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| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway<br />
| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] station<br />
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| image_caption = Belgharia railway station<br />
| address = [[Belgharia]], [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|22.661363|88.389209|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|10|m|ft}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| line = [[Sealdah–Ranaghat line]] of [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]<br />
| platform = 4<br />
| tracks = 4<br />
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| bicycle = Not available<br />
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| parking = Not available<br />
| structure = Standard on ground station<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = BLH<br />
| zone = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]<br />
| division = [[Sealdah railway division|Sealdah]]<br />
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| status = Functional<br />
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| opened = 1862<br />
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| electrified = 1963–65<br />
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'''Belgharia railway station''' is the [[train station|railway station]] in the town of [[Belgharia]]. It serves the local areas of [[Belgharia]] in [[North 24 Parganas district]], [[West Bengal]], India. The Madhusudan Banarjee Road connects the [[Barrackpore Trunk Road]] and [[Jessore Road]] through [[Belgharia]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The Sealdah–Kusthia line of the [[Eastern Bengal Railway]] was opened to railway traffic in the year 1862.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html|title =IR History: Early days (1832–1865) | publisher=IRFCA | access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref> Eastern Bengal Railway used to work only on the eastern side of the [[Hooghly River]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Eastern_Bengal_Railway |title =Eastern Bengal Railway | publisher=fibis | access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Station complex==<br />
The platform is not very well sheltered. It has many facilities including water and sanitation. It is well connected to the BT Road. But there is a proper approach road to this station.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/3264|title=BLH/Belgharia railway station| website=India Rail Info}}</ref><br />
The Down Train leaves from platform 2 and 3 and UP trains leaves from Platform 1 and Platform 3. The station is connected with MB Road from Birati side and Feeder Road from BT Road side. The station has two ticket counters one outside platform number 4 and another on platform number 1, there are auto rickshaw stands, E-rickshaw stands outside Platform 1 and Platform 4. All the platforms are connected with subway and foot-over bridge in Dumdum end.<br />
==Electrification==<br />
The Sealdah–Ranaghat sector was electrified in 1963–65.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |title = History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 5 May 2013}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Kolkata/Northern fringes}}<br />
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{{commons category|Belgharia railway station}}<br />
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{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}<br />
{{Kolkata Suburban Railway}}<br />
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[[Category:Sealdah railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]<br />
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