Balagarh railway station is a railway station on Bandel–Katwa line connecting from Bandel to Katwa, and under the jurisdiction of Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at South Chandra, Balagarh, Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] Number of EMU local and passenger trains stop at Balagarh railway station.[2]

Balagarh
Indian Railways station and Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Balagarh railway station
General information
Location	South Chandra, Balagarh, Hooghly district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	23.122107°N 88.452913°E / 23.122107; 88.452913
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BGAE
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Howrah
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Jirat towards Howrah Junction Eastern Line Bandel–Katwa line Somra Bazar towards Katwa Junction
Route map v t e Howrah–Barddhaman main line Legend km km Barddhaman–Asansol section Barddhaman Down Yard B.B. loop line Barddhaman–Katwa line Barddhaman Junction 107 00 143 53 Katwa Junction 136 Dainhat Barddhaman Up Yard Barddhaman Diesel Loco shed Gangpur 100 Dainhat–Manteswar –Memari line (planned) Saktigarh 95 B.B. loop line Howrah–Barddhaman chord line 91 Palsit Manteswar (planned) 87 Rasulpur 84 Nimo Dainhat–Manteswar –Memari line (planned) 81 Memari 78 Bagila 74 Debipur 70 Bainchi 67 Bainchigram 65 Simlagarh 60 Pundooah 55 Khanyan 50 Talandu Howrah–Barddhaman chord line B.B. loop line Dhaniakhali Halt 00 46 Magra Howrah–Barddhaman chord line Saraswati river 43 Adisaptagram Bandel EMU car shed B.B. loop line Bandel goods yard Bandel Steam Loco shed 39 Bandel Junction Bandel–Naihati branch line 37 Hooghly 35 Chuchura 32 Chandannagar 30 Mankundu Victoria jute mill siding Bhadreshwar jute mill siding Braithwaite Angus Works siding Angus jute mill siding 28 Bhadreshwar Champdani coal depot siding 30 Bhadreshwar Ghat DVC Khal North Brook jute mill siding Dalhousie jute mill siding Champdani jute mill siding 24 Baidyabati Seoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line 22 Seoraphuli Junction (planned) Shrirampur 19 Shrirampur (planned) Howrah–Dankuni –Srirampur metro Standard Pharma siding FCI siding Rishra Glass factory siding Grasim Industries factory siding Wellington jute mill siding 16 Rishra Rishra cotton mill siding Berger Paints factory siding Hindustan Motors factory siding 13 Konnagar Titagarh Wagons siding 11 Hind Motor 9 Uttarpara Bally Khal Howrah–Barddhaman chord line Bally jute mill siding 8 Bally Belghoria Expressway Calcutta Chord link line 6 Belur Math Belur Railway Scrap Yard 5 Belur Belur Store Yard Howrah–Kharagpur line 4 Liluah Santragachi Locomotive Shed Liluah C & W Workshop Santragachi Coaching Yard Hindustan Industries & Engineering siding Santragachi–Amta branch line (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro Santragachi Junction 07 10 Santragachi (planned) Liluah Sorting Yard Kona Expressway Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro (planned) Ramrajatala 06 Howrah Diesel Loco Shed Dasnagar 04 Tikiapara–Liluah line (Howrah bypass line) Howrah Electric Loco Shed Tikiapara 02 Tikiapara EMU Car Shed Padmapukur Coaching Yard Tikiapara Coaching Yard Padmapukur 08 Howrah EMU Car Shed Guest Keen Williams siding Shalimar 05 Shalimar rail yard Shalimar Goods Shed B & R siding CCI siding Jheel Siding Coaching Yard Howrah–Dankuni –Srirampur metro (planned) (planned) Howrah–Santragachi –Dhulagarh metro 0 Salt Golah Goods Yard Howrah Maidan Burn Standard Company siding  KM Line 2  (u/c) Howrah Goods Shed 0 Howrah Hooghly river East West Metro Tunnel  KM Line 2  (u/c) km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel
Location
Balagarh Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Balagarh Location in India Show map of India

History

The Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a line from Bandel to Katwa in 1913.[3] This line including Balagarh railway station was electrified in 1994–96 with 25 kV overhead line.[4]

References

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