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Ballalpur railway station is a halt railway station on the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop of Malda railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is situated beside National Highway 34 at Farakka of Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
History
In 1913, the Hooghly–Katwa Railway constructed a Template:Track gauge broad gauge line from Bandel to Katwa, and the Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa Railway constructed the Template:Track gauge broad gauge Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop.[2][3] With the construction of the Farakka Barrage and opening of the railway bridge in 1971, the railway communication picture of this line were completely changed. Total 6 passenger trains stop at Ballalpur railway station.[4]
References
- ↑ BALLALPUR (BQZ) Railway Station. NDTV. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ↑ Indian Railway History timeline, Saxena, R. P..
- ↑ The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian. Rail India.
- ↑ BQZ/Ballalpur. Retrieved 22 April 2019.