Princep Ghat, one of the busiest junctions of the Circular Railway

The Circular Railway, which encircles the city, is indeed a boon to daily commuters caught in traffic jams. Beginning from Dum Dum Junction in the North, the Circular Rail passes through Chitpur, Burrabazar, B.B.D.Bagh, Princep Ghat, Hastings, Kidderpore, Remount Road, Majherhat, Ballygunge, Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt and finally back to Dum Dum Junction.

The need for a parallel system of transport in order to reduce the pressure of road traffic in Kolkata has been the sole aim behind introducing the Circular Railway. As a railway track already existed for transporting goods from the port area to godowns in Chitpur, it was possible to establish a uninterrupted route along the Hooghly for connecting Dum Dum Junction and Princep Ghat.

As the original line was a single line track with loading and unloading sidings and wharfs, a few platforms had to be built and reception facilities were constructed at some stations. The line was commissioned from Dum Dum Junction to Princep Ghat on 16th August, 1984.

Work is on for the extension from Princep Ghat to Majerhat. With this extension, Circular Railway will cover the periphery of entire Kolkata and it will be of great help to the people of Behala and Budge-Budge in South Kolkata. Work is also on for the extension of Circular Railway in the North, from Dum Dum Cantonment to N.S.B. Airport.

Train Name	Source	Departure Time	Destination	Arrival Time
Hashnabad Local	Princep Ghat	9:20 AM	Hashnabad	12:25 PM
Barasat Local	Princep Ghat	10:20 AM	Barasat	11:45 AM
Naihati Local	Princep Ghat	11:05 AM	Naihati	12:50 PM
Eden Gardens Dum Dum Local	Princep Ghat	11:46 AM	Dum Dum	12:30 PM
Hashnabad Local	Princep Ghat	12:32 PM	Hashnabad	3:38 PM
Barasat Local	B.B.D.Bag	1:17 PM	Barasat	2:22 PM
Duttapukur Local	Princep Ghat	4:55 PM	Duttapukur	6:28 PM
Habra Local	Princep Ghat	5:33 PM	Habra	7:34 PM
Ranaghat Local	Princep Ghat	6:28 PM	Ranaghat	9:17 PM
Barrackpore Local	Princep Ghat	7:05 PM	Barrackpore	8:17 PM
Barrackpore Local	Princep Ghat	7:42 AM	Barrackpore	8:50 AM
Gede Local	Gede	5:18 AM	Princep Ghat	9:20 AM
Bongaon Local	Bongaon	7:25 AM	Princep Ghat	9:48 AM
Kalyani Simanta Local	Kalyani Simanta	8:18 AM	Eden Gardens	10:13 AM
Barrackpore Local	Barrackpore	9:30 AM	Princep Ghat	10:48 AM
Hashnabad Local	Hashnabad	8:18 AM	Princep Ghat	11:28 AM
Bongaon Local	Bongaon	9:40 AM	Princep Ghat	11:55 AM
Naihati Local	Naihati	3:15 PM	Princep Ghat	4:45 PM
Barasat Local	Barasat	3:55 PM	Princep Ghat	5:18 PM
Naihati Local	Naihati	4:15 PM	Princep Ghat	6:00 PM
Barrackpore Local	Barrackpore	5:25 PM	Princep Ghat	6:50 PM
Dankuni Local	Dankuni	6:10 PM	Princep Ghat	7:32 PM