Howrah & the West Bank
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Across the bridge
Kolkata’s twin city across the Hooghly: the great railway terminal, a rail museum, the botanic garden at Shibpur with its famous banyan, a wetland full of winter birds at Santragachi, and Belur Math further up the bank.
Did you know
- Howrah station is one of the oldest and busiest railway complexes in India.
- The metro now runs under the Hooghly between Howrah and Esplanade.
A short walk to try
Take the ferry or the metro to Howrah, visit the rail museum, then a bus to the botanic garden.
Getting there
- Metro
- Howrah or Howrah Maidan (Green Line)
- Train
- Howrah
Places to visit in Howrah & the West Bank
- Rail Museum, Howrah: Old locomotives and a toy train beside Howrah station.
- Indian Botanic Garden: A 1787 garden at Shibpur, home of the Great Banyan.
- Santragachi Jheel: A lake beside a railway station that fills with migratory ducks each winter.
- Belur Math: The headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, on the west bank.