Howrah Railway Station:

The government is paying special attention to make the stations more presentable and clean so that people coming from different countries carry good impression about and the facilities are availed by the Indian citizens too.

Howrah Railway Station is one such station where special care has been taken to look after one of the biggest railway terminals in the whole world. The station is placed in the town of Kolkata that is Howrah. The Hooghly River split the mainland of the Howrah and Kolkata, but the areas are connected with well established railway lines, roadways and water transportation. Howrah Railway compound came into existence when it breathed for the first time way back in the year 1854. The initial train of the station went from Howrah to Panda in the similar year. Since then the railway platform has been offering services to the majority of the towns of India.

Howrah Railway Station has two neighboring or adjoining terminals, the old and the fresh one. The old terminal takes care to the needs of the passengers of the South Eastern as well as Eastern Railways where as the new one caters services to the South Eastern Railways only. Rajdhani and Shatabdi are most excellent two trains that run to and from the station. Howrah Railway compound also has a hotel, Yatri Niwas that offers provisions to the travelers who have missed the trains or who are having a break journey. This hotel offers most of the facilities that are actually needed by the travelers like running water, facility of room service and desk facility to guide the travelers.

Some of the other places to stay near the railway terminal are Hotel Meghdoot, Hotel Balaji , Hotel Saket, Hotel Cosy , The Ashoka Hotel, Natraj Hotel, Centaur Hotel , The New Ashoka Hotel, Hotel Piyush .All these hotels are easily accessible and make sure that they make their guests comfortable. All these hotels are known for their hospitable attitude and they greet their guests with lot of warmth and generosity. The delectable Bengali dishes and sweets are the specialty of these hotels. The guests feel totally relaxed and at ease.

Some of the places which are worth seeing and attract a lot of people are the very famous Botanical Garden, Belur math and the world renowned Howrah Bridge. These places are the pride of Kolkatta and attract numerous travelers every year.

By: alivia martin

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