The first train in eastern India ran between Howrah and Hooghly in August 1854. When the first train left Howrah, the “station” operated out of a building that stood on the land that now h...

When they finally reached the station they saw they had been beaten by another man, Prabhat Chatterjee who queued up 10 minutes before them. “We chatted, spread old newspapers on the ground and ...

Other auto routes from Sealdah to Beleghata and Beleghata to Phoolbagan have been affected too. Most people travelling along the Bypass from the direction of Chingrihata towards Sector V are now avail...

The state government is planning to introduce electric autorickshaws in the city and has initiated talks with a few companies to understand the cost involved in replacing old three-wheelers, transport...

Autorickshaws flouting every traffic rule, and without caring for the safety of their passengers and others, ply with impunity in Salt Lake and VIP Road, among other places. After commercial operatio...

The inclusion of Sealdah in the East-West Metro map has started bringing many new commuters to the carrier. The count will only go up in the coming days, said Metro officials. On Thursday, when comm...

Engineers from the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC), implementing agency of East-West Metro, have started monitoring the condition of crack-riddled buildings and those near them in the subsidence...

To counter this and prevent accidents, the Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority (NDITA) has started setting up iron guardrails along the perimeter of the pavements along the Eastern Drainage Chan...

The distance between a compartment of a local train in the Sealdah South section and a compartment of a Metro train is around 160m. People who come from the northern suburbs and get down at Sealdah Ma...