Bally Halt railway station

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Bally Halt
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
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Bally Halt railway station
LocationBally, Howrah, West Bengal
India
Coordinates22°39′08″N 88°20′21″E / 22.652274°N 88.339285°E / 22.652274; 88.339285Coordinates: 22°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
Disabled accessNot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBLYG[1][2][3]
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1865; 160 years ago (1865)
Electrified1964–65
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Sealdah
Chord link Line
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.

History[edit]

Sealdah–Dankuni line was opened in 1865 and converted to electrification in 1965,[4] On that time the Freight Services was passed on this line which was profitable for railways and the EMU trains also runs on this line for connecting to Chord line to Howrah Jn for plying long-distance trains.

The station[edit]

Station layout[edit]

Platform layout[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1540989334194-ER2.png
  3. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datameet/railways/master/stations.json
  4. Electrifiaction of Railways, irfca.org, 10 December 2018