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Railway station in West Bengal, India

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
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
Dakshineswartowards Sealdah Chord link Line Bally Halttowards Dankuni Junction
Route map
Calcutta Chord link line (C.C link line)
(including A.C.C. link branch line)
Legend
km km
Up arrow Howrah–Kharagpur line
14
0
 Andul
2 Maurigram
NH12-IN.svg NH 12
Kona
Expressway
Howrah–
Kharagpur line
Down arrow 		11 Bankranayabaz
9 Baltikuri
Right arrow Santragachi–Amta branch line
Up arrow to Furfura Sharif (planned)
A.C.C. Link
branch line
 Right arrow Howrah–Bardhaman chord
Dankuni 0 FCI Siding
Dankuni Loco
Factory
NH16-IN.svg NH 16 NH19-IN.svg NH 19
Belghoria
Expressway
Bhattanagar 6
Rajchandrapur 4 4 Belanagar
Bally Halt 6 7 Bally
Left arrow Howrah–Bardhaman main line Right arrow
NH19-IN.svg NH 19
Belghoria
Expressway
PWD Road
7 Bally Ghat
Vivekananda Setu over
Hooghly River
PWD Road
9
0
 Dakshineswar Dakshineswar metro station
Baranagar jute
mill siding
 Right arrow Sealdah–Ranaghat line
BT Road
Right arrow  KM Line 5 (planned) 
10
1
 Baranagar Road Baranagar metro station
Right arrow Sealdah–Ranaghat line
Noapara Noapara metro station and depotNoapara metro station and depot 2 Noapara Metro Depot Noapara metro station and depotNoapara metro station and depot
Kestopur Canal
Right arrow  KM Line 4 (u/c) 
Right arrow Sealdah–Bangaon line
15
4
 Dum Dum Junction Dum Dum metro station
Right arrow
Patipukur Loop
line (dismantled)
Jessore Road
Belgachia Belgachia metro station 6 17 Patipukur
Chitpur Rail Yard
Ultadanga Road 18 Lansdown mill siding
Kolkata 19 Brown Blanket mill siding
Kolkata Circular
Railway
 Down arrow 		Kestopur Canal
 KM Line 1  Down arrow Bidhan Nagar Road
5 Bidhannagar Road
Press House siding
Kankurgachi Road
2 Kankurgachi Road Junction
Narkeldanga
EMU Carshed
 3 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt
Circular Canal
Kankurgachi
Chord line
Sealdah North 00 0 Sealdah Main
Sealdah metro station Sealdah Left arrow  KM Line 2  Right arrow
Sealdah South 00 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed
6 Kamardanga Halt
Beruck & Comens Siding
3│7 Park Circus
Down arrow Sealdah South lines
km km
Key
Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm)
Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm)
Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm)
in use │
out of use, planned, or
under construction (u/c)
│ tunnel
Location
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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

Sealdah–Dankuni line was opened in 1932 by the Eastern Bengal Railway. The line was electrified on 1965.

The station

Station layout

Platform layout

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

Bally Ghat track layout
Legend
to Dankuni
to Sealdah
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 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.
Stations on the Eastern line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
Howrah Section
Main line
Belur Math line
Chord line
Seoraphuli–Goghat line
Bandel–Katwa line
Barddhaman–Katwa line
Sealdah Section
Main line
Ranaghat–Krishnanagar main line
Kalinarayanpur–Krishnanagar line
Ranaghat–Bangaon line
Dum Dum–Bangaon line
Barasat–Hasnabad line
Kalyani Branch line
Hooghly Branch line
Krishnanagar–Lalgola line
Stations on the Chord link line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
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Railway stations in West Bengal
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