Liluah railway station


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Liluah railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line and Howrah–Bardhaman chord. It is located in Howrah in the state of West Bengal. It serves the town of Liluah and the surrounding areas. It is 5 km from Howrah railway station.

Liluah

Kolkata Suburban Railway station

Liluah railway station in 2020

General information
LocationBelur Road, Liluah, Howrah, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°37′15″N 88°20′21″E / 22.620785°N 88.339233°E
Elevation10 metres (33 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Howrah–Bardhaman main line
Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Platforms5
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingLimited
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeLLH[1]
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Howrah
History
Opened1854
Electrified1958
Previous namesEast Indian Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Howrah Junction

Terminus

Eastern Line Belur
Belur Math

Terminus

Route map

Howrah–Barddhaman main line

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km

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Barddhaman Down Yard

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Bardhaman#Road Barddhaman Junction
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00

143
53
Katwa Junction

136

Dainhat

Barddhaman Up Yard

Barddhaman Diesel Loco shed

Gangpur

100

LowerLeft arrow

Dainhat–Manteswar
–Memari line
(planned)

Saktigarh

95

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LowerLeft arrow

Manteswar (planned)
Palsit

91

87

Rasulpur
Nimo

84

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Dainhat–Manteswar
–Memari line
(planned)

81

Memari
Bagila

78

74

Debipur
Bainchi

70

67

Bainchigram
Simlagarh

65

60

Pundooah
Khanyan

55

50

Talandu

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Up arrow

Dhaniakhali Halt

00

46

Magra
(planned)
Tarakeswar–Dhaniakhali
–Magra line

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Saraswati river

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43

Adisaptagram

Bandel EMU car shed

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Bandel goods yard

Bandel#Road_and_bus Bandel Junction

39

Bandel Steam Loco shed

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Hooghly

37

35

Chuchura
Chandannagar

32

30

Mankundu

Victoria jute mill siding

Bhadreshwar jute mill siding

Angus jute mill siding

Bhadreshwar

28

Champdani coal depot siding

30

Bhadreshwar Ghat

North Brook jute mill siding

Dalhousie jute mill siding

Champdani jute mill siding

24

Baidyabati

Left arrow

22

Seoraphuli Junction

(planned) Shrirampur

19

Shrirampur

(planned)

Howrah Maidan–Dankuni
–Srirampur metro

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Standard Pharma siding

Grasim Industries factory siding

Wellington jute mill siding

16

Rishra

Rishra cotton mill siding

Berger Paints factory siding

Hindustan Motors factory siding

13

Konnagar

11

Hind Motor

9

Uttarpara

Condemned Coach Dismantling
& Cutting Yard

Bone mill siding

Bally Khal

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Bally jute mill siding

8

Bally

Left arrow Right arrow

6

Belur Math Belur,_West_Bengal#Transport

Belur Railway Scrap Yard

Belur

5

Belur Store Yard

4

Liluah

Up arrow

Liluah C & W Workshop

Santragachi Locomotive Shed

Santragachi Coaching Yard

Hindustan Industries
& Engineering siding

Right arrow

(planned)

Howrah–Santragachi
–Dhulagarh metro

Up arrow

Santragachhi#Roadways Santragachi Junction
07
10

Santragachi (planned)

(planned)

Howrah–Santragachi
–Dhulagarh metro

Down arrow

Liluah Sorting Yard

Ramrajatala

06

Howrah Diesel Loco Shed

Dasnagar

04

Tikiapara–Liluah line
(Howrah bypass line)

Tikiapara

02

Tikiapara EMU Car Shed

Padmapukur Coaching Yard

Tikiapara Coaching Yard

Padmapukur

08

(planned)

Howrah–Santragachi
–Dhulagarh metro

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Howrah EMU Car Shed

ferry/water interchange Shalimar

05

Shalimar (planned)

Shalimar Goods Shed

Salt Golah Goods Yard (abandoned)

(planned) Coal Depot

Up arrow

Howrah Maidan–Dankuni
–Srirampur metro

(planned)

(planned) Foreshore Road

Jheel Siding Coaching Yard

Howrah–Shalimar line
(abandoned)

 KM Line 2  (u/c)

Howrah Goods Shed

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Howrah Transport in Kolkata Buses in Kolkata Trams in Kolkata

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 KM Line 2  (u/c)

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Key

Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm)

Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm)
in use
out of use, planned, or
under construction (u/c)
tunnel

Howrah–Bardhaman Chord

km

95

Bardhaman

88

Gangpur

83

Saktigarh

78

Palla Road

75

Chanchai

72

Masagram

SH15-IN jct.svg

SH 15
Memari–Tarakeswar Road

69

Nabagram

65

Jaugram

62

Jhapandanga

58

Gurap

56

Hajigarh

54

Cheragram Block Hut

52

Sibaichandi

49

Dhaniakhali Halt

47

Belmuri

45

Porabazar

41

Chandanpur

36

Madhusudanpur

33

Kamarkundu

32

Balarambati

30

Mirzapur–Bankipur

27

Baruipara

23

Begampur

21

Janai Road

Jangalpara

16

Gobra

15
0
Dankuni

12

Belanagar

7

Bally

4

Rajchandrapur

6

Bally Halt

7

Belur

Belur Math

5

Liluah

0

Howrah

km

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Location

Liluah is located in Kolkata

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Location in Kolkata

Liluah is located in West Bengal

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Location in West Bengal

Liluah is located in India

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Location in India

East Indian Railway Company started construction of a line out of Howrah for the proposed link with Delhi via Rajmahal and Mirzapur in 1851.[2]

The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854. The track was extended to Raniganj by 1855.[2]

Electrification of Howrah–Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958.[3] The Howrah–Sheoraphuli–Tarakeswar line was electrified in 1957–58.[4]

There is a diesel loco shed at Liluah.[5]

Liluah Workshop and Colony

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Liluah workshop and car shed in Liluah

The Railway Carriage and Wagon Workshop was established by East Indian Railway Company at Howrah and shifted to the present location at Liluah in 1900. The workshop is spread over an area of 299,000 sq m and has a staff strength of 9,990. The workshop is primarily engaged in overhauling of coaches. There is a captive township adjacent to the workshop. The roads of the "railway colony" were named after British engineers and continue to bear them.[6][7]

Accidents and incidents

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On 14 December 2014 the 12381 UP Howrah–New Delhi Poorva Express derailed at 8.27 am after leaving Howrah at 8.15 am.[8] Eleven sleeper coaches and a pantry car (AC Hot Buffet Car) of the New Delhi-bound Poorva Express derailed at Liluah shortly after leaving Howrah station. There was no casualty or injury to any passenger. The train was moving at a slow speed when it derailed. "The Poorva Express" was moving at 10 to 15 km/h when the accident occurred.

  1. ^ "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "IR History Part I 1832-1869". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  3. ^ "IR History Part IV 1947-1970". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  4. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Brief History of Liluah Workshop". Eastern Railway. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Liluah Workshops". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Train jumps tracks like a toy – Lucky escape for passengers after Poorva Express derails at Liluah". The Telegraph. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2019.