Bally Halt railway station

Bally Halt is a small railway station in the Howrah district of West Bengal, India. It serves the Bally area in the Kolkata metropolitan region and lies on the suburban network operated by the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways.

Key facts

Name	Bally Halt railway station
Type	Railway station (halt)
Location	Bally, Howrah district, West Bengal, India
Country	India
Operator	Indian Railways
Zone	Eastern Railway

Overview

Bally Halt is classified as a halt station, a category of stop on the Indian Railways network where only suburban or local passenger services stop and limited passenger amenities are provided. It functions primarily as a commuter stop within the Kolkata suburban rail system, which connects Howrah and Sealdah with surrounding satellite towns along the western bank of the Hooghly river.

Location and setting

The station is located in Bally, a town that forms part of the contiguous urban agglomeration around Kolkata and Howrah. Bally lies on the western bank of the Hooghly river and is connected to the eastern bank by the Vivekananda Setu and Nivedita Setu road bridges, as well as by suburban railway links. The neighbourhood is industrial and residential in character, and the halt mainly caters to local commuter movement.

Services

The station is served by Kolkata suburban EMU (electric multiple unit) services. Long-distance and express trains do not stop at halt stations of this category, and passengers requiring such services typically travel to the nearby Bally Junction or Howrah Junction.

Significance

As one of several minor stops within the dense suburban network around Kolkata, Bally Halt contributes to the everyday commuting infrastructure of the metropolitan region, providing residents of the immediate locality with access to the wider rail system without travelling to a larger junction.

References

Wikidata: Q59213925