The 39-kilometre long (24 mi) railway line traverses Hooghly in the Indian state of West Bengal.

[6] In Railway budget 2010–11, restoration of 51-kilometre long (32 mi) long Tarakeswar to Magra section as 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Broad Gauge railway line was proposed.

Also Tarakeswar– Furfura Sharif 21.8-kilometre long (13.5 mi) New Line project work was sanctioned in year 2012–13 at a cost of Rs.

[13] At the time of inaugurating the line, the Chief Minister had said that the Arambag railway station was to be named after former West Bengal chief minister Prafulla Chandra Sen and the Mayapur railway station was to be named after Raja Rammohan Ray.

[14] Without the overhead electrification the railways had no option but to run diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) trains initially.

[13] Mukul Roy, railway minister, inaugurated the electrified line to Tarakeswar on 16 September 2012.

[8] In June 2016, Tarakeshwar–Goghat section was commissioned for EMU trains with the introduction of three pairs of Howrah–Goghat locals.