shalimar was built as a yard in 1900s.

[@ashutoshmaharana2398]

Good information

[@aryamukherjee434]

Kolkata is served by 5 major stations Howrah, Sealdah, Santragachi, Shalimar, Kolkata(Chitpur), other stations are local railway stations serving the local people of the city and people from nearby districts.

[@DXRK_GXMING]

Bro you forgot Dum Dum

[@AyushThakur108]

​@@DXRK_GXMING wo local trains ke liye hai dum dum se ek bhi express train nahi jaati hai 😊

[@Jygt6f677vih8h]

Dankuni also ,as some trains originate from there

[@shreehanpaswan6956]

Bardhamman also

[@aryamukherjee434]

@@Jygt6f677vih8h dankuni theke kono train er origination nei ar Dankuni kolkata theke onek dur e.

[@ayanroy8404]

howrah platform no 16 reconstruction started

[@priyanshu.sharma.0002]

There are already 23 platforms

[@SamDos-fh2vw]

​@@priyanshu.sharma.0002 16 nhi hai. 16 construction ho raha hai

[@bibekdas7449]

I don't know why but I find it annoying when suddenly someone changes the language under the discussion. Use English under English comments man!​@@SamDos-fh2vw

[@Ankitsingh11731]

​@@priyanshu.sharma.000216 no platform nhi hai yaha

[@user-sc3kl1pr5s]

I see

[@sumitkumarbaul9823]

I live in Barddhaman near Kolkata... and I must tell your every video is a detailed analysis and well edited... Thank you for making a video on Howrah junction... Take love ❤

[@RehanAli-jy5cu]

Is Burdwan really near Kolkata? I think it is about 100 kilometres away from Howrah Station..... 😅

[@sumitkumarbaul9823]

@@RehanAli-jy5cu ha eh bhik sahi baat hain...

[@PramitKonar]

@@RehanAli-jy5cu actually we in Bengal like to associate with our capital Kolkata so irrespective of where we belong to, we tell near kolkata or from kolkata since the world knows kolkata

[@arijitroy4792]

I live in Kolkata near Kharagpur 😂

[@RehanAli-jy5cu]

@@arijitroy4792 😂😂😂😂 , I live in Kolkata,near Tamluk 😂

[@arnabkoley8864]

There was a local train running from Howrah to Sealdah & vice-versa but it was stopped around 2005. & I think Sealdah is the 2nd busiest station in India.

[@kaif5799]

do you know the route of the train as there is no direst route from howrah to sealdah, only way would be going to dankuni and then reversing and taking the sealdah route

[@ankandas1131]

@@kaif5799 there is a roundabout after Belanagar station. Howrah Sealdah was connected through that. Howrah to belanagar then to rajchandrapur then to sealdah.

[@iamaghost6859]

Now metro will connect

[@Super.youknow]

​@@kaif5799 calcutta chord link

[@kaif5799]

​@@ankandas1131Thanks, I didn't know about that route though it's almost similar to going to dankuni as belanegar as per my knowledge is just one station away from dankuni.

[@BharatiyaDeshbhakt]

Kindly make a video on Kolkata Tram! I feel it's a heritage railway

[@SONUROY-zd3zl]

WEST BENGAL'S FIRST ELECTRIC TRAIN WAS RUN FROM HOWRAH TO SHEORAPHULI ON 12TH DECEMBER 1957 .

[@vloggersazid]

1957-58 के बीच ही इलेक्ट्रीफाइड हो गया था हावड़ा दिल्ली के लिए Hats off to your reasearch bro❤

[@mdsajidalam9616]

Howrah Jn. Platform no. 16 still exists. .😅..just like Harry Potter Movie...only specific people go through Hogward Express. ...😂

[@debarshibiswas3232]

❤yes

[@bibekdas7449]

LoL what? 🤣🤣🤣

[@ayandutta773]

Well said 😂

[@mukherjeesuniversum2665]

