Passengers getting into a taxi cab at Howrah railway station in Kolkata.

Howrah railway station is the oldest station and largest railway complex in India. It is one of the four intercity railway stations serving the city of Kolkata, the others being Sealdah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata railway station. The terminal station is located on the west bank of the Hooghly River, linked to Kolkata by Howrah Bridge. With 23 platforms, it has the highest train-handling capacity of any railway station in India; and is one of the busiest railway stations in terms of passenger volume per day.

There are currently 23 platforms in Howrah Station (1-15 for Eastern Railway; 16 - 23 for South Eastern Railway) actually local trains of Eastern railway arrives mainly at 1-9 platforms but sometimes in busy traffic local trains of Eastern Railway may arrive from platform 10 to 12.

Local trains of South Eastern Railway are mainly arrives at platform 12 to 23. Platform 17 to 23 are situated in New Complex are connected by a walkway.

Source: Wikipedia

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