Digha railway station
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Railway station in West Bengal, India
This article is about the railway station in Bengal. For its namesake station in Bihar, see Digha Bridge Halt railway station.
Digha দীঘা | ||||||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway station | ||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Digha–Chandaneshwar Road, Digha, Purba Medinipur India | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°37′24′′N 87°30′30′′E / 21.623441°N 87.508409°E / 21.623441; 87.508409 | |||||||||||||
| Elevation | 7.400 metres (24.28 ft) | |||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tamluk–Digha branch line | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | |||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | yes | |||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||
| Station code | DGHA | |||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Eastern Railway | |||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Kharagpur | |||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1992 | |||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2002 | |||||||||||||
| Electrified | yes | |||||||||||||
| Previous names | Digha Railway Junction | |||||||||||||
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Digha is a terminal railway station on the Tamluk–Digha branch line and is located in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Digha sea-side area. The railway station is near New Digha beach.
History
[edit ]The Panskura–Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.[5] [6]
The Tamluk–Digha line was sanctioned in 1984–85 Railway Budget at an estimated cost of around Rs 74 crore.[7] Finally this line was opened in 2004.[8] This track was electrified in 2012–13.[9]
New line
[edit ]It's been proposed to connect Digha to Jaleswar via the Kharagpur–Puri line.[10]
Digha Railway Station Picture Gallery
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Digha Railway Station, West Bengal
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Digha Railway Station Innerside
References
[edit ]- ^ Google Maps
- ^ Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606 Indiarailinfo
- ^ Howrah-Haldia Local 68689 ⇒ 38089 Indiarailinfo
- ^ Santragachi-Digha EMU 78001 ⇒ 68687 Indiarailinfo
- ^ "Major events in formation of S.E.Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Haldia" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Digha–Tamluk rail link to be opened by Puja". The Times of India. 7 August 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Digha Trip Report". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Railway Electrification" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Upcoming projects in South Eastern Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
External links
[edit ]- Nearest Railway Stations to Digha Beach
- Trains at Digha
- Digha travel guide from Wikivoyage
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Digha railway station .