Owned by Indian Railways Parking Yes Elevation 7.4 m Rebuilt 2002 Tracks 3 | Operated by South Eastern Railway Opened 1992 Owner Indian Railways Platforms in use 2 | |
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Location Digha-Chandaneshwar Road, Digha, Purba Medinipur
India Line(s) Tamluk-Digha branch line Structure type Standard (on ground station) Address State Highway 57, Chanpabani, Digha, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal 721428 Similar Malda Town railway st, Panskura railway station, Amarabati Park, Santragachi Junction railway st, Haldia railway station | ||
Digha railway station
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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Digha railway station
History
The Panskura-Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.
The Tamluk-Digha line was opened in 2004.
New line
It's been proposed to connect Digha to Jaleswar via the Kharagpur-Puri line.
References
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