Digha railway station

This article is about the railway station in Bengal. For its namesake station in Bihar, see Digha Bridge Halt railway station.

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.

Digha দীঘা
Kolkata Suburban Railway station
Digha railway station, West Bengal Express Train at Digha Station
General information
Location	Digha–Chandaneshwar Road, Digha, Purba Medinipur India
Coordinates	21°37′24″N 87°30′30″E
Elevation	7.400 metres (24.28 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Tamluk–Digha branch line
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	DGHA
Zone(s)	South Eastern Railway
Division(s)	Kharagpur
History
Opened	1992
Rebuilt	2002
Electrified	yes
Previous names	Digha Railway Junction
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Terminus South Eastern Line Tamluk–Digha branch line Tikra towards Howrah Junction
Route map Legend km Asansol–Tatanagar– Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Puri line Kharagpur–Bankura– Adra line Kalaikunda Kharagpur–Bankura –Adra line Nimpura Nimpura Through Yard Nimpura Goods Yard Girimaidan Hijli Kharagpur-Puri line 0 Kharagpur NH 60 7 Jakpur 13 Madpur 19 Shyam Chak 24 Balichak 27 Duan 30 Radhamohanpur 35 Haur 39 Khirai km Kangsabati River 44 Panskura Raghunathbari 20 to Ghatal (planned) Rajgoda 28 48 Narayan Pakuria Murail Saheed Matangini 33 51 Bhogpur Tamluk 36 00 54 Nandaigajan Nandakumar 10 57 Mecheda Nandakumar-Balaipanda new line (planned) 43 Keshabpur Chak Simulia 49 Satish Samanta Halt Bargoda 51 Mahishadal Moyna 60 Barda Balaipanda 66 Basulya Sutahata NH 41 Haldia Energy Power Station Haldi River 71 Durgachak Lavan Satyagrah Smarak 21 HPCL Siding Deshapran 33 Indorama Checmicals Siding Deshapran-Kendamari new line (planned) Gholpukur 74 Durgachak Town New Krishnanagar 77 Silpaprabesh Hampigram Haldia Industrial Belt Nandigram Kendamari Henria 39 Haldia Dock Complex Nachinda 52 Kanthi 63 79 Bandar ICF Haldia Sitalpur 69 81 Haldia Sujalpur 71 Ashapurna Devi 76 Kolaghat Thermal Power Station Badalpur 78 60 Kolaghat Kanthi-Egra new line (planned) Rupnarayan River Raipur 64 Deulti Satmile 67 Ghoraghata Paschimbatya 70 Bagnan Balighai Bagnan–Amta line (planned) Egra Damodar River Bhatda 78 Kulgachia Dubda 79 Bir Shibpur Paniparul Road Pujali–Uluberia line (planned) Depal 83 Uluberia Champa River 85 Phuleswar Ramnagar (Bengal) 86 88 Chengel Egra-Digha new line (planned) Fort Gloster Jute Mill Tikra 88 91 Bauria Digha–Jaleswar line (planned) 95 Nalpur Digha 94 Ambuja Cement 97 Abada Sankrail Goods yard 99 Sankrail Delta Jute Mill 103 Andul 105 Mourigram Santragachi–Amta branch line Hindustan Industries and Engineering 108 Santragachi Padmapukur NH 12 (Kona Expressway) Guest Keen Williams 109 Ramrajatala 111 Dasnagar Shalimar │ Shalimar rail yard 112 Tikiapara Howrah–Bardhaman main line & Howrah–Bardhaman chord 115 Howrah km Sources:[1][2][3][4]
Location Digha Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Digha Location in India Show map of India

History

The Panskura–Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.^[5][6]

The Tamluk–Digha line was sanctioned in 1984–85 Railway Budget at an estimated cost of around Rs 74 crore.^[7] Finally this line was opened in 2004.^[8] This track was electrified in 2012–13.^[9]

New line

It's been proposed to connect Digha to Jaleswar via the Kharagpur–Puri line.^[10]

Digha Railway Station Picture Gallery

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  Digha Railway Station, West Bengal
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  Digha Railway Station Innerside

References

1. Google Maps
2. Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
3. Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
4. Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
5. "Major events in formation of S.E.Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
6. "Haldia" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
7. "Digha–Tamluk rail link to be opened by Puja". The Times of India. 7 August 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
8. "Digha Trip Report". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
9. "Railway Electrification" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2019.
10. "Upcoming projects in South Eastern Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.

External links

• Nearest Railway Stations to Digha Beach
• Trains at Digha
• Digha travel guide from Wikivoyage