Howrah across the river carries the engineering trade — small foundries, machine shops, fabrication and the railway workshops — alongside a large wholesale market around the station. The Howrah engineering cluster supplied the jute mills and the railways for over a century and still makes castings, fittings and machine parts.
Inside the market
The sections, the shops and what each one sells| Name | Where | What is there |
|---|---|---|
| Howrah Market1800s | near Howrah Station | Wholesale provisions, vegetables and everyday goods. |
| The engineering belt | Howrah, Shibpur, Belur | Foundries, machine shops and fabrication units. |
| Howrah Station1854 | Howrah | One of the oldest and busiest railway terminals in India. |
| Mullick Ghat flower market1855 | across the bridge | The flower market on the Kolkata bank. |
| Shibpur Botanical Garden1787 | Shibpur | The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose garden and its banyan. |
| Belur Math1897 | Belur, north Howrah | The Ramakrishna Mission headquarters on the river. |
| Jute mills along the Hooghly1855 | both banks | The mills that built the city’s industry; still working. |
Worth knowing before you go
- Weekday mornings for the wholesale trade.
- The engineering units are workshops, not showrooms; go with a purpose.
- Howrah Bridge is best crossed on foot, early.
- Combine with Mullick Ghat, which is at the Kolkata end of the bridge.
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