Fun Fact: There is no Platform 16 in Howrah Railway Station..😅😅😅 Platform 1 to 15 in Old Complex and 17 to 23 in New Complex 4:34 there was no direct rail connectivity between Kolkata and Dhaka up until 2005. Before that people have to take a Broad Gauge train from Sealdah to Goulanda Ghat via Ranaghat Jn, Pordaha Jn & Kushtia. Then it was a steamer ride on Padma/Ganga river all the way to Narayanganj and then from there a Metre gauge train to Dhaka from where you can take a Metre gauge train to either Mymensingh, Sylhet, Chittagong or Silchar

[@Vivekakshay]

Platform 16 is there. But due to howrah metro construction platform 16 not in work. Currently platform 16 working

[@AmishKumar-lc7zs]

Is silchar line still operational?

[@sayontanparua2863]

Yes currently 16 is working.. But due to metro construction the trains stop way before the end of the platform tracks

[@WhiteSky-21]

I think no one explained this much about Hawrah station...Clear and detailed ..nice effort

[@Asim_Khan00]

public transport is the backbone of any country. Trains are best way to move lots of people around. Govt must increase budget to 5 Lakh Crores per annum. Highways not required as much due to Induced Traffic.

[@gogoichandan]

What about logistics bhai😅 Highways are must

[@bibekdas7449]

Not for America People think public transport is for poor people!

[@arpanb2001]

Logistics could also be supplied by trains at much lower cost. That's why the DFCs are getting built. But I understand your point. I think India should restrict private car ownership to something like Singapore.... And increase public transport and make them world class which will be much more efficient and environment friendly

[@Asim_Khan00]

@@arpanb2001 never restrict. bas public transport ko itna competitive karne ka so that it becomes a hard bargain for purchasing a car.

[@soukaryasamanta8073]

​@@bibekdas7449 American people are stupid. Paris has banned cars in city centre areas. London has introduced ULEZ where cars cost high toll to ride in city centre. Amsterdam has globally known cycling culture, including for the rich. These places can do that because they have great public transport. America doesn't have that, so they are kinda forced to use cars. For us, European countries should be a role model, not American ones.

[@kaushiksarkar7837]

Gotta have to give it to you , thank you , you have made one of the most detailed video , I am really grateful to you 🙏

[@ashgamer6739]

Hey bro thanks for making video on this topic

[@mangaldeeprana3871]

বিশ্বের সবচেয়ে বড় ১০ টি রেলস্টেশনের একটি হাওড়া রেল স্টেশন।

[@bittusarkar3509]

Sealdah o

[@RoshanRajSingh]

Howrah Burdwan chord line was electrified in 1964-66 not in 2001.

[@surajkala]

Great insightful video sirji

[@subhendubodhak2020]

Sir ji your all information is 100% correct. I think you have done complete home Work to make this informative. Very good. Jai Hind

[@subhaspyne]

Too good and Informative.... Above 100% coverage.... Thanks for bringing us this video....

[@naveenkumardev9348]

What a nice content thanks very informative video with nice map and graphics...

[@sauravsarkar8522]

Nice presentation...Railway infrastructure is very important, it also mostly use Clean energy

[@sabitadhar286]

Being a howrah basi, feel proud....nice and informative video...

[@b.r.dewasi6817]

Dear brother one making videos CMST Mumbai railway station

[@user-ak7as2hi9q]

Very much correct informative video 😊

[@taposgupta9641]

I live so close to Howrah Station This video is very informative ❤❤

[@pronabjitnath1620]

Thank you for this video ❤

[@XenithForPm]

Im born in kolkata ❤ thankyou for making this video

[@rashidshahidi7245]

Ur research is amazing

[@pwmylife4156]

I watching this video when I'm going to Howrah station 😅 What a recommendation 😁

[@neetulunia5469]

Very nice explain video of howarah railway station

[@allrounderuniverse731]

Bright history of Happening Station🎉

[@unbeatablesachin]

thanks for this case study.

[@Dumblesmash]

Feels so good mere sheher me railway station itna purana hai 😮

[@Fromscratch977]

Mirzapur got connected with kolkata at that time, wow!!

