Eklakhi Junction railway station
Eklakhi | |||||
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| Indian Railway Junction station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Eklakhi, Maldah, West Bengal India | ||||
| Coordinates | 25°10′04″N 88°05′59″E / 25.1677°N 88.0997°E | ||||
| Elevation | 33 metres (108 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line, Eklakhi-Balurghat branch line | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | EKI | ||||
| Division(s) | Katihar railway division | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1971? | ||||
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Eklakhi 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 km (54.22 mi) long Eklakhi-Balurghat branch 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]
References
- ^ "Opening of Eklakhi-Balurghat new line". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Railway projects galore for Bengal". The Hindu Business Line, 26 February 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
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