Bally Ghat railway station

History

The station

References

Station layout

Platform layout

Track layout

Location
	Bally Ghat Location within Kolkata Bally Ghat Location within West Bengal Bally Ghat Location within India

Route map
Calcutta Chord link line (C.C link line) ; (including A.C.C. link branch line)
	Howrah–
	Kharagpur line
	Kona
	Expressway
	Howrah–
	Kharagpur line
	Santragachi–Amta
	branch line
	A.C.C. Link
	branch line
	to Furfura Sharif
	(planned)
	Howrah–Bardhaman
	chord
	Dankuni Loco
	Factory
	Belghoria
	Expressway
	Howrah–Bardhaman
	main line
	Belghoria
	Expressway
	Vivekananda Setu
	over Hooghly River
	Baranagar jute
	mill siding
	Noapara
	Metro Depot
	Dum Dum
	Junction
	Patipukur Loop
	line (dismantled)
	Brown Blanket
	mill siding
	Kolkata
	Circular Railway
	Blue Line
	to Kavi Subhash
	Kankurgachi Road
	Junction
	Narkeldanga
	EMU Carshed
	Sir Gurudas
	Banerjee Halt
	Kankurgachi
	Chord line
	Beliaghata Diesel
	Loco Shed
	Beruck & Comens
	siding
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);

Bally Ghat
Bally Ghat
	Bally Ghat railway station
General information
Location	Bally, Howrah, West Bengal; India
Coordinates	22°39′09″N 88°20′53″E / 22.652433°N 88.348028°E
Elevation	15 metres (49 ft)
System	Kolkata Suburban Railway
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	Eastern Railway
Platforms	2 (Side platforms)
Tracks	2
Connections	54 Bus Stand ; Bally Ghat Auto Stand
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Not available
Cycle facilities	Not available
Accessible	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BLYH
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1865
Electrified	1964–65
Former names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Route map
Route map
Calcutta Chord link line (C.C link line) ; (including A.C.C. link branch line)
	Howrah–
	Kharagpur line
	Kona
	Expressway
	Howrah–
	Kharagpur line
	Santragachi–Amta
	branch line
	A.C.C. Link
	branch line
	to Furfura Sharif
	(planned)
	Howrah–Bardhaman
	chord
	Dankuni Loco
	Factory
	Belghoria
	Expressway
	Howrah–Bardhaman
	main line
	Belghoria
	Expressway
	Vivekananda Setu
	over Hooghly River
	Baranagar jute
	mill siding
	Noapara
	Metro Depot
	Dum Dum
	Junction
	Patipukur Loop
	line (dismantled)
	Brown Blanket
	mill siding
	Kolkata
	Circular Railway
	Blue Line
	to Kavi Subhash
	Kankurgachi Road
	Junction
	Narkeldanga
	EMU Carshed
	Sir Gurudas
	Banerjee Halt
	Kankurgachi
	Chord line
	Beliaghata Diesel
	Loco Shed
	Beruck & Comens
	siding
Key
	out of use, planned, or
	under construction (u/c);
Location
Location
	Bally Ghat Location within Kolkata Bally Ghat Location within West Bengal Bally Ghat Location within India

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.

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

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

Bally Ghat track layout

Station with two tracks
and two side platforms

to Dankuni

to Sealdah

↑ "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
↑ "Timetable". www.er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
↑ "Code". raw.githubusercontent.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
↑ "HOWRAH DIVISION : HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE - THE FIRST JOURNEY". Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
↑ "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.
↑ "History of Electrification". Archived from the original on 6 May 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

[Indian_railway_codes-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.

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Stations on the Chord link line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway
Main line	Sealdah Bidhannagar Road Dum Dum Junction Baranagar Road Dakshineswar Bally Ghat Bally Halt Rajchandrapur Dankuni Junction
Branch line	Dankuni Junction Rajchandrapur Bhattanagar Baltikuri Bankra Nayabaz Andul

Railway stations in West Bengal
Eastern Railway	Akra Andal Junction Asansol Junction Azimganj Junction Baghajatin Baharu Bahirpuya Halt Balarambati Ballygunge Junction Bandel Junction Bangaon Junction Banshlai Bridge Barachak Baranagar Road Barasat Junction Barddhaman Junction Barrackpore Baruipara Baruipur Junction Basuldanga Belur Betberia Ghola Bidyadharpur Bolpur Shantiniketan Brace Bridge Canning Champahati Chatra Dakshin Barasat Dakshin Durgapur Dankuni Junction Deula Dhakuria Dhamua Dhapdhapi Diamond Harbour Dum Dum Junction Durgapur Garia Gede Ghutiari Sharif Gocharan Gourdaha Halt Gurudas Nagar Hind Motor Hogla Hooghly Ghat Hooghly Hotar Howrah Jadavpur Janai Road Jaynagar Majilpur Kakdwip Kalikapur Kalyani Kalyanpur Kamarkundu Karanjali Kashinagar Katwa Junction Khana Junction Kolkata Komagata Maru Budge Budge Konnagar Krishna Mohan Krishnanagar City Junction Kulpi Kulti Lake Gardens Lakshmikantapur Liluah Madhabnagar Madhabpur Magra Hat Majerhat Malda Town Mallikpur Mathurapur Road Matla Halt Mirzapur-Bankipur Murarai Naihati Junction Nalhati Junction Namkhana Nangi Narendrapur Netra New Alipore New Farakka Junction New Garia Nischintapur Nischintapur Market Park Circus Piali Rajgram Rampurhat Junction Ranaghat Junction Raniganj Sainthia Junction Sangrampur Santoshpur Sealdah Shasan Road Seoraphuli Junction Shrirampur Singhabad Sitarampur Junction Siuri Sonarpur Junction Subhashgram Surjyapur Taldi Tarakeswar Tollygunge Udairampur Ukilerhat Uttarpara Uttar Radhanagar
South Eastern Railway	Abada Adra Junction Bankura Junction Bero Bishnupur Burnpur Damodar Digha Gourinathdham Haldia Jhalda Joychandi Pahar Madhukunda Muradi Purulia Junction Ramkanali Junction Santragachi Junction Shalimar Tikiapara Uluberia
North East Frontier Railway	Adhikari Alipurduar Junction Balurghat Bamanhat Buniadpur Buxa Road Changrabandha Cooch Behar Dalkhola Darjeeling Daulatpur Hat Dhupguri Gangarampur Ghum Ghoksadanga Haldibari Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri Road Malancha Mallickpurhat Mohitnagar New Alipurduar New Cooch Behar Junction New Gitaldaha New Jalpaiguri Junction New Maynaguri Radhikapur Raiganj Rampur Bazar Raninagar Jalpaiguri Junction Samuktala Road Junction Siliguri Junction Siliguri Town Sivok
Suburban rail and urban transit	Kolkata Suburban Railway (Chord link Circular line Eastern line Sealdah South lines South Eastern line) Kolkata Metro