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Howrah is a municipal corporation located in the Howrah District in the state of West Bengal. In fact, it is the headquarters of the Howrah District as well as the Howrah Sadar subdivision of the district. Situated on the west bank of the Hooghly River, Howrah is the twin city of Kolkata and is connected over the Ganges by four bridges – the Vivekananda Setu, Rabindra Setu (Howrah Bridge), the Vidyasagar Setu and the Nivedita Setu. Moreover, the Howrah Station also serves as the terminal for both the South Eastern Railway and the Eastern Railway. Howrah is known for the Howrah Bridge and the Howrah station. The Howrah Bridge, also known as Rabindra Setu, was opened to the public in 1943 and is one of the biggest cantilever truss bridges in the world. The bridge was given the name of Rabindra Setu in 1965 and is presently used by over 400,000 pedestrians and 150,000 vehicles every day.
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