Balurghat railway station

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.

Balurghat
Indian Railway station
LocationBalurghat, District: Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal
India
Coordinates25°13′59″N 88°45′28″E
Elevation24 metres (79 ft)
Line(s)Eklakhi-Balurghat branch line
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBLGT
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Katihar railway division
History
Opened2004
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
TerminusNortheast Frontier Railway zone
Eklakhi-Balurghat branch line
Location
Balurghat
Location in West Bengal
Balurghat
Location in India

Eklakhi-Balurghat line

The 87.26-kilometre (54.22 mi) long Eklakhi-Balurghat branch 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] 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.[3]

References
  1. "Opening of Eklakhi-Balurghat new line". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. "Railway projects galore for Bengal". The Hindu Business Line. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  3. "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.


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