How to get there – Balakhana

Car hire with driver from Kolkata to Balakhana on a round trip basis is available at Rs. 15 per km/Rs. 150 per hr for small sedans and Rs. 18 per km / Rs. 180 per hour for larger MUVs.

BY ROAD from KOLKATA:–

Location on Google Maps (Balakhana entrance) : https://goo.gl/maps/agZJsfaaBz8VDofU7?g_st=am

Route 1 – VIA Jessore road / Belghoria Expressway onto NH 12 at Barajaguli (Preferred Route)

Take the AJC Bose Rd flyover/Park Circus crossing/Ma flyover & head to the Airport. (Do not take the Ramp/Flyover to the airport building)
Take a Right turn under the flyover past Holiday Inn & thereafter exit to take Right on Jessore Rd.

After about one km Take Left onto Belghoria Exp at the Traffic lights. Travel about Two km to where Kalyani Express Construction starts & Turn Right on to it. This area is complete.

Travel on Kalyani Express Way for approx 41 km from the Airport, for Barajaguli and take the Flyover, keep Left & Exit at sign for Barajaguli, get off the Kalyani Express way to get on to NH12.

Head straight for Krishnanagar, till you see Hotel Haveli on your Right & Glocal Hospital on your Left, get off from NH12 at Indian Oil Pump & do not go up the flyover…

Turn Left on Nabadwip Ghat Road /Biprodas Palchoudhuri Rd along the Rly line for 8km & slow down in front of Indian Bank on your Right at Teorkhali village, keep looking Right of road till you spot old Red Brick Pillars, go straight through & enter… Maheshganj Estate & Balakhana written on marble.

Balakhana the property, is Behind the BDO’s Office so if you have gone past this office complex on the Right, you have missed the Entrance.

Route 2 – VIA KONA EXPRESSWAY/DANKUNI

0 Km Reset trip meter to ‘O’ at Vidyasagar Setu Toll Gate
17 “      Rail Over Bridge – Dankuni
18 “      Take Right fork for Old Delhi Rd
19 “      Mother Dairy Plant
39 “      Start of four lane Highway
46 “ Kitchen Sutra as a Breakfast, Tea or Coffee stop. Has clean washrooms.
53 “      Mogra – Keep left on Rail overbridge leading to roundabout
54 “      Make a hair-pin Left at roundabout on Assam Rd, towards Tribeni
88 “      Keep Straight (Road on Right cross Rly Xing for Kalna Ghat & Santipur)
90 “      Keep straight over Kalna Rly crossing
91 “      Keep Straight
98 “      Take Right Fork for Samudragarh
114”      Turn Right at Hematpur Morh-Cross Rly line-go straight to Gauranga Setu
PL NOTