Reservation Enquiries: 136(English),137(Hindi),138(Bengali) Howrah Enquiry, Phone: 6603535 (8 Lines)

Howrah New Complex, Phone: 660 2217
Sealdah Station, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. on weekdays; 9 a.m.-2 p.m.on Sundays & National Holidays, Phone: 350 3535 / 3537
6 Fairlie Place, Calcutta 1, Phone: 135(manual)

Most trains depart from Howrah station, located near the Hooghly Bridge. Some, however, like the Darjeeling Mail and a good number of trains to W.Bengal leave from Sealdah Station in the East of the city. Do not forget to check from which station your train is leaving .

Road Travel

Calcutta is connected to the National Highway network through G.T. (Grand Trunk) Road and the Bombay Trunk Road. Roads in Bengal and neighbouring Bihar are in a poor state with many pot-holes. The average travel speed in the state rarely exceeds 30 kilometers (19 miles) per hour. It takes 12 hours to reach Dhaka in Bangladesh, 180 kilometers (112 miles) away as several rivers have to be crossed by ferry. The new international bus services between Calcutta and Dhaka has started from June '99 , twice weekly from Calcutta (Karunamoyee) and Dhaka. Detailed itineraries can be obtained from the Automobile Association of Eastern India at 3 Promotesh Barua Sarani.