Digha railway station
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Digha
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Kolkata Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
Location | Digha-Chandaneshwar Road, Digha, Purba Medinipur India |
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Elevation | 7.400 metres (24.28 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | South Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Tamluk-Digha branch line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | DGHA | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | Kolkata Suburban Railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Kharagpur | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1992 | ||||||||||
Closed | -present | ||||||||||
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 resort. The railway station is near New Digha beach.
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History
The Panskura-Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.[1][2]
The Tamluk-Digha line was opened in 2004.[3]
New line
It's been proposed to connect Digha to Jaleswar via the Kharagpur-Puri line.[4]
References
External links
- Trains at Digha
Digha travel guide from Wikivoyage