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{{short description|Railway station in Goa, India}}
{{more citations needed|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|100px]]<br/>{{background color|darkblue|{{font color|white|Balli railway station}}}}
| type = [[Regional rail]] and [[Light rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| Grade =
| image =
| caption =
| address = Off NH-17, [[Quepem]], [[South Goa]], [[Goa]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|15.1517|74.0212|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|41|m}}
| line = [[Konkan Railway]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 1
| tracks = 3
| parking = Available
| bicycle = Available
| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1997}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| ADA = Yes
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BLLI
| zone = [[Konkan Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Karwar}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Konkan Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| zone = [[Indian Railways]]
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services =
{{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Madgaon Junction|next=Canacona|line= Konkan Railway|branch= [[Konkan Railway]]}}
| map_locator =
| route_map = {{Konkan Railway Map|inline=1}}
| map_state = collapsed
| map_type = India Goa
| map_dot_label = Balli
}}
'''Balli railway station''' (Station code: '''BLLI''') is a smaller railway station in [[Goa]], under the jurisdiction of [[Konkan Railway]]. It lies is in [[Balli, Goa|Balli]] (also referred to as Bali) village off the highway connecting [[Chandor]] to [[Canacona]].

==Administration==
The station falls under the administration of [[Karwar railway division]] of [[Konkan Railway]] zone, a subsidiary zone of [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd.|title=Monsoon Time Table|date=10 June 2016|publisher=Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd.|location=Belapur, Maharashtra|edition=2016|url=http://www.konkanrailway.com|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref>

==Other stations==
[[Madgaon]] ([[Margao]]) railway station in [[South Goa]] district is the largest [[Konkan Railway]] station within Goa, while [[Thivim railway station]] in [[North Goa]] comes at second place. The former is a gateway to South Goa, [[Margao]], the urban area of [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco da Gama]] and also the beaches of South Goa, while the latter is a gateway to [[Mapusa]] town, the emigration-oriented sub-district of [[Bardez]] and also the North Goa beach belt. The [[Karmali railway station]] is closest State capital [[Panjim]] or [[Panaji]], which is the administrative capital of Goa.

==Incidents==
On 3 May 2015, 10 bogies of 12223 [[Mumbai]] [[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus]]–{{stnlnk|Ernakulam Junction}} Duronto Express derailed near Balli railway station in [[South Goa]] at around 6.30 AM. No casualties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/10-bogies-of-ernakulam-duronto-express-derail-in-goa-none-injured-760108|title=10 Bogies of Ernakulam–Duronto Express Derail in Goa, None Injured|work=[[NDTV]]|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Railway stations in South Goa district]]
[[Category:Railway stations along Konkan Railway line]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1997]]
[[Category:Karwar railway division]]

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