Balurghat is a railway station on the Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line and is located in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Balurghat city and the surrounding areas. Superfast Trains like tebhaga express from balurghat connects the town of Balurghat with the state capital Kolkata, while passenger trains like Balurghat - Siliguri intercity express connect the town with North Bengal's important metropolis Siliguri.
The 87.26-kilometre (54.22 mi) long Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line was opened in 2004.[1] The extension of the Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line to Hili was announced in the Rail Budget for 2010–11.[2] Initial work for the 29.6 km (18.4 mi) Balurghat-Hili railway line has been taken up by Northeast Frontier Railway. In the initial stages major expenditure is anticipated for land acquisition. The estimates are around Rs. 300 crores. 166.281 ha (410.89 acres) of land is required to be acquired. District Magistrate, Dakshin Dinajpur is also involved in the process.[3]
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^"Opening of Eklakhi–Balurghat new line". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
^"Railway projects galore for Bengal". The Hindu Business Line. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^(PDF). Page 12: New BG line from Balurghat to Hili. Northeast Frontier Railway (Cconstruction). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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Trains at Balurghat
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