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Bally Halt railway station

Coordinates: 22°39′08″N 88°20′21″E / 22.652274°N 88.339285°E / 22.652274; 88.339285
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Bally Halt
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Bally Halt railway station
General information
LocationBally, Howrah, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°39′08″N 88°20′21″E / 22.652274°N 88.339285°E / 22.652274; 88.339285
Elevation13 metres (43 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Platforms2 (Side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeEleveted
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
AccessibleNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBLYG[1] [2][3]
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1932; 92 years ago (1932)
Electrified1964–65
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Bally Ghat
towards Sealdah
Chord link Line Rajchandrapur
Location
Bally Halt is located in Kolkata
Bally Halt
Bally Halt
Location in Kolkata
Bally Halt is located in West Bengal
Bally Halt
Bally Halt
Location in West Bengal
Bally Halt is located in India
Bally Halt
Bally Halt
Location in India

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

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

The station

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Station layout

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Platform layout

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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

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

References

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  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.