From Sealdah Station
Main Section
This line serves the northern suburbs on the eastern bank of Hooghly River and further east towards the very end of the international border between India and Bangladesh. The destinations facilitated by this line are:
- In North 24 Parganas district along the banks of the Hooghly like Dum Dum, Barrackpore, Naihati.
- In North 24 Parganas district towards the north east and towards the Bangladesh border like Bongaon, Basirhat, Hasnabad.
- In Nadia district like Kalyani, Ranaghat, Shantipur Krishnagar and Gede
South Section
This line operates on the southern parts of the city and serves the southern suburbs of Calcutta and the entire South 24 Parganas district. The areas served are:
- The southern suburbs like Ballygunge, Jadavpur, Garia, Budge Budge, Sonarpur.
- In the South 24 Parganas district like Port Canning, Diamond Harbour, Lakshmikantapur, Namkhana.
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