It is located in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

It serves Uttarpara and surrounding areas.

[1][2] East Indian Railway Company started construction of a line out of Howrah for the proposed link with Delhi via Rajmahal and Mirzapur in 1851.

[3] The first passenger train in eastern India ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 August 1854.

[3] Electrification of Howrah—Burdwan main line was completed with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1958.