Eklakhi railway station

Eklakhi
Indian Railway Junction station
Location	Eklakhi, Maldah, West Bengal India
Coordinates	25°10′04″N 88°05′59″E / 25.1677°N 88.0997°ECoordinates: 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
History
Opened	1971?
Location
Location of Eklakhi railway station in West Bengal

Eklakhi (Bengali: একলাখী) 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 known as Mango's Village.

Eklakhi-Balurghat line

The 87.26 kilometres (54.22 mi) long Eklakhi-Balurghat broad gauge 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

1. "Opening of Eklakhi-Balurghat new line". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
2. "Railway projects galore for Bengal". The Hindu Business Line, 26 February 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-10.

Preceding station		Indian Railway		Following station
Adina		Northeast Frontier Railway zone Howrah-New Jalpaiguri line		Kumarganj
Terminus		Northeast Frontier Railway zone Eklakhi-Balurghat branch line		Gazole