Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line
| Sealdah–Naihati–Gede line including Naihati–Bandel and Kalyani–Kalyani Simanta branch lines | |||
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Halisahar railway station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Indian Railway | ||
| Locale | West Bengal | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 45 | ||
| Website | Eastern Railway | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Suburban Railway | ||
| System | Kolkata Suburban Railway | ||
| Operator(s) | Eastern Railway | ||
| Depot(s) | Narkeldanga EMU Carshed Ranaghat EMU Carshed | ||
| Daily ridership | 1 Million | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1862 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 117 km (73 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Quadruple line: Sealdah–Naihati Triple Line: Naihati–Kalyani Double line: Naihati–Bandel, Kalyani–Ranaghat–Gede Single line: Kalyani–Kalyani Simanta | ||
| Character | At grade | ||
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||
| Electrification | 25 kV overhead line | ||
| Operating speed | up to 100 km/h (62 mph) | ||
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The Sealdah–Naihati–Gede line connects the Sealdah Main and North terminus of Kolkata with Naihati Jn and Gede of Nadia district of West Bengal, India. Once a part of the old Calcutta–Siliguri main line, today it is a busy suburban section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway's Sealdah North section connecting the North 24 Parganas and Nadia districts with Kolkata. It is under the jurisdiction of the Sealdah railway division of the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.
The Naihati Jn –Bandel Jn branch line connects this line with the Howrah–Bardhaman main line and Bandel–Katwa line through the Sampreeti Bridge, and previously the Jubilee Bridge, over the Hooghly river. The Kalyani–Kalyani Simanta branch line caters to the Kalyani town and industrial area of the Nadia district.