[@sumansaha5364]

Awesome, informative

[@AbirBanerjee05]

I live in Baidyabati, which falls in the main eastern line towards Bardhaman, and i would say apart from some dates mismatch of electrification, eveything detail was legit and proper

[@soumyabratachatterjee1890]

Wonderful presentation.

[@sarveshshambhu]

Quality over quantity ❤

[@rathindrachakraborty5940]

So informative🎉

[@Amuzic]

Excellent video.

[@Radha-krishna29200]

Bhai literally class level research and presentation Respect ❤

[@thefreewing]

Never thought of such a detailed unboxing video of howrah station 😂

[@arpankanrar5271]

Bro Green line ka Esplanade se Sealdah ka section abhi bhi nehi khula h

[@bharatshaw302]

Please Make Video about Kolkata TRAM 🙏

[@afnanalam4812]

0:02 correction: Howrah is not a junction. It is a terminal station

[@tank3834]

Fir phle Jake station PE correction karwap😙

[@afnanalam4812]

@@tank3834 station pe correction?? Arey bhai station pe junction likha ho nhi hai kahin.. howrah station hi naam hai

[@rishipramanick6823]

It's a junction line divides to santragachi and burdwan section from that respective station

[@iescanor]

Please make video and map for the Kolkata local train network 🙏!!!

[@akashvideos4365]

Very knowledgeable ❤

[@SwayambhuvMitra]

Please make a video on Barrackpore railway station, it's India's first army cantonment

[@naveenverma1334]

Nice work

[@debasishbera3166]

Next video in sealdah station history. Please 🙏🙏🙏

[@rajasaleemsahebkhan8872]

Can you please make a video on operational and future expressways of india

[@ayanroy8404]

please make a seperate video on sealdah railway station

[@SaswataRay]

Esi ek video Sealdah station ko leke banaiye na

[@XenithForPm]

Bro make video on sealdah to ❤

[@MANJEETSINGH-sg2mn]

Mind blowing ❤❤

[@thedevil5046]

Lovely. Thank you, bro.

[@sagnikmukherjee590]

Nice video, but you've missed a very important point about the Howrah Station. It is the internal carriageway between platforms 8 & 9 which was used by The Viceroy of India and other high ranking officials and which is now solely present in Howrah Station and not seen in any other station of India.

[@akash_raj8772]

Best explanation 😊😊

[@swarnabhamukherjee6470]

Closing the trams on Howrah Bridge was a conspiracy by then government to make the bus union happy. Now trams are needed to reduce congestion and pollution

[@rishipramanick6823]

But actually trams were causing congestion I guess u have also faced it I also did during that time almost left for station 3 hrs before departure

[@user-sy3dg1vk4x]

HAMARI AAN BAAN SHAAN HAMARA INDIA HAI SAB SE MAHAAN

[@Aliwale23445]

Trick trick 🤩🤩Yea video to background me vi chalya hai

[@nakshsinghania9342]

That’s the old video of Metro of Kolkata upload new one

[@sujatabarman8940]

Best information,

[@roy9810..]

Please make a detailed video on Mumbai Central railway station 🚉🚉

[@Croissant-dz6es]

what are ur sources(i want to know where do u get so knowledge) subbed.

[@yogeshwarshirsath66]

Mumbai Central pe video banao bbci railways..

[@nakshsinghania9342]

Is there a place to Increase platforms of Howrah station

[@interiordecordynasty2900]

Bhai dumdum junction missing hai ...

[@saikatjana8792]

3:55 I'm from Kolaghat ❤

[@saptarshighose4153]

Excellent

[@ivandas5054]

Sealdah station ko lekar video banaiye ❤

[@Maxsarkar]

Pride of Kolkata Metropolitan Area

[@prakharawasthi9632]

AHMEDABAD railway station ka bhi video banaiye

[@Dash-l3j]

As a Bengali ,Sealdah is actually the real Kolkata station it even has the name Calcutta.

