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Blog Entry# 811588
Posted: Jul 21 2013 (06:54)

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Jul 21 2013 (06:54)   HWH/Howrah Junction (23 PFs)
 
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1 water taps - available in almost all the platforms. cold water available near platform 21 and platform 7.
2 platform shed - all platforms are adequately covered.
3 lodging - rail yatri niwas with about 200 rooms near hwh new complex. check out time 24 hrs, tariff about rs.400 for single room
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loco change or reversal - terminal station. TOT for emus about 10 minutes. some through trains from north east to south/west. majority of trains terminate at hwh
5 traffic managenent - 6 / 10 for eastern and 8/10 for south eastern section
6 public announcement system - computerised plus manual
7 public information system - electronic display boards near entries, at roadway to howrah, south complex, near waiting area
8 rail enquiry number - Howrah old complex: 1310, 033 26602581, 1331, 1332 & 26603535 (IVRS). New
complex (south eastern) : 26602217.
9 nearest hotels - hotel howrah (rs.400 onwards for single room about 200 m away from hwh along the way on overbridge towards howrah city), also other hotels around
10 public urinals - about 50 in no. near platform 12
11 lavatory/sulabh sauchalaya - adequate near pf12
12 means of transportation from station - prepaid taxis/bus/double decker busses/hand pulled rickshaws/ferry to bbd bagh baghbazar fairlie etc/ac volvos to airport
13 distance from bus stand - 50 metres
14 places of attraction - howrah botanical garden(timings 10am to 4pm), rail museum (timings 1pm to 9pm, wednesday closed)
15 distance from nearest hospital - howrah state general hospital (2km from station)
16 food and beverage - food plaza near pf 12, comesum in south eastern section, jan ahaar beside food plaza
17 total unreserved tkt counters - plenty in different clusters
18 total prs counters and rush - at first floor in new complex
19 current reservation counter - one in no.near cloak room
20 division, zone - howrah division, eastern railways
21 important trains - hwh ndls rajdhani, hwh ypr duronto.
22 wheelers and book stall - yes, near food plaza. also avlbl in south eastern section along with gita press, etc
23 medical shops - one near current resvn counter
24 atm and of which bank - sbi, bank of baroda in eastern section, old complex
25 cloak room and its charges if possible - yes, near pf 12 exit. rs.40 per locked luggage for 24 hrs.
26 wheelchair - yes
27 fob/escalators/elevators - 1 fob that connects old and new complex, escalators yes...connects fob...elevators to lead one to waiting rooms on first floor
28 waiting rooms - upper class/ac-first floor, just beside enquiry/non ac just beside station master's room
29 total platforms - 23
30 signalling - electronic
31 avg stoppage time of trains - terminal
32 trains originating - about 100
33 trains skipping -none
34 nearest airport - netaji subhas(ac volvos coonect hwh to airport. charge rs.60/head...about 20km...two hours ride)
35 any other salient features - battery operated services for senior citizens, etc available in both old and new complex.

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Jul 21 2013 (07:28)
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This is the most exhaustive list for any stations i have seen.
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Jul 21 2013 (07:47)
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Thanks for this noble work before leaving this city.ER/SER owes you.
Jate Jate ek achcha kaam kar ke jaa rahe ho BG-ji.
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Jul 21 2013 (07:48)
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Informative!
Few addition:
Volvo buses are there for New Town also (frequency less).
One more lavatory is there @ platform no. 1.
ATM of ICICI bank is also available.
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is the only platform in India which has cabway inside the station (platform 8 & 9).

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Jul 21 2013 (07:50)
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Re# 811588-4              
Cab way between P-21 & 22 also.
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Jul 21 2013 (08:11)
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Thanks 4 the information it is vry useful, for tourist who r visitng 1st time. I feel some body should share for some metropole stns. Like ths.
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