Bally Ghat railway station

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 Junction railway station.


Bally Ghat
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Bally Ghat railway station
LocationBally, Howrah, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22.652433°N 88.348028°E / 22.652433; 88.348028
Elevation15 metres (49 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Platforms2 (Side platforms)
Tracks2
Connections 54 Bus Stand
Bally Ghat Auto Stand
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Disabled accessNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBLYH [1][2][3]
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1865 (1865)
Electrified1964–65
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Chord link Line
Location
Bally Ghat
Location in Kolkata
Bally Ghat
Location in West Bengal
Bally Ghat
Location in India

History

Sealdah–Dankuni line was opened in 1865 and converted to electrification in 1965,[4] On that time the Freight Services was passed on this line which was profitable for railways and the EMU trains also runs on this line for connecting to Chord line to Howrah Jn for plying long-distance trains.

The station

Platform layout

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

Track layout

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

References

  1. "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. "Timetable". www.er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  3. "Code". raw.githubusercontent.com. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  4. Electrification of Railways, irfca.org, 10 December 2018
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