Balawali Explained

Balawali
Native Name:Balawali Railway Station
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:29.6278°N 78.1128°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bijnor District
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:244
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bijnor

Balawali is a small village in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh near Railway Bridge on Ganga River. Balawali is a Railway Station also with code (BLW).

Anderson Railway Bridge

The 1000m (3,000feet) long Old bridge of Iron was constructed in 1888 in the British period at a cost of 27 Lakh 94 thousand rupees on the Ganga in Balawali. The Bridge was made under the guidance of Engineer Sir Jason Anderson & hence was named Anderson Bridge. This iron rail bridge used to operate rail traffic, but in the year 2001 the railway bridge was closed due to the new bridges being built nearby. Trains are still operating from the new bridge.

The 128 year old railway bridge was made ready for road traffic movement from the year 2016. The new Railway Bridge i.e. 961m (3,153feet) was built across the holy river Ganga near Balawali railway station between the Laksar and Najibabad Railway route in Uttar Pradesh. This Railway bridge is a landmark of the UP and Uttarakhand border. The Old Railway Bridge is used for road transportation and the other New Bridge for road transportation is under construction.

The 1000m (3,000feet) long Old Anderson Bridge was the Second Railway Bridge on Ganga Main River after The 1050m (3,450feet) long Malviya Bridge at Varanasi and the First Bridge on Ganga River up stream.

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