SDAH/Sealdah (21 PFs)

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This tip is for travelling(in bus) between SHM-SDAH-SHM:
From Sealdah Bus Stand(the one near Big Baazar and opposite NRS Medical College and at the foot of the flyover), there are two buses which take you near Shalimar. They are:
1. Rajarhat-Nabanna(Private Bus): This is a blue colored private bus and can be found more frequently than the next bus I am about to mention. This bus takes the route via Rabindra Sadan and then the second bridge and terminates at Nabanna. However, the disadvantage is that Nabanna is a bit far...
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from SHM and so you have to either take a battery operated e-rickshaw or a normal cycle rickshaw which can be a pain if you have a huge amount of luggage. So I suggest to keep this option at last. The fare is Rs 10 for one person(might have increased).
2. Sealdah-B.Garden: This is a small white colored bus which is your best bet for reaching SHM. Be careful however as this bus is not as frequent and so, you might have to wait. Board this bus and get down at a stoppage known as Shalimar 3 no gate(you can see the tracks leading to SHM from this stoppage) and then follow the tracks for a walk of about 5 mins and you will reach the station. The fare is around Rs 12-15(can't remember accurately) for one person.

EDIT: The estimated travelling time for each of these buses depends on the traffic present on the road. If you are travelling during office hours then I would suggest you keep some time at hand as travelling may take well between an hour and a half to 2 hours due to traffic. In other non-office hours, travel time will be much shorter and depending and you can reach SHM in about an hour.

A guide for inter-terminal travel in Kolkata.
HWH-SDAH / SDAH-HWH:
If you alighting at Howrah jn. , and wish to go sealdah station , then opt prepaid taxi. The taxi counter and fare is under complete control of Howrah Police and they will help you for alloting the taxi to safety. But i beware you , there are two prepaid counters and both are always in long queue. Instead you can pre-book your taxi by this Howrah police website- etaxi.howrahcitypolice.in/
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would be much more beneficial and time saving. The fare from Howrah to Sealdah will be around Rs 100.
Lots of buses are also present from Howrah Bus depot which is at the starting point of howrah bridge. Ask anyone about sealdah bus and board it. Hardly takes 15 min (without traffic;may even take 1 hr with traffic) for this journey (The bus drivers in Kolkata are seriously very rash drivers). The buses will drop you on MG road near a flyover. Just walk few Metres below the flyover and you will reach Sealdah. If you have lots of baggage , then don't take bus. Conductors don't like passengers with lots of luggage.
There is NO direct railway connectivity for these Terminals.

prepaid taxi counter is available at the station
ask the police for direction of prepaid taxi counters
it took rs.225 to kolkata airport
good service
meter taxis are also available
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HOWRAH STATION PREPAID TAXI COUNTER IT TOOK RS 100 TO SEALDAH STATION

This station is situated in the middle of the city. So, most of the sites are easily accessible from here. You can start with the nearest place which is rather a rarely visited place. This is a church near Sealdah Main.
Around Dharmatlalla, there many places to visit. You can take a glimpse at the Shaheed Minar and at the Mecca of Cricket Eden Gardens. Besides, visit St. Paul's Cathedral and the famous National Museum and Victoria Memorial (don't return from its front garden; visit the inside too).
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Road and Strand Road which is between Ganga and Fort William (eastern HQ of army, not a fort these days and unaccessible for civilians). Walk up to Princep Ghat. Take a boat ride. At the opposite side of the river, in Howrah, Belur Moth is quite a place to visit.
Near Belgachhia, the sparkling Jain temple of Parshanath (locally known as Pareshnath) should be visited. Visit Science City at Saltlake. Visit Botanical garden (biggest of its kind) at Shibpur (Howrah), Birla Temple and Kalighat Temple in south Kolkata, Dakshineshwar Temple at north of Kolkata etc.
There are more places in Kolkata which lesser known like Horticulture garden, Marble Palace on Muktarambabu Street, Zoo at Alipore (not so good in present time, though not the worst), Nikko Park (joy ride) in Salt Lake etc.
And for the RFs, must visit the railway museum beside the HWH station.