12567/68 राज्यरानी सुपरफास्ट की धाक राजधानी से कम नहीं है। - Prabhat Sharan

A major station which carrying lot of importance in NER. It has been undeveloped since long. It has quite a few passenger facilities but useless i.e.
1. Coach indicator installed but doesn't work.
2. Trains announcement system available but always mute.
3. Digital clock installed but always off.
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Platform 2 & 3 available but useless and if it gets used, people have to injured themselves.
5. Shelter available only on pf 1 and that too 20 % of total length.
6. No FOB available to go to platform 2 & 3 and many more. . . . .

#railstations 6 amenities
1 water taps - hardly any in working state. pf 1 has a few but seldom works. better to bring home water or buy mineral water.
2 platform shed - all 4 pf has shed. 30% area covered
3 lodging - none
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loco change or reversal - none
5 traffic managenent - 10/10. the real issue starts after bnxr for both directions
6 public announcement system - manual for trains to sdah and computerised for trains from sdah.
7 public information system - a single electronic led display board at pf 4 entry and one at pf 1 entry
8 rail enquiry number - none. u need to call sealdah or ivrs 139
9 nearest hotels - hotel vip lodge (at vip lake town crossing 3 km from bnxr, rs.500 single and rs.700 double room)
10 public urinals - avlbl at pf 1 and 4
11 lavatory/sulabh sauchalaya - none
12 means of transportation from station - plenty of autos to salt lake, metro, baguiati, airport
13 distance from bus stand - 50 metres
14 places of attraction - science city(6 km), nicco park(5 km)
15 distance from nearest hospital - rameswara nursing home (200 metre), amri hospital (5km)
16 food and beverage - local vendors. not advisable. pls bring home food.
17 total unreserved tkt counters - 4 to 5. moderate rush.
18 total prs counters and rush - 2. heavy rush all the time
19 current reservation counter- none
20 division, zone - eastern railway, sealdah division
21 important trains - sdah varanasi exp, uttar banga exp.
22 wheelers and book stall - none
23 medical shops - none. plenty available after exiting from pf 4 end
24 atm - sbi near pf 4 ticket counter
25 cloak room - none
26 wheelchair - none
27 fob/escalators/elevators - one fob for all pf and one subway for pf 1 and pf 2.
28 waiting rooms - none
29 total platforms - pf 4. pf1 and 2 for trains from sdah. pf 3 and 4 for trains to sdah
30 signalling - electronic
31 avg stoppage time of trains - for m/e 2 mins. for emu few secs.
32 trains originating - none
33 trains skiiping - apart from a few m/e, all trains skip bnxr. about a dozen emu skip bnxr.
34 nearest airport - netaji subhash (6km from station)
35 salient point - gateway to salt lake and embypass, direct autos to metro.

#railstations 5
list of services-
1 water taps - available on all platforms. water cooling unit on pf1, 2 and 3
2 shed - present for all platform. covers almost 100% of
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50% each of pf2, 3, 4 and 5
3 lodging - none
4 loco change or reversal - a terminal station. no through
trains via kolkata
5 traffic managenent - 9 / 10 (trains stopped at patipukur for hardly one or two mins)
6 public announcement system - computerised + manual
7 public information system - manual + electronic display at entry to station and waiting area
8 rail enquiry number - kolkata has no rail enquiry number. you need to call sealdah enquiry or ivrs (139)
9 nearest hotels - hotel vip lodge (at vip crossing lake town 3 km from station, tariff rs.500 for single room, 700 for double)
10 public urinals - at platform 1, 2 and 3
11 lavatory - available at pf 1
12 means of transportation fron station - taxi which charge double the fare. no meter system, hardly any public bus, if possible walk 0.8 km to r g kar medical college and then take a bus/taxi. autos till r g kar will charge rs.10/head. or take local train to dumdum(10 to 12 services per day...avlbl from 8am to 1pm and 4pm to 8pm)
13 distance from bus stand - 1 km (r g kar bus stand)
14 places of attraction - jain temple belgachia, dakshineshwar temple
15 distance from nearest hospital - 1 km ( r g kar medical
college, shyambazar)
16 food and beverage - by comesum (at Pf 1) food runs short. so try reaching station early
17 ticket counters - 4(crowded during train timings)
18 prs - available at 1st floor. 2 counters and not
much rush
current reservation - available near main enquiry
19 division, zone - eastern railways, sealdah division
20 important trains - koaa asr express, koaa ghy garibrath
21 wheelers and book stall - only gita press available at pf1
22 medical shops - none
23 cloak room - not available
24 wheelchair - available
25 fob - one fob and one subway for crossing tracks, no escalators or elevators.
26 total platforms - 5 platform, main pf - pf 1
27 signalling - automated electric signalling system
28 avg stoppage time of trains - terminal.
for emu ~ 1 min
29 trains originating - about 8 per day
30 trains skiping - none.
31 nearest airport - netaji subhash (8 km)
32 salient point - please get down at koaa, and walk 1 km to reach r g kar for getting instant access to jessore road.
33 waiting rooms - available for sleeper class. non air conditioned.

#railstations
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.