Bally Halt railway station

Railway station in West Bengal, India

22°39′08″N 88°20′21″E / 22.652274°N 88.339285°E / 22.652274; 88.339285Elevation13 metres (43 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byEastern RailwayPlatforms2 (Side platforms)Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeElevetedParkingNot availableBicycle facilitiesNot availableAccessibleNot availableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeBLYG[1] [2][3] Zone(s) Eastern Railway Division(s) SealdahHistoryOpened1932; 92 years ago (1932)Electrified1964–65Previous namesEastern Bengal RailwayServices
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Bally Ghat
towards Sealdah
Chord link Line Rajchandrapur
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Calcutta Chord link line (C.C link line)
(including A.C.C. link branch line)
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14
0
Andul
2
Maurigram
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Kona
Expressway
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11
Bankranayabaz
9
Baltikuri
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A.C.C. Link
branch line
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Dankuni
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NH16-IN.svg NH 16
Bhattanagar
6
Rajchandrapur
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Belanagar
Bally Halt
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Bally
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PWD Road
7
Bally Ghat
PWD Road
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Dakshineswar
Baranagar jute
mill siding
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 KM Line 5 (planned) 
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Baranagar Road
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Noapara
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Noapara Metro Depot
Kestopur Canal
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 KM Line 4 (u/c) 
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Dum Dum Junction
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Belgachia
6
17
Patipukur
Ultadanga Road
18
Lansdown mill siding
Kolkata
19
Brown Blanket mill siding
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Kestopur Canal
 KM Line 1 
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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
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Sealdah Main
Sealdah
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Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed
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Kamardanga Halt
Beruck & Comens Siding
3│7
Park Circus
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Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm)
Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm)
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under construction (u/c)
│ tunnel
Location
Bally Halt is located in Kolkata
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Bally Halt is located in West Bengal
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Bally Halt is located in India
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Bally Halt railway station is a station of Eastern Railway in Howrah. It is 16 km away from Sealdah and 6 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 train connects this place to Sealdah Station and other stations of the Sealdah main line. It is an important railway station between Dum Dum and Dankuni railway stations. It is located directly above the Bally railway station on the Howrah–Barddhaman main line and Howrah–Bardhaman chord lines, making it an important railway transportation hub.

History

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

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 Halt track layout
Legend
Station with two tracks
and two side platforms

References

  1. ^ "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Eastern Railway System Map". 31 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018.
  3. ^ "stations.json". Archived from the original on 11 March 2019.
  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.
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