Balurghat
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Location | Balurghat, Distt: Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal India |
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Coordinates | 25°13′59″N 88°45′28″E / 25.233°N 88.7579°ECoordinates: 25°13′59″N 88°45′28″E / 25.233°N 88.7579°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 24 metres (79 ft) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Eklakhi-Balurghat branch line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
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Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | BLGT | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Katihar | ||||||||||
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Opened | 2004 | ||||||||||
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Balurghat 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.
Eklakhi-Balurghat line[edit]
The 87.26-kilometre (54.22 mi) long Eklakhi-Balurghat broad gauge line was opened in 2004.[1] The extension of the Eklakhi-Balurghat branch line to Hili was announced in the Rail Budget for 2010-11.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Opening of Eklakhi-Balurghat new line". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Railway projects galore for Bengal". The Hindu Business Line. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
External links[edit]
- Trains at Balurghat
- Balurghat travel guide from Wikivoyage