Eklakhi railway station

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Eklakhi
Indian Railway Junction station
Station statistics
Address Eklakhi, Maldah, West Bengal
India
Coordinates 25°10′04″N 88°05′59″E / 25.1677°N 88.0997°E / 25.1677; 88.0997Coordinates: 25°10′04″N 88°05′59″E / 25.1677°N 88.0997°E / 25.1677; 88.0997
Elevation 33 metres (108 ft)
Line(s) Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line, Eklakhi-Balurghat branch line
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Platforms 3
Other information
Opened 1971?
Station code EKI
Division(s) Katihar
Owned by Indian Railways
Operator Northeast Frontier Railway
Station status Functioning
Location
Location of Eklakhi railway station in West Bengal

Eklakhi (Bengali: একলাখী) is a railway station on the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line and is located in Maldah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The Eklakhi-Balurghat Branch Line connects Balurghat to the trunk line.

Eklakhi-Balurghat line

The 87.26 kilometres (54.22 mi) long Eklakhi-Balurghat broad gauge line was opened in 2004.[1]Extension of the Eklakhi-Balurghat Branch line to Hili was announced in the Rail Budget for 2010-11.[2]

External links

References

  1. "Opening of Eklakhi-Balurghat new line". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 2011-12-01. 
  2. "Railway projects galore for Bengal". The Hindu Business Line, 26 February 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-10. 
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Adina
Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line
Kumarganj
Terminus Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Eklakhi-Balurghat branch line
Gazole
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