Editing Kolkata (section)

==== Commuter rail ====
{{Main|Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
[[File:Howrah Station.jpg|thumb|[[Howrah Junction railway station]], largest and busiest railway complex in India (as of 2024)]]
[[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] is the [[List of suburban and commuter rail systems|largest and second busiest]] suburban railway network in the country by number of stations and track length, and also one of the largest in the world. Kolkata has five long-distance inter-city railway stations, located at {{Stnlnk|Howrah}} (the largest and busiest railway complex in India, {{As of|2024|lc=y}}), {{Stnlnk|Sealdah}} (2nd busiest in India, {{As of|2024|lc=y}}), {{Stnlnk|Kolkata}}, {{Stnlnk|Shalimar}} and {{Stnlnk|Santragachi Junction}}, which connect Kolkata by rail to most cities in West Bengal and to other major cities in India.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060220/asp/calcutta/story_5868502.asp |title=New station flag-off: amenities added |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=20 February 2006 |access-date=2 September 2007 |location=Kolkata |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930033326/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060220/asp/calcutta/story_5868502.asp |archive-date=30 September 2007 }}</ref> The city serves as the headquarters of three railway zones out of eighteen of the [[Indian Railways]] regional divisions namely the Kolkata Metro, [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]] and the [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]].<ref name="railzones">{{cite web |title=Indian Railway's zones and their divisions with headquarters |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |access-date=25 February 2012 |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems, Indian Railways |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417132128/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |archive-date=17 April 2012 }}</ref> Kolkata has international rail connectivity with [[Dhaka]], the capital of Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kolkata-Dhaka bus service resumes |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Kolkata-Dhaka-bus-service-resumes/Article1-314159.aspx |newspaper=Hindustan Times |location=New Delhi |agency=IANS |access-date=7 December 2011 |date=30 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104212342/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Kolkata-Dhaka-bus-service-resumes/Article1-314159.aspx |archive-date=4 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=International bus service |url=http://www.brtc.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=126&Itemid=102 |publisher=Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation |access-date=7 December 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213195335/http://www.brtc.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=126&Itemid=102 |archive-date=13 February 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Maitree Express |url=http://www.hcidhaka.org/pdf/Maitree%20Express%20Facts.pdf |publisher=High Commission of India, Dhaka |access-date=7 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226021808/http://www.hcidhaka.org/pdf/Maitree%20Express%20Facts.pdf |archive-date=26 December 2011 }}</ref>