[@Swaritsings]

Pls make video on Hubli airport😢 plzzz

[@PurpleDragon747]

one day, i was lost in Howrah railway station, found the platform that i was looking for, after about 1 hour of searching

[@ankurpurkait5521]

Sealdah har saal 10lakh nei har din 15 lakh footfalls hota hya aur uuse bhi jayda

[@Jygt6f677vih8h]

20 lac hai ,coz 15 lac sirf ticket sale counted so boht sare log without ticket bhi travel krte hai

[@karamjeetsinghswaich]

Please make such videos for other metro cities like Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Surat, Bhopal, Jaipur etc

[@soumyadeepchowdhury3585]

Surat bhopal jaipur are not meyro cities. Even bengaluru amd hydrabad can't be call true metro cities.tgeir are actual 4 metro cities Mumbai delhi Kolkata chennai

[@shibamdebnath254]

​@@soumyadeepchowdhury3585 That's true

[@Love_sad_LSA_414]

I am from Howrah district.

[@Therailengineer_]

Great 👍🏻

[@AARONAHAMMED]

Feeling Proud Bengali❤️❤️

[@RonitRoy-lh3ue]

Now make a video on sealdah station

[@ezioauditorio9662]

Make a video on Mughalsarai Marshalling yard which is largest in Asia.

[@SandeepSingh-nw2sl]

Make vedio on gorakhpur Station please

[@sahildesai9915]

Can you pls make a similar video on mumbai railway stations also

[@mdsamim15]

Green line abhi complete nahi hua hai Esplanade to sealdah abhi bhi construction chal raha

[@JJ-1111_FACT]

Love from Bardhaman 🥰🥰

[@adityabhandari9982]

Sealdha station ka history batao

[@pradiptosensarma1672]

Howrah bridge is still the sixth longest cantilever bridge in the entire world, the longest cantilever bridge in India by a significant margin.

[@IndroneelMukerji]

Informative. Good. Some suggestions: 1. Please use one language only, to the extent possible - for the voiceover; 2. The captions have errors in spellings and in grammar; 3. Use of more maps will help in understanding; 4. The narration is too fast - to imbibe the information being provided; 5. The pronunciation of Kol - kata is Kol as in coal and not as in call. So it will be coal-kaa-ta. Thank you.

[@reversed_me]

Meanwhile Sealdah Railway Station: Shopping mall.

[@MantuYadavYM]

👌👌👍❤️ ❤️From Raniganj Asansol

[@psudhakarrao9721]

Sir AAP se 1choti si sikyat he AAP jub South odisha ki baat ati he to naam nahi leta may South odisha ka koraput dist ka jeypore seher se hun please sir yenha kuch activitis honge to thoda Jagahon ka naam batane se achha hota our to sir aap badiya samjate Hain thank you sir

[@yash4647]

Kolkata was the largest city in preindependence era but after independence due to politics of CPI & others Kolkata growth slowed down & now it is behind ahmedabad & Pune

[@soumyadeepchowdhury3585]

How much ?how much time BJP and his bhakts will spread that kind of propoganada?? All knows after independence major govt. organisations set in Mumbai and capital in delhi , beside so many disadvantages Mumbai delhi and Kolkata comes in very tuff compition. Why people like you don't have guts to say reality of Mumbai that beside so much fund why Mumbai main urban area ends in 600-700sq near vasai creek ??

[@yash4647]

@@soumyadeepchowdhury3585 I'm talking facts. Bangalore Hyderabad Chennai which were smaller than Kolkata before independence are now very much ahead in development.

[@soumyadeepchowdhury3585]

​@@yash4647there are other places to do potty , go there .

[@yash4647]

@@soumyadeepchowdhury3585 facts are always bitter. CPI & TMC delayed the growth of Kolkata and its a fact.

[@soumyadeepchowdhury3585]

​@@yash4647you are working with the dedication for BJP. Carry on.

[@kaustavmaji9729]

Love from Howrah ❤❤

[@ShreeramWatve]

Can you make video on Pune metro and its future

[@vikashchandra9917]

Bas thoda cleanliness kar le in and around the station! It will be jabardast. Used to travel through howrah several times a year.

[@souvikdutta3720]

Nice details and research work ⚒👍🫡

[@Railfan_himanshu]

Make video on delhi's station