Digha | |
Native Name: | দীঘা |
Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway station |
Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Address: | Digha–Chandaneshwar Road, Digha, Purba Medinipur |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 7.4m (24.3feet) |
Line: | Tamluk–Digha branch line |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 3 |
Tracks: | 4 |
Parking: | Yes |
Bicycle: | yes |
Opened: | 1992 |
Rebuilt: | 2002 |
Electrified: | yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | South Eastern Railway |
Former: | Digha Railway Junction |
Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
Map Dot Label: | Digha |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map State: | collapsed |
Digha is a terminal railway station on the Tamluk–Digha branch line and is located in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Digha sea-side area. The railway station is near New Digha beach.
The Panskura–Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.[1] [2]
The Tamluk–Digha line was sanctioned in 1984–85 Railway Budget at an estimated cost of around Rs 74 crore.[3] Finally this line was opened in 2004.[4] This track was electrified in 2012–13.[5]
It's been proposed to connect Digha to Jaleswar via the Kharagpur–Puri line.[6]