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{{short description|Railway Station in West Bengal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Balgona
| symbol = s
| symbol_location = kolkata
| system = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = Nityanandapur, [[Balgona]], [[Purba Bardhaman district]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.457991|87.950423|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Bardhaman–Katwa line]]
| other =
| elevation = {{cvt|30|m}}
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 2
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 1
| parking =
| bicycle =
| opened = 1915
| closed = 2010
| rebuilt = 2014–2018
| electrified = 25 kV AC overhead
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BGNA
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Howrah}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former = [[McLeod's Light Railways]]
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
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| mpassengers =
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_dot_label = Balgona
| map_size = 300
| map_caption = Location in [[West Bengal]]##Location in India
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|line=Eastern|left=Bhatar|right=Saota|to-left=Howrah Junction|to-right=Katwa Junction|type=[[Bardhaman–Katwa line]]}}
| map_locator =
| route_map = {{Bardhaman–Katwa line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Balgona railway station''' is a railway station in [[Bardhaman–Katwa line]] under [[Howrah railway division]] of [[Eastern Railway zone]]. It is situated at Nityanandapur, [[Balgona]] of [[Purba Bardhaman district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/balgona-bgna/7745|title=Balgona Railway Station Map/Atlas ER/Eastern Zone – Railway Enquiry|website=India Rail Info|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/balgona-bgna-station|title=Balgona Railway Station (BGNA) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry|publisher=NDTV|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref>

==History==
On 1 December 1915, [[McLeod's Light Railways]] set up narrow-gauge lines in the Burdwan-Katwa Railway route. This railway section was handed over to the Eastern Railway in 1966. In 2010 the work started for conversion of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/It%E2%80%99s-journey%E2%80%99s-end-for-these-slow-coaches-with-a-long-history/article20920608.ece|title=It's journey's end for these slow coaches with a long history|last=Law|first=Abhishek|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line|date=27 November 2014|access-date=2023-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Villagers-stall-rail-project-in-Burdwan/articleshow/6021611.cms|title=Villagers stall rail project in Burdwan |date=8 June 2010|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref> Bardhaman to Balogna railway station was reopened in 2014 and Balgona to Katwa section was completed on 12 January 2018 for the public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/district/bardhaman/katwa-burdwan-broad-gauge-trains-started-at-last-1.739229|title='বড় রেল' কাটোয়ায়, জমল ভিড়|website=anandabazar.com|language=bn-IN|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Eastern}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1915]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Purba Bardhaman district]]
[[Category:Howrah railway division]]
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in India closed in 2010]]

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WECElbert296866 at 14:27, 4 October 2025