page_title: Bandel
section_title: Train
hierarchical_section_title: Bandel / Transport / Train
caption_attribution_description: English: A Howrah bound local train leaving Bandel station.
context_page_description: Bandel is a town in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is founded by Portuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of Chandernagore Police Commissionerate. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Bandel is a major rail junction station of Eastern Railway zone, it is 40 km from Howrah Station.
context_section_description: At Bandel, there are two railway stations, Hooghly railway station and Bandel Junction. Bandel Junction is an important railway station of Eastern Railway and is a model rail station. The station is situated approximately 40  km from Howrah station on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line. The Bandel-Katwa line meets the Howrah main line, here at Bandel Jn. Another branch line connects Bandel with Sealdah Station and Kolkata Station via Naihati railway station. An EMU car-shed, as well as a goods yard, is situated in the neighbourhood of Bandel Station.
caption: A local train leaving Bandel Station
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