Bandel–Howrah Local

{{Short description|Passenger train in India}}

{{Infobox rail service

| name = Bandel–Howrah Local
Howrah–Bandel Local

| type = Kolkata Suburban Railway / Commuter

| status = Operating

| locale = Hooghly and Howrah district of West Bengal

| operator = Eastern Railway

| start = Bandel Junction

| end = Howrah

| stops = 17

| distance = {{convert|39|km|abbr=on}}

| journeytime = 1 hour 3 minutes

| frequency = Daily

| trainnumber = 37211 – 37291

| line_used = Howrah–Barddhaman main line{{Cite web |last=MPost |date=2025-03-12 |title=Over 200 local trains cancelled in Sealdah |url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/bengal/over-200-local-trains-cancelled-in-sealdah-602215 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=www.millenniumpost.in |language=en}}

| class = General (Unreserved) {{Cite web |title=Train Schedule of BDC HWH LOCAL (37214) with Availability, Fare Calculator, Rake Information, Route Map, Live Running Status and Running History : etrain.info |url=https://etrain.info/train/Bdc-Hwh-Local-37214/schedule |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=etrain.info |language=en}}

| seating = Available

| catering = Unavailable

| observation = Openable windows available

| baggage = Overhead racks, Below the seats

| otherfacilities =

| stock = ICF coach

| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}

| el = 25 kV AC overhead line{{Refn|Eastern Railway as of October 2019 has 2118 km of rail electrified with 25 KV AC traction.{{Cite web |title=EASTERN RAILWAY – A BRIEF PROFILE |url=https://er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,1 |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=Eastern Railway |at=Last paragraph of Genesis section.}} This is also the electrification of Howrah-Barddhaman main line.|group=Note}} completed in 1957{{Cite web |title=Indian Railways History 1947–1969 |url=https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history4.html |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=IRFCA}}

| speed = {{convert|39|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum,
{{convert|38|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts

| map = {{Howrah-Barddhaman main line}}

| map_state = collapsed

}}

Bandel–Howrah Local is a commuter passenger train of Kolkata Suburban Railway belonging to Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It runs between Bandel Junction and Howrah on a daily basis. It is usually the busiest and most crowded train operating from Bandel.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} The ticket for this train from Bandel Junction is 10 rupees.{{Cite web |title=Bandel - Howrah Local/37212 IRCTC Fare - Railway Enquiry |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/farechart/18017/581/1#st |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=indiarailinfo.com}}{{Cite web |title=Bandel Jn to Howrah Jn Trains |url=https://erail.in/trains-between-stations/bandel-jn-BDC/howrah-jn-HWH?train=37212 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=erail.in |at=Click on 37212 / BDC HWH LOCAL |language=en}}

It runs multiple times from Bandel and Howrah, usually 25 or more times in a day. It goes through 15 stations and stops at each one before reaching its destination. The train takes 1 hours and 3 minutes on average to get to Howrah.{{Cite web |title=37212/Bandel - Howrah Local |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/bandel-howrah-local-37212/18017/581/1 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=India Rail Info}} Bandel–Howrah Locals cross Hooghly District to reach Howrah in Howrah District. Bally is generally considered to be the first station in Howrah District, making Uttarpara the last station to be in Hooghly District.