Bally Halt railway station

Bally Halt railway station is a station of Eastern Railway in Howrah. It is 16 km away from Sealdah and 6 km from Dankuni Junction on the Sealdah–Dankuni line of Eastern Railway. It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Dankuni and Bardhaman local train connects this place to Sealdah Station and other stations of the Sealdah main line. It is an important railway station between Dum Dum and Dankuni railway stations. It is located directly above the Bally railway station on the Howrah–Barddhaman main line and Howrah–Bardhaman chord lines, making it an important railway transportation hub.

Bally Halt
Kolkata Suburban Railway Station
Bally Halt railway station
General information
Location	Bally, Howrah, West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.652274°N 88.339285°E / 22.652274; 88.339285
Elevation	13 metres (43 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Platforms	2 (Side platforms)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Eleveted
Parking	Not available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Accessible	Not available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BLYG[1] [2][3]
Zone(s)	Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1932; 93 years ago (1932)
Electrified	1964–65
Previous names	Eastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Bally Ghat towards Sealdah Chord link Line Rajchandrapur towards Dankuni Junction
Route map v t e Calcutta Chord link line (C.C link line) (including A.C.C. link branch line) Legend km km Howrah– Kharagpur line Andul 00 Maurigram 02 NH 12 Kona Expressway Howrah– Kharagpur line 11 Bankranayabaz 9 Baltikuri Santragachi–Amta branch line A.C.C. Link branch line to Furfura Sharif (planned) Bhattanagar 06 Howrah–Bardhaman chord Dankuni 00 FCI siding Dankuni Loco Factory NH 16 NH 19 Belghoria Expressway Rajchandrapur 04 4 Belanagar Bally Halt 06 7 Bally Howrah–Bardhaman main line NH 19 Belghoria Expressway PWD Road Bally Ghat 07 Vivekananda Setu over Hooghly River PWD Road Dakshineswar 09 0 Dakshineswar Baranagar jute mill siding Sealdah–Ranaghat line Barrackpore Trunk Road Pink Line (planned) Baranagar Road 10 1 Baranagar Sealdah–Ranaghat line Noapara 02 Noapara Metro Depot Kestopur Canal Yellow Line (under construction) Sealdah–Bangaon line Dum Dum 04 15 Dum Dum Junction Patipukur Loop line (dismantled) Jessore Road Belgachia 06 17 Patipukur Chitpur Rail Yard Ultadanga Road 18 Lansdown mill siding Kolkata 19 Brown Blanket mill siding Kolkata Circular Railway Kestopur Canal Blue Line to Kavi Subhash Bidhan Nagar Road 5 Bidhannagar Road Press House siding Kankurgachi Road 02 Kankurgachi Road Junction Narkeldanga EMU Carshed 3 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Circular Canal Sealdah North 00 Kankurgachi Chord line Sealdah Main 00 Sealdah Green Line Sealdah South 00 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed 6 Kamardanga Halt Beruck & Comens siding 03 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
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History

Sealdah–Dankuni line was opened in 1932 by the Eastern Bengal Railway.^[4][5] The line was electrified on 1965.^[6]

The station

Station layout

Platform layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
P1	Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
		Towards →Dankuni→ →
	Towards ←Sealdah← ←
P2	Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left

Track layout

Bally Halt track layout
Legend
to Dankuni to Sealdah
Station with two tracks and two side platforms