H is for HOWRAH
Minutes after I took this photo, a train came in from the outskirts of the city, and this platform was teeming with people coming into Kolkata for the day for the CPM rally. The feeling of the crowd was more like a bunch of picnickers though, coming to the city for lunch and a bit of socializing.
FACTS:
- Howrah is situated on the Howrah bank of the Howrah Bridge
- Said to be one of the biggest stations in the country
- Trains run throughout suburbs, West Bengal and the major cities of India
- Second oldest station and one of the largest railway complexes in India
- 21 platforms
- 300 trains to every part of the country
- Over 1,000,000 passengers every day
- Made functional 1 December 1905. - Designed by British Engineer Halsey Ricardo.
Sounds straightforward but go wait for a train there and see how straightforward the experience really is.
FACTS:
- Howrah is situated on the Howrah bank of the Howrah Bridge
- Said to be one of the biggest stations in the country
- Trains run throughout suburbs, West Bengal and the major cities of India
- Second oldest station and one of the largest railway complexes in India
- 21 platforms
- 300 trains to every part of the country
- Over 1,000,000 passengers every day
- Made functional 1 December 1905. - Designed by British Engineer Halsey Ricardo.
Sounds straightforward but go wait for a train there and see how straightforward the experience really is.
posted by tik-tiki at
5:22 AM
2 Comments:
really, its true. the facts that you stated abt howrah is really very fascinating but, one who has gone there they only know what it really means to go there.
hi! i couldn't find your name anywhere in your four blogs. it's always a great treat when i visit a good site/blog and this one is something worth more than kolkata. i came to know abt tik-tiki in a newspaper (don't remember the name might be in Kolkata or Hyderabad?).
You know, one of my favourite haunts is Howrah Station and Howrah Bridge in Kolkata although I am a Hyderabad, i keep travelling. I can spend hours on watching people coming and disappearing...and enjoy these transformations any day any time.
well, great blog, more informative and excellent writing...a different treat altogether! :)
enjoy life as it unfolds...
regards
raghu
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