The Balichak railway station in the Indian state of West Bengal, serves Balichak, India in Paschim Medinipur district. It is under the jurisdiction of South Eastern Railway zone. Balichak railway station is a medium railway station of Kharagpur railway division. It is on the Howrah–Kharagpur line. It is Template:Convert from Howrah station.[1]
History
Balichak railway station is situated in Balichak, Debra, West Bengal. Station code is BCK. It is a small railway station between Howrah and Kharagpur. Neighbourhood stations are Shyam Chak and Duan and near by major railway station is Kharagpur Jn. Local EMU trains Howrah–Balichak, Howrah–Kharagpur, Santragachi–Kharagpur local, Howrah–Kharagpur local, Howrah–Midnapore Local train stop here. The Howrah–Kharagpur line was opened in 1900.[2] The Howrah–Kharagpur stretch has three lines.[3] There is a plan to build a fourth line for the Santragachi–Panskura–Kharagpur stretch.[4] The Howrah–Kharagpur line was electrified in 1967–69.[5]
References
- ↑ Combined suburban Time Table – Eastern Railway, Metro Railway, South Eastern Railway
- ↑ Major events in formation of S.E.Railway. South Eastern Railway.
- ↑ Howrah–Pune AC Duronto Express. India Rail Info.
- ↑ Upcoming projects in South Eastern Railway. South Eastern Railway.
- ↑ History of Electrification. IRFCA.
External links
Template:Kolkata Suburban Railway, South Eastern Template:Paschim Medinipur topics