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{{Short description|Railway station in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Habra
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = [[Habra]], [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.840921|88.657491|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|11|m|ft}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| line = [[Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line]] of [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]

| platform = 3
| tracks = 3
| other =
| accessible =
| bicycle = Not available
| depth =
| parking = Not available
| structure = [[Intersection_(road)#At_grade_railways|At grade]]
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = HB<ref name="Indian railway codes">{{cite web |title=Indian railway codes |url=http://www.icf.indianrailways.gov.in/PB/pass/stations.html |publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=27 August 2018}}</ref>
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Sealdah}}
}}
| status = {{color|green|Active}}
| closed =
| former =
| opened = {{start date and age|1906}}
| rebuilt =
| electrified = {{start date and age|1972}}
| passengers =
| mpassengers =
| pass_system =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|line=Eastern|left=Ashoknagar Road|right=Sanhati Halt|to-left=Sealdah|to-right=Bangaon Junction|type=[[Dum Dum–Bangaon branch line]]}}
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_dot_label = Habra
| map_size = 300
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| route_map = {{Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Habra railway station''', station code '''HB,''' is a station of [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]. It is {{convert|45|km|abbr=on}} away from [[Sealdah railway station]] and {{cvt|23|km}} from [[Barasat]] on the [[Sealdah–Bangaon line]] of [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]].<ref>Eastern Railway time table</ref> It serves [[Habra]] town and is a part of the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] system.
Station master:Deborshi Ghambush

== Station complex ==
The station consists of three [[Railway platform|platforms]].<ref>{{cite web |title=HB/Habra |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/8222 |website=India Rail Info}}</ref> It has facilities including [[drinking water]] and [[sanitation]]. Here, both two types of [[Train ticket|railway tickets]] - reserved and unreserved are available.

== Electrification ==
The [[Sealdah railway station|Sealah]]–[[Dum Dum Junction railway station|Dum Dum]]–[[Barasat Junction railway station|Barasat]]–[[Ashoknagar railway station|Ashok Nagar]]–[[Bangaon Junction railway station|Bangaon]] line was electrified in 1963–64.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Electrification |url=http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |access-date=28 August 2017 |publisher=IRFCA}}</ref>

== Connectivity ==
Habra railway station connects [[Gobardanga]], [[Thakurnagar]] and [[Bangaon]] to {{rws|Sealdah||Sealdah station}} and other stations of the [[Sealdah–Bangaon line]]. It is directly connected to [[National Highway 112 (India)|NH 112]] ([[Jessore Road]]). Habra is a major railway station between [[Bangaon Junction railway station|Bangaon junction railway station]] and [[Barasat Junction railway station|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.<ref name="history">{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | title = The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian |publisher=Rail India | access-date = 28 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015721/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | archive-date = 16 March 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==The station layout==
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=400 valign=top|Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=6 valign=top|'''P1'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Side platform]], No-1 doors will open on the left/right
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Track 1'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400|Towards →[[Bangaon Junction railway station|Bangaon]]→ →
|-
|'''Track 2'''
|{{0|→}}Towards ←{{rws|Sealdah}}← ←
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Island platform]], No- 2 doors will open on the left/right 
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Island platform]], No- 3 doors will open on the left/right
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Track 3'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400|
|-
|}
{{Routemap
| title = Habra track layout
| title-bg =
| legend = track
| collapsible = yes
| float = none
| map = vCONTgfa
cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Bangaon Junction railway station|Bangaon]]
cPLT\vSTR\cPLT
cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{rws|Sealdah}}
vCONTgfe
| bottom = {{center|Station with three tracks and one side platform and two island platforms}}
}}

== See also ==
{{stack|{{Portal|India|Trains}}}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[North 24 Parganas district]]
* [[Indian Railways]]
* [[Sealdah railway station]]
* [[Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line]]
* [[Bangaon Junction railway station]]
* [[Transport in West Bengal]]
* [[List of railway stations in India]]
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Wikivoyage|Rail travel in India}}
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/8222 Habra Station Map]
*{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/HABRA+RAILWAY+STATION/@22.8409056,88.6555511,663m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x39f8b05cabad13d9:0xe7edbbadfb8aed27!8m2!3d22.8409007!4d88.6577398|title=Habra Railway station}}

{{commons category|Habra railway station}}

{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}
{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Eastern}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1906]]
[[Category:Sealdah railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]

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Sindhu at 09:27, 14 January 2026