Bally Ghat railway station

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.

Bally Ghat
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Bally Ghat railway station
General information
Location	Bally, Howrah, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.652433°N 88.348028°E / 22.652433; 88.348028
Elevation	15 metres (49 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Platforms	2 (Side platforms)
Tracks	2
Connections	54 Bus Stand Bally Ghat Auto Stand
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Not available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Accessible	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BLYH [1][2][3]
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1865; 159 years ago (1865)
Electrified	1964–65
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Dakshineswar towards Sealdah Chord link Line Bally Halt towards Dankuni Junction
Route map v t e Calcutta Chord link line (C.C link line) (including A.C.C. link branch line) Legend km km Howrah–Kharagpur line 14 0 Andul 2 Maurigram NH 12 Kona Expressway Howrah– Kharagpur line 11 Bankranayabaz 9 Baltikuri Santragachi–Amta branch line to Furfura Sharif (planned) A.C.C. Link branch line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Dankuni 0 FCI Siding Dankuni Loco Factory NH 16 NH 19 Belghoria Expressway Bhattanagar 6 Rajchandrapur 4 4 Belanagar Bally Halt 6 7 Bally Howrah–Bardhaman main line NH 19 Belghoria Expressway PWD Road 7 Bally Ghat Vivekananda Setu over Hooghly River PWD Road 9 0 Dakshineswar Baranagar jute mill siding Sealdah–Ranaghat line BT Road  KM Line 5 (planned)  10 1 Baranagar Road Sealdah–Ranaghat line Noapara 2 Noapara Metro Depot Kestopur Canal  KM Line 4 (u/c)  Sealdah–Bangaon line 15 4 Dum Dum Junction Patipukur Loop line (dismantled) Jessore Road Belgachia 6 17 Patipukur Chitpur Rail Yard Ultadanga Road 18 Lansdown mill siding Kolkata 19 Brown Blanket mill siding Kolkata Circular Railway Kestopur Canal  KM Line 1  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  KM Line 2  Sealdah South 00 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed 6 Kamardanga Halt Beruck & Comens Siding 3│7 Park Circus 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
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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
		Towards →Dankuni→ →
	Towards ←Sealdah← ←
P2	Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left

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.