Trains from Balurghat
Apart from being well connected to the major cities of north Bengal as well as the capital city , Kolkata by road services, Balurghat has got connection to cities like Malda, Kolkata, New Jalpaiguri through rail services too. Those who want to come to Balurghat Town from other parts of the county can get direct trains from Kolkata to reach Balurghat. NGP, an important gateway to hill stations of north Bengal as well as Sikkim State also has a direct train to Balurghat. Balurghat Station is located at the extreme eastern banks of River Atreyee, so passengers coming from/going to Balurghat Town, located on the extreme western fringe of the river, must lake local conveyance like auto-rickshaw or rickshaw.Balurghat Railway Station
In 2004 December, about 80 km long broad gauge line between Balurghat in Dakshin Dinajpur and Eklakhi in Malda has been opened. Two important rivers Puranbhaba and Tangon have to be crossed while traveling between Balurghat and Eklakhi. During the rail-budget 2010-11, the extension of this broad gauge line till Hili has been proposed. There are 2 platforms in Balurghat Railway Station. The station code of Balurghat Station is BLGT and it falls under Katihar and within the Railway Zone-Northeast Frontier Railway.The closest airport from this railway station is Balurghat Airport, located about 5 km away though non-functional. The Malda Airport is about 65 KM away from Balurghat Railway Station. This railway station serves more than 9000 passengers every day. About 6 trains pass Balurghat station daily. Below is the list of trains that passes through Balurghat.
Trains running from Balurghat
Train Name: Malda Town Balurghat PassengerTravel Days: All days of the week except Sunday
Starting Station: Malda Town
Arrival/Departure: 12:30(A)
Train Name: Balurghat-Malda Town Passenger
Travel Days: All days of the week except Sunday
Starting Station: Balurghat
Arrival/Departure: 12:40(D)
Train Name: New Jalpaiguri-Balurghat Intercity Express
Travel Days: All Days of the week
Starting Station: New Jalpaiguri
Arrival/Departure: 16:15(A)
Train Name: Balurghat-New Jalpaiguri Intercity Express
Travel Days: All days of the week
Starting Station: Balurghat
Arrival/Departure: 10:40(D)
Train Name: Malda Town Balurghat Passenger
Travel Days: All days of the week
Starting Station: Malda Town
Arrival/Departure: 9:40(A)
Train Name: Balurghat-Malda Town Passenger
Travel Days: All days of the week
Starting Station: Balurghat
Arrival/Departure: 17:05(D)
Train Name: Tebhaga Express
Travel Days: Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday
Starting Station: Balurghat
Arrival/Departure: 5:35(D)
Train Name: Tebhaga Express
Travel Days: Monday/Wednesday/Friday
Starting Station: Kolkata Station
Arrival/Departure: 22:05(A)
Train Name: Gour Express
Travel Days: All days of the week
Starting Station: Kolkata Sealdah Station
Arrival/Departure: 9:40(A)
Train Name: Gour Express
Travel Days: All days of the week
Starting Station: Balurghat
Arrival/Departure: 17:05 (D)
Nearby Station of Balurghat Railway Station:
The nearby stations and their distance from Balurghat Railway Station:Station Name: Mallickpur
Station Code: MKR
Distance from Balurghat: 18 km
Station Name: Rampur Bazaar
Station Code: RMPB
Distance from Balurghat: 23 km
Station Name: Malancha
Station Code: MLNHM
Distance from Balurghat: 26 km
Station Name: Gangarampur
Station Code: GRMP
Distance from Balurghat: 33 km
Station Name: Buniadpur
Station Code: BNDP
Distance from Balurghat: 45 km
Station Name: Daulatpur Hat
Station Code: DLPH
Distance from Balurghat: 55 km
Station Name: Deotala
Station Code: DOTL
Distance from Balurghat: 62 km
Station Name: Mahanagar
Station Code: MANGM
Distance from Balurghat: 67 km
Station Name: Gazole
Station Code: GZO
Distance from Balurghat: 73 km
Station Name: Eklakhi Junction
Station Code: EKI
Distance from Balurghat: 87 km
Station Name: Mahananda Bridge
Station Code: MBC
Distance from Balurghat: 90 km
Station Name: Adina
Station Code: ADF
Distance from Balurghat: 93 km
Station Name: Kumarganj
Station Code: KMRJ
Distance from Balurghat: 94 km
Station Name: Sripur Halt
Station Code: SRPU
Distance from Balurghat: 99 km
Station Name: Old Malda Junction
Station Code: OMLF
Distance from Balurghat: 100 km