Baltikuri railway station

Baltikuri railway station is a cabin railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division. It is situated at Baltikuri in Howrah in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1][2]

Baltikuri
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Baltikuri, Howrah, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22°36′33″N 88°17′46″E / 22.609237°N 88.296061°E / 22.609237; 88.296061
Elevation	5 metres (16 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway zone
Line(s)	Santragachi–Amta branch line
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BALT
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s)	Kharagpur
History
Opened	1897
Closed	1971
Rebuilt	2004
Previous names	Howrah–Amta Light Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Kona towards Amta South Eastern Line Santragachi–Amta branch line Bankranayabaz towards Howrah Junction Bhattanagar towards Sealdah Chord link Line Bankranayabaz towards Andul
Route map Legend to Bagnan (under construction) Amta Harishdadpur Jalalsi Maju Mahendralalnagar Munsirhat Pantihal to Champadanga (under construction) Bargachia Dakshinbari Domjur Domjur Road Makardaha Jhaluarbar Dansi Kona Calcutta Chord to Dankuni Bhattanagar Calcutta Chord to Dum Dum Baltikuri Bankranayabaz Howrah–Kharagpur line Andul NH 117 (Kona Epressway) Mourigram Hindustan Industries and Engineering Santragachi Padmapukur Guest Keen Williams Shalimar │ Shalimar rail yard NH 117 (Kona Expressway) Ramrajatala Dasnagar Tikiapara Howrah–Bardhaman main line & Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah Source: Google Maps 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  (u/c) 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
Location
Baltikuri Location in Kolkata Show map of Kolkata Baltikuri Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Baltikuri Location in India Show map of India

History

Howrah to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 in British India. This route was the part of the Martin's Light Railways which was closed in 1971.^[3] Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004.^[4][5]

References

1. roy, Joydeep. "Baltikuri Cabin Railway Station Map/Atlas SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
2. "Baltikuri Junction Railway Station. Station location and description. Division - Kharagpur". erailway.co.in. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
3. Sharma, Aman (15 August 2017). "PM Narendra Modi highlights project delay by talking of 74km Howrah–Champadanga railway line". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
4. "Narrow gauge in Bengal | IEOR @ IIT Bombay". www.ieor.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
5. "Howrah–Amta BG line section inaugurated". @businessline. Retrieved 24 October 2019.