Balurghat railway station
Balurghat | |||||||||||
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Balurghat Railway Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°13′59″N 88°45′28″E / 25.233°N 88.7579°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 24 metres (79 ft) | ||||||||||
| System | NSG-4 Indian Railways Station | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Station code | BLGT | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Katihar | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2004 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | Under Construction Under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme[1] | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 10,000 daily | |||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Balurghat railway station (station code:- BLGT) is a railway station on the Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line and is located in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Balurghat city and the surrounding areas. Superfast Trains like Balurghat-Kolkata Tebhaga Express, Sealdah-Balurghat express connects the town of Balurghat with the state capital Kolkata, while passenger trains like Balurghat–Siliguri Intercity Express connect the town with North Bengal's important metropolis Siliguri. A new feather added in the crown of Balurghat as it gets new train SMVT Bengaluru–Balurghat Weekly Express to connect the city or District with the southern part of India. Also trains like Balurghat - Bathinda Farakka Express are available from this station.
Eklakhi–Balurghat line
The 87.26-kilometre (54.22 mi) long Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line was opened in 2004.[2] The extension of the Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line to Hili was announced in the Rail Budget for 2010–11.[3] Initial work for the 29.6 km (18.4 mi) Balurghat-Hili railway line has been taken up by Northeast Frontier Railway. In the initial stages major expenditure is anticipated for land acquisition. The estimates are around Rs. 300 crores. 166.281 ha (410.89 acres) of land is required to be acquired. District Magistrate, Dakshin Dinajpur is also involved in the process.[4]
Services
The following Train services are available from this station:
| Train No. | Train Name | Origin & Destination | Departure (IST) | Arrival (IST) | Running Days | |
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| 13161 | Tebhaga Express | Kolkata – Balurghat | 12:55 | 22:00 | M T W T F S | |
| 13189 | Balurghat-Sealdah Express | Sealdah – Balurghat | 22:00 | 08:30 | M T W T F S S | |
| 13431 | Nabadwip Dham - Balurghat Express | Nabadwip Dham – Balurghat | 05:20 | 11:40 | T W F S S | |
| 15733 | Farakka Express (via Sultanpur) | Balurghat – Sultanpur – Bathinda | 17:00 | 11:50 | M T S | |
| 15743 | Farakka Express (via Ayodhya Cantt) | Balurghat – Ayodhya Cantt – Bathinda | 17:00 | 11:50 | S T W F | |
| 15463 | Balurghat-Siliguri Intercity Express | Balurghat – Siliguri | 12:15 | 19:10 | M T W T F S S | |
| 13063 | Howrah–Balurghat Express | Howrah – Balurghat | 07:50 | 17:45 | M T W T F | |
| 16523 | SMVT Bengaluru–Balurghat Weekly Express | SMVT Bengaluru – Balurghat | 10:15 | 04:15 | W | |
| 55421 | Balurghat-Malda Town Passenger | Malda Town – Balurghat | 07:00 | 09:30 | M T W T F S S | |
| DOWN | ||||||
| 13162 | Tebhaga Express | Balurghat – Kolkata | 05:45 | 14:15 | M T W T F S | |
| 13190 | Balurghat-Sealdah Express | Balurghat – Sealdah | 19:00 | 04:25 | M T W T F S S | |
| 13432 | Balurghat Nabadwip Dham Express | Balurghat - Nabadwip Dham | 14:30 | 21:15 | T W F S S
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| 15734 | Farakka Express (via Sultanpur) | Bathinda – Sultanpur – Balurghat | 15:00 | 12:55 | M T S | |
| 15744 | Farakka Express (via Ayodhya Cantt) | Bathinda – Ayodhya Cantt – Balurghat | 15:00 | 12:55 | S T W F | |
| 15464 | Balurghat-Siliguri Intercity Express | Siliguri – Balurghat | 07:30 | 15:15 | M T W T F S S | |
| 13064 | Howrah–Balurghat Express | Balurghat – Howrah | 20:45 | 05:30 | M T W T F | |
| 16524 | SMVT Bengaluru–Balurghat Weekly Express | Balurghat – SMVT Bengaluru | 05:15 | 03:00 | S | |
| 55422 | Balurghat Malda Town Passenger | Balurghat – Malda Town | 18:00 | 20:50 | M T W T F S S | |
References
- ^ "Balurghat Amrit Bharat Station work halts after LS polls".
- ^ "Opening of Eklakhi–Balurghat new line". Press Information Bureau. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Railway projects galore for Bengal". The Hindu Business Line. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "Brief of all projects (as of 31st August 2018)" (PDF). Page 12: New BG line from Balurghat to Hili. Northeast Frontier Railway (Cconstruction). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
External links
- Trains at Balurghat
- Balurghat travel guide from Wikivoyage