The 95-kilometre-long (59 mi) railway line operates in Howrah, Hooghly and Purba Bardhaman districts in the state of West Bengal.

The Howrah–Bardhaman chord, a shorter link to Bardhaman from Howrah than the Howrah–Bardhaman main line, was constructed in 1917.

[3] India's first air-conditioned double-decker train, running between Howrah and Dhanbad was introduced in 2011.

The train will run at a permissible speed of 110 km per hour on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line.

[5][6] The 117 kilometres (73 mi) long Bankura–Masagram line connects to the Howrah–Bardhaman chord near Masagram.

Bardhaman Coaching & Wagon Depot can maintain four passenger trains, including one DEMU rake.

The Kolkata Rajdhani (between Howrah and New Delhi) travels at an average speed of 85.8 km per hour and the Sealdah Rajdhani (between Sealdah and New Delhi) travels at an average speed of 84.70 km per hour.