Archive · 31 Dec 2025
Eastern Railway Expands Infrastructure to Meet Demand
The Eastern Railway is making big changes to handle more passengers and make train travel better.
They are extending four platforms at Howrah station to fit longer trains.
They are also adding new stabling lines and loop lines to make sure trains run on time.
The Sealdah Division is working on improving train management by adding more lines and modernising signals.
They are also adding new train services and extending some existing ones.
The South Eastern Railway is introducing new trains and changing the schedules of some existing ones.
All these changes are meant to make train travel faster and more comfortable for everyone.
Eastern Railway plans to extend platforms 10, 11, 12, and 13 at Howrah station to accommodate longer trains.
Sealdah Division is optimising rake management and adding new stabling lines at Woodgola, Belgharia, Kalyani, Bongaon, Krishnanagar City, Canning, and Diamond Harbour.
New loop lines are being engineered at Kulpi, Lalgola, and Gede to minimise train detention and improve punctuality.
Comprehensive yard remodelling is planned at 13 strategic stations, including major junctions like Krishnanagar City, Bongaon, Barrackpore, and Diamond Harbour.
Automatic signalling modernisation is being implemented at several sections to improve train handling and reduce congestion.
- Who
- Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway
- What
- Infrastructure expansion and new train services
- When
- Starting from 1 January 2026
- Where
- Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway jurisdictions
- Why
- To meet rising passenger demand, reduce congestion, and improve operational flexibility
- Platforms to be extended
- 10, 11, 12, 13
- Current lengths (metres)
- 10: 430, 11: 435, 12: 487.5, 13: 457.7
- Proposed extensions (metres)
- 10: 112, 11: 107, 12: 103.5, 13: 89.3
- Final lengths (metres)
- 10: 542, 11: 542, 12: 591, 13: 547
- New platforms under construction
- 24 (635m), 16 (300m)
- Purpose of extensions
- Accommodate longer trains, reduce congestion, improve operational flexibility
- Additional stabling lines
- Woodgola (4), Belgharia (6), Kalyani (4), Bongaon, Krishnanagar City, Canning, Diamond Harbour
- New loop lines
- Kulpi, Lalgola, Gede
- Yard remodelling stations
- 13 stations including Krishnanagar City, Bongaon, Barrackpore, Diamond Harbour
- Automatic signalling modernisation
- Lakegardens – Budge Budge, Baruipur – Diamond Harbour, Sonarpur – Canning, Ranaghat – Krishnanagar
- Line Capacity projects
- Doubling of Ranaghat–Bangaon, third line between Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City, third line between Kalyani–Ranaghat
- New train extensions
- Howrah–Arambagh–Goghat, Howrah–Tarakeswar–Goghat, Tarakeswar–Arambagh–Goghat, Sealdah–Ranaghat–Shantipur, BBD Bag–Barrackpore–Kalyani, Barrackpore–Sealdah–Kalyani, Burdwan–Tinpahar–Sahibganj
- New trains introduced
- Humsafar Express (Sealdah–Jalpaiguri Road), Malda Town–Lucknow Amrit Bharat Express, Godda–Daurai (Ajmer) Weekly Express, Kolkata–Sairang tri-weekly Express, Purulia–Bankura–Howrah MEMU, Tatanagar–Chakulia MEMU, Tatanagar–Chaibasa MEMU
