Balurghat বালুরঘাট
Indian Railways Station
Balurghat railway station
General information
Location	Balurghat district: Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal India
Coordinates	25°13′59″N 88°45′28″E / 25.233°N 88.7579°E / 25.233; 88.7579
Elevation	24 metres (79 ft)
Operated by	Indian railways
Line(s)	Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BLGT
Zone(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s)	Katihar
History
Opened	2004
Electrified	complete
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Terminus Northeast Frontier Railway zone Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Mallickpurhat towards ?
Location
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Balurghat is a railway station on the Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line and is located in Dakshin Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Balurghat city and the surrounding areas. Superfast Trains like tebhaga express from balurghat connects the town balurghat with the state capital Kolkata And passenger trains like Balurghat - Siliguri intercity express connect the town with North Bengals important metropolis Siliguri

Eklakhi–Balurghat line

The 87.26-kilometre (54.22 mi) long Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line was opened in 2004.^[1] The extension of the Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line to Hili was announced in the Rail Budget for 2010–11.^[2] Initial work for the 29.6 km (18.4 mi) Balurghat-Hili railway line has been taken up by Northeast Frontier Railway. In the initial stages major expenditure is anticipated for land acquisition. The estimates are around Rs. 300 crores. 166.281 ha (410.89 acres) of land is required to be acquired. District Magistrate, Dakshin Dinajpur is also involved in the process.^[3]