Balichak railway station explained

Balichak
Type: Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Style:Kolkata Suburban Railway
Address:Balichak, Debra, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal
Country:India
Coordinates:22.3577°N 87.5529°W
Elevation:20m (70feet)
Line:Howrah–Kharagpur line
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Platform:5
Parking:No
Bicycle:yes
Opened:1900
Electrified:1967–69
Code:BCK
Owned:Indian Railways
Zone:South Eastern Railway
Map Type:India West Bengal
Map Dot Label:Balichak
Map Size:300
Map State:collapsed

See main article: article and Howrah–Kharagpur line.

The Balichak railway station in the Indian state of West Bengal, serves Balichak, India in Paschim Medinipur district. It is under the jurisdiction of South Eastern Railway zone. Balichak railway station is a medium railway station of Kharagpur railway division. It is on the Howrah–Kharagpur line. It is 900NaN0 from Howrah station.[1]

History

Balichak railway station is situated in Balichak, Debra, West Bengal. Station code is BCK. It is a small railway station between Howrah and Kharagpur. Adjacent stations are Shyam Chak and Duan and the major nearby railway station is Kharagpur Junction. Local EMU trains Howrah–Balichak, Howrah–Kharagpur, Santragachi–Kharagpur local, Howrah–Kharagpur local, Howrah–Midnapore Local train stop here. The Howrah–Kharagpur line was opened in 1900.[2] The Howrah–Kharagpur stretch has three lines.[3] There is a plan to build a fourth line for the Santragachi–Panskura–Kharagpur stretch.[4] The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Combined suburban Time Table – Eastern Railway, Metro Railway, South Eastern Railway
  2. Web site: Major events in formation of S.E.Railway . South Eastern Railway . 10 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1 . 1 April 2013 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Howrah–Pune AC Duronto Express . India Rail Info . 10 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151118224023/http://m.indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/395400 . 18 November 2015 . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Upcoming projects in South Eastern Railway . South Eastern Railway . 10 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130401094258/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in//view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C2%2C412%2C753%2C764 . 1 April 2013 . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: History of Electrification . IRFCA. 10 February 2013.