Transport in West Bengal

Roads, rail, road safety, ports, airports and EV charging in West Bengal.

West Bengal had 3,910 km of national highways at end-2024 and 2,85,197 km of roads in all at end-March 2020, the latest year published. Road accidents killed 6,027 people in the state in 2023. At 6.1 deaths per lakh people, the state's rate is about half the national rate of 12.5.

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West Bengal had 3,910 km of national highways at end-December 2024, out of 1,46,195 km in India. The latest published state highway length is 3,646 km and the latest total road length is 2,85,197 km, both at end-March 2020. The railway route length in the state was 4,161 km at end-March 2024.

Road accidents in West Bengal killed 6,027 people in 2023 and injured 12,615, in 13,795 accidents. The death rate was 6.1 per lakh population against 12.5 for India. In 2020 the state recorded 10,863 accidents and 5,128 deaths. MoRTH notes that West Bengal data for 2019 and 2020 were reconciled.

On 31 March 2020, West Bengal held 3.3% of India's registered motor vehicles (MoRTH).

Of 13,795 road accidents in West Bengal in 2023, 5,664 were fatal (41.1%, against 33.4% for India). Pedestrians were 48.5% of the people killed (2,926 of 6,027), against 20.4% in India; two-wheeler riders were 14.6%, against 44.8% nationally. By number of road deaths the state ranked 12 among States and UTs.

Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata handled 62.88 million tonnes of cargo in FY 2024-25 (-3.92% on FY 2023-24): 46.45 MMT at Haldia Dock Complex and 16.43 MMT at the Kolkata Dock System. It ranked 6 of 12 major ports. The port's own figure for 2023-24, released through PIB, is 66.4 MMT.

Kolkata airport handled 2,18,31,118 passengers in FY 2024-25 and Bagdogra 32,19,410 (AAI). The state had 4,161 route km of railway on 31 March 2024. West Bengal had 891 EV charging stations (321 fast) as on 2025-12-16, 3.1% of India's 29,151, ranking 12 among states.

The rows behind the charts above — 13 tables

›Road accidents in West Bengal and India by year(4 rows)

Source: MoRTH, Road Accidents in India 2023, Annexures 2, 3 and 4. Rates per lakh population.

Road accidents in West Bengal and India by year
YearAccidentsKilledInjuredWB killed per lakhIndia killed per lakh
202010,8635,1289,7155.310.4
202111,9375,80010,4545.911.3
202213,6866,00212,8436.112.2
202313,7956,02712,6156.112.5
›National highway length, West Bengal and India(19 rows)

Source: RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 144. Kilometres, end-March; 2022-2024 end-December.

National highway length, West Bengal and India
YearWest Bengal (km)India (km)
20052,32565,569
20062,37766,590
20072,37766,590
20082,52466,754
20092,57870,548
20102,57870,934
20112,57870,934
20122,68176,818
20132,68179,116
20142,90891,287
20152,91097,991
20162,9561,01,011
20173,0041,20,493
20183,0041,20,543
20193,6651,32,500
20213,6651,36,440
20223,6751,40,995
20233,6751,44,955
20243,9101,46,195
›State highway length, West Bengal and India(16 rows)

Source: RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 147. Kilometres, end-March.

State highway length, West Bengal and India
YearWest Bengal (km)India (km)
20051,4621,44,396
20061,5171,48,090
20071,6821,52,235
20081,6821,54,522
20094,5051,58,497
20104,5051,60,177
20114,5051,63,898
20124,5051,64,360
20133,9521,69,227
20143,8931,70,818
20153,6971,67,109
20163,6121,76,166
20173,2621,75,036
20183,2621,86,908
20193,6121,79,535
20203,6461,78,749
›Total road length, West Bengal and India(16 rows)

Source: RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 146. Kilometres, end-March.

Total road length, West Bengal and India
YearWest Bengal (km)India (km)
20051,95,67929,62,463
20061,99,05230,14,063
20072,08,41531,19,923
20082,11,77031,74,620
20092,90,17035,71,510
20102,91,80536,82,439
20112,99,20937,90,342
20123,15,40439,65,394
20133,09,69243,31,922
20143,13,75045,02,486
20152,95,99745,72,144
20163,16,73047,03,293
20173,22,06749,97,671
20183,29,12653,15,797
20192,83,86554,31,757
20202,85,19754,60,004
›Railway route length, West Bengal and India(21 rows)

Source: RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 145. Kilometres, end-March.

Railway route length, West Bengal and India
YearWest Bengal (km)India (km)
20043,70663,221
20053,85663,465
20063,91163,332
20073,91163,327
20083,95163,273
20093,89064,015
20103,89063,974
20113,93764,460
20124,00064,600
20134,03765,436
20144,07065,808
20154,07066,030
20164,13566,687
20174,13967,360
20184,13968,442
20194,23067,415
20204,21767,956
20214,21268,103
20224,20368,043
20234,13568,584
20244,16169,181
›West Bengal's share of India's registered motor vehicles(4 rows)

Source: MoRTH, Road Accidents in India 2023, Annexure 34 (from MoRTH Road Transport Year Book).

West Bengal's share of India's registered motor vehicles
As onShare (%)
2017-03-312.9
2018-03-313.1
2019-03-313.3
2020-03-313.3
›Road accidents by severity, West Bengal and India(5 rows)

Source: MoRTH, Road Accidents in India 2023, Annexure 7.

Road accidents by severity, West Bengal and India
SeverityWest BengalIndia
Fatal5,6641,60,509
Grievous injury7,0271,58,576
Minor injury8841,33,848
Non-injury22027,650
Total13,7954,80,583
›Persons killed in road accidents by road-user category, 2023(9 rows)

Source: MoRTH, Road Accidents in India 2023, Annexure 29 (persons killed by road-user category).

Persons killed in road accidents by road-user category, 2023
Road userWest BengalWB share (%)IndiaIndia share (%)
Pedestrians2,92648.535,22120.4
Bicycles3075.14,5602.6
Two Wheelers87814.677,53944.8
Auto Rickshaws6216,3083.6
Cars, taxis, vans and LMVs64110.621,49612.4
Trucks and lorries5849.710,0665.8
Buses1582.63,9562.3
Other non-motorised (incl. e-rickshaw)240.42,0061.2
Others4477.411,7386.8
›Persons killed in road accidents by State/UT, 2023(35 rows)

Source: MoRTH, Road Accidents in India 2023, Annexure 3 (rank as printed by MoRTH, States and UTs together).

Persons killed in road accidents by State/UT, 2023
State/UTKilledRank
Uttar Pradesh23,6521
Tamil Nadu18,3472
Maharashtra15,3663
Madhya Pradesh13,7984
Karnataka12,3215
Rajasthan11,7626
Bihar8,8737
Andhra Pradesh8,1378
Gujarat7,8549
Telangana7,66010
Chhattisgarh6,16611
West Bengal6,02712
Odisha5,73913
Haryana4,96814
Punjab4,82915
Jharkhand4,17316
Kerala4,08017
Assam3,29618
Delhi1,45719
Uttarakhand1,05420
Jammu & Kashmir89321
Himachal Pradesh88922
Goa29023
Tripura26124
Meghalaya16825
Puducherry14926
Arunachal Pradesh14527
Mizoram9628
Nagaland8629
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu7430
Manipur7331
Chandigarh6732
Ladakh59
Sikkim5734
Andaman & Nicobar Islands2435
›Cargo handled at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (million tonnes)(6 rows)

Source: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Cargo Handling Status for Major Ports, March 2025, Table 1. FY 2023-24 figures are provisional and FY 2024-25 advance estimates, as printed in the ministry table.

Cargo handled at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (million tonnes)
FY 2023-24FY 2024-25Change (%)
SMP Kolkata65.4562.88-3.92
Haldia Dock Complex48.5446.45-4.31
Kolkata Dock System16.9116.43-2.82
Overseas cargo61.457.78-5.89
Coastal cargo4.045.126.02
All major ports819853.57
›Airport traffic in West Bengal, FY 2024-25(4 rows)

Source: Airports Authority of India, Traffic Statistics, March 2025, Annexure II-C (aircraft movements) and III-A/B/C (passengers), April-March columns.

Airport traffic in West Bengal, FY 2024-25
AirportPassengersDomesticInternationalChange (%)Aircraft movementsPassengers per movement
Kolkata (CCU)2,18,31,1181,94,11,65224,19,46610.31,48,888146.6
Bagdogra (IXB)32,19,41031,98,95220,4583.222,390143.8
Durgapur (Kazi Nazrul Islam, Andal) (RDP)5,13,4885,13,4880-0.23,998128.4
Cooch Behar (COH)5,4785,4780256648.2
›Railway zones headquartered in Kolkata, 31 March 2024(4 rows)

Source: Indian Railways Year Book 2023-24: state-wise and zone-wise route and track kilometres; Table I, passengers originating. Zone lengths include track outside West Bengal.

Railway zones headquartered in Kolkata, 31 March 2024
ZoneRoute kmRunning track kmTotal track km
West Bengal (state)4,1618,46610,615
Eastern Railway2,8416,0677,698
South Eastern Railway2,7495,6796,573
Metro Railway, Kolkata4589132
›EV charging stations by state, as on 2025-12-16(36 rows)

Source: Ministry of Heavy Industries, Lok Sabha reply, 16 Dec 2025 (PIB), Annexure.

EV charging stations by state, as on 2025-12-16
StateTotalFastSlow
Karnataka6,0967515,345
Maharashtra4,1661,2052,961
Uttar Pradesh2,3165401,776
Delhi1,9573991,558
Tamil Nadu1,780926854
Rajasthan1,515523992
Kerala1,389553836
Gujarat1,205578627
Madhya Pradesh1,146353793
Telangana1,062548514
Haryana919384535
West Bengal891321570
Andhra Pradesh791424367
Punjab698225473
Odisha606165441
Bihar518172346
Jharkhand353129224
Chhattisgarh347124223
Assam34596249
Uttarakhand22184137
Jammu And Kashmir18061119
Goa1569462
Himachal Pradesh1335281
Meghalaya622141
Manipur58949
Tripura55451
Puducherry462818
Arunachal Pradesh45441
Nagaland37631
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu14113
Chandigarh13112
Mizoram13013
Sikkim1239
Andaman And Nicobar Islands413
Ladakh101
Lakshadweep101