Baltikuri railway station

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Baltikuri
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Kolkata Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationBaltikuri, Howrah, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 22°36′33″N88°17′46″E / 22.609237°N 88.296061°E / 22.609237; 88.296061
Elevation5 metres (16 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by South Eastern Railway zone
Line(s) Santragachi–Amta branch line
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBALT
Zone(s) South Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Kharagpur
History
Opened1897
Closed1971
Rebuilt2004
Previous namesHowrah–Amta Light Railway
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station
Kona
towards Amta
South Eastern Line Bankranayabaz
Bhattanagar
towards Sealdah
Chord link Line Bankranayabaz
towards Andul
Location
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Baltikuri
Location in Kolkata
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Baltikuri
Location in West Bengal
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Baltikuri
Location in India

Baltikuri railway station is a cabin railway station on Santragachi–Amta branch line of South Eastern Railway section of the Kharagpur railway division. It is situated at Baltikuri in Howrah in the Indian state of West Bengal. [1] [2]

History

Howrah to Amta narrow-gauge track was built in 1897 in British India. This route was the part of the Martin's Light Railways which was closed in 1971. [3] Howrah–Amta new broad-gauge line, including the Bargachia–Champadanga branch line was re constructed and opened in 2002–2004. [4] [5]

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References

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  2. "Baltikuri Junction Railway Station. Station location and description. Division - Kharagpur". erailway.co.in. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. Sharma, Aman (15 August 2017). "PM Narendra Modi highlights project delay by talking of 74km Howrah–Champadanga railway line". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. "Narrow gauge in Bengal | IEOR @ IIT Bombay". www.ieor.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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