Balgona railway station
Balgona railway station is a railway station in Bardhaman–Katwa line under Howrah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Nityanandapur, Balgona of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2][3]
Balgona railway station | |||||||||||
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Indian Railway Station | |||||||||||
Location | Nityanandapur, Balgona, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23.45805°N 87.950456°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Bardhaman–Katwa line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | BGNA | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Howrah railway division | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1915 | ||||||||||
Closed | 2010 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2014-2018 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 25 kV AC overhead | ||||||||||
Previous names | McLeod's Light Railways | ||||||||||
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History
On 1 December 1915, McLeod's Light Railways (MLR) set up narrow gauge lines in the Burdwan-Katwa Railway route. This railway section was handed over to the Eastern Railway in 1966. In 2010 the work started for conversion of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge.[4][5] Bardhaman to Balogna railway station was reopened in 2014 and Balgona to Katwa section was completed on 12 January 2018 for the public.[6]
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References
- "Howrah Division System Map". ER Railway.
- roy, Joydeep. "Balgona Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- "Balgona Railway Station (BGNA) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- Law, Abhishek. "It's journey's end for these slow coaches with a long history". @businessline. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- Jun 8, TNN | Updated; 2010; Ist, 0:53. "Villagers stall rail project in Burdwan | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-10-11.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "'বড় রেল' কাটোয়ায়, জমল ভিড়". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-10-11.
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