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Bally Ghat railway station

Coordinates: 22°39′09″N 88°20′53″E / 22.652433°N 88.348028°E / 22.652433; 88.348028
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Bally Ghat
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Bally Ghat railway station
General information
LocationBally, Howrah, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°39′09″N 88°20′53″E / 22.652433°N 88.348028°E / 22.652433; 88.348028
Elevation15 metres (49 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Platforms2 (Side platforms)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport 54 Bus Stand
Bally Ghat Auto Stand
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
AccessibleNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBLYH [1][2][3]
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1865; 159 years ago (1865)
Electrified1964–65
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Dakshineswar
towards Sealdah
Chord link Line Bally Halt
Location
Bally Ghat is located in Kolkata
Bally Ghat
Bally Ghat
Location in Kolkata
Bally Ghat is located in West Bengal
Bally Ghat
Bally Ghat
Location in West Bengal
Bally Ghat is located in India
Bally Ghat
Bally Ghat
Location in India

Bally Ghat railway station is a station of Eastern Railway in Howrah. It is 15 km away from Sealdah and 7 km from Dankuni Junction on the Sealdah–Dankuni line of Eastern Railway. It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Dankuni and Bardhaman local trains connect this place to Sealdah Station and other stations of the Sealdah main line. It is an important railway station between Dum Dum and Dankuni.

History

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Sealdah–Dankuni line was opened in 1932 by the Eastern Bengal Railway.[4][5] The line was electrified on 1965.[6]

The station

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Station layout

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Platform layout

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G Street level Exit/Entrance
P1 Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left Disabled access
Towards →Dankuni→ →
Towards ←Sealdah← ←
P2 Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left Disabled access

Track layout

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Bally Ghat track layout
Station with two tracks
and two side platforms

References

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  1. ^ "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Timetable". www.er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Code". raw.githubusercontent.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ "HOWRAH DIVISION : HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE - THE FIRST JOURNEY". Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. ^ "US Archive .org pdf download of 'History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress', 31 March 1937 by 'The Government of India - Railway Department' page 70 pdf 95" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  6. ^ "History of Electrification". Archived from the original on 6 May 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2021.