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Howrah

American  
[hou-rah] / ˈhaʊ rɑ /
Also Haora

noun

  1. a city in W Bengal, in E India, on the Hooghly River opposite Calcutta.


Howrah British  
/ ˈhaʊrə /

noun

  1. an industrial city in E India, in West Bengal on the Hooghly River opposite Kolkata (Calcutta). Pop: 1 008 704 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Shortly after sunset, at about 6:55 pm IST on June 2, Coromandel Express and Howrah Superfast Express were moving on parallel tracks in opposite directions, with neither of them scheduled to stop at the station.

From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2023

Another train travelling in the opposite direction - the Howrah Superfast Express travelling from Yesvantpur to Howrah - collided with derailed carriages.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2023

The collision involved two trains, the Coromandel Express traveling from Howrah in West Bengal state to Chennai in Tamil Nadu state and the Howrah Superfast Express traveling from Bengaluru in Karnataka to Howrah, officials said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 3, 2023

The derailed Coromandel Express was traveling from Howrah in West Bengal state to Chennai, the capital of southern Tamil Nadu state, PTI said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

And as they sit together in the car, his father revisits a field 209 kilometers from Howrah.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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