Which is the biggest railway station in India?
Answers
Howrah Junction Railway Station
•More To Know:
•So in 1901, a new station building was proposed. The British architect Halsey Ricardo designed the new station. It was opened to the public on 1 December 1905. This is the current Howrah station building including 15 platform tracks.
•It came into existence as early as 1854 as a shanty that ran just two pairs of trains along a single track. It was in 1905, when a new station building was constructed, that the station came into its own. Howrah station celebrated its centenary on December 1.
Explanation:
Howrah Junction Railway Station.
Howrah railway station is also known as Howrah Junction. It is also the largest as well as the oldest railway station in India. Its station code is HWN. Besides this, it is also one of the busiest railway stations in India. Around 600 passenger trains cross this station in a day and over one million passengers travel using this junction in a day. It was established in 1852, however, the first public departure was on 15 August 1854.
it has the largest number of platforms (23 platforms) that are built parallel to each other and it has 26 tracks. The station is also provided with a road that divides it into two equal parts. So, the passenger can park their vehicles directly inside the platform and board the train. The first Double-Decker of India also ran from Howrah to Dhanbad on October 2011. Besides this, this junction offers various facilities to passengers such as parking, food stalls, booking counters, waiting rooms, washrooms, etc.
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