Kolkata : The inaugural train run on Calcutta (Sealdah) – Ranaghat Section took place on 29th September 1862. To commemorate the event, one suburban service rake running from Sealdah to Ranaghat will be decorated on 29.09.2024 with the theme of Swachhata Hi Sewa.
Swach Bharat cultural fest will also be organized at Sealdah, Barrackpur, Kachrapara, Naihati and Ranaghat stations under the aegis of Swachhata Hi Sewa 2024. Photo exhibition will also be organized at Sealdah and Ranaghat stations to celebrate 162 years of glorious train service from Kolkata to Ranaghat.
Down the memory lane, Calcutta and South Eastern Railway Company was established in 1859. Their 29 KM Rail link from Beliagutta (today’s Beliaghata) and Port Canning became operational in two phases : Beliagutta – Champahati on 02.01.1862 and Champahati – Port Canning on 15.05.1883. Sealdah station came up in the year 1862 to host Sealdah – Ranaghat connectivity on 29.09.1862.
The busy suburban section of Sealdah-Ranaghat, connecting Kolkata with North 24 Parganas and Nadia, was a part of Calcutta Siliguri mainline once upon a time. Today the entire electrified section is equipped to run EMU trains upto 100 KMPH and Mail/Express trains upto 110 KMPH. The historic event will be celebrated at Sealdah on 29.09.2024 (Sunday).
