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{{Infobox station
| name = Balurghat
| type = [[Indian Railways]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Balurghat.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = Balurghat railway station
| address = [[Balurghat district]]: [[Dakshin Dinajpur]], [[West Bengal]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|25.233|88.7579|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|24|m|ft}}
| line = [[Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 2
| tracks =
| entrances =
| parking =
| baggage_check =
| opened = 2004
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BLGT
| zone = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Katihar}}
}}
| owned =
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| status = Functioning
| former =
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| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
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| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|next=Mallickpurhat|line= Northeast Frontier Railway zone|branch= [[Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line]] }}
}}
'''Balurghat''' is a railway station on the [[Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line]] and is located in [[Dakshin Dinajpur district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It serves [[Balurghat]] city and the surrounding areas.

==Eklakhi–Balurghat line==
The {{convert|87.26|km|mi|adj=mid}} long [[Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line]] was opened in 2004.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=6114| title=Opening of Eklakhi–Balurghat new line| publisher=Press Information Bureau| access-date=1 December 2011}}</ref> The extension of the Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line to Hili was announced in the Rail Budget for 2010–11.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-logistics/article985043.ece| title=Railway projects galore for Bengal| work=The Hindu Business Line| date=26 February 2010| access-date=10 December 2011}}</ref> Initial work for the {{cvt|29.6|km}} Balurghat-Hili railway line has been taken up by Northeast Frontier Railway. In the initial stages major expenditure is anticipated for land acquisition. The estimates are around Rs. 300 crores. {{cvt|166.281|ha}} of land is required to be acquired. District Magistrate, Dakshin Dinajpur is also involved in the process.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://nfrlyconstruction.org/Uploads/File/project-details/ProjectDetails_August.pdf | title = Brief of all projects (as of 31st August 2018) | work = Page 12: New BG line from Balurghat to Hili | publisher = Northeast Frontier Railway (Cconstruction) | access-date = 7 December 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202202616/https://nfrlyconstruction.org/Uploads/File/project-details/ProjectDetails_August.pdf | archive-date = 2 December 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/balurghat-blgt/1899 Trains at Balurghat]
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Balurghat}}

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{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Dakshin Dinajpur district]]
[[Category:Katihar railway division]]
[[Category:Balurghat]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 2004]]

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>খাঁ শুভেন্দু at 20:36, 20 June 2021