Green
Line served
Interchange
Major rail interchange
Underground
Structure
2024
Opened
About Howrah
Howrah Metro is directly connected to Howrah Junction Railway Station — India's second-busiest railway terminal handling over a million passengers daily. The metro station is underground at ~30 m depth. Howrah Bridge is just outside the railway station.
Howrah is the deepest metro station in India — the platforms sit roughly thirty metres down, well below the bed of the Hooghly, which the line crosses immediately to the east. It opened to passengers on 15 March 2024, nine days after the inauguration, directly beneath Howrah Junction, one of the busiest railway terminals in the world, and the point of the whole exercise is the connection: a passenger off a long-distance train can now be at Esplanade in a few minutes rather than queueing for the bridge.
Station details
Station record: Wikipedia. Opening dates cross-checked against the opening timeline of the Green Line.
Where is Howrah?
Howrah station is located in Howrah Railway Station. Coordinates: 22.5805°N, 88.3437°E.
Nearby attractions and services
Within a short walk of Howrah you have the following attractions and services.
Other stations on the Green Line
Green Line · Howrah Maidan ↔ Salt Lake Sector V
Services and accessibility
Step-free access to the platform is documented here. Lifts go out of service for maintenance and no live status is published — check with staff if it is essential.
Connections and transfers
- Green Line. Trains run towards Howrah Maidan in one direction and Salt Lake Sector V in the other; the adjacent stops are Howrah Maidan and Mahakaran.
- Railway. Howrah Junction, one of the busiest railway terminals in the world, is directly above.
- Buses. The Howrah bus terminus and the ferry ghat are both a short walk away.
Plan your journey from Howrah
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🛤 Open route plannerCommon travel times from Howrah
| Destination | Time | Fare (token) |
|---|---|---|
| Esplanade | 4 min | ₹5 |
| Park Street | 10 min · 1 transfer | ₹10 |
| Dum Dum | 24 min · 1 transfer | ₹20 |
| Kavi Subhash | 36 min · 1 transfer | ₹30 |
| Kalighat | 20 min · 1 transfer | ₹20 |
| Salt Lake Sector V | 20 min | ₹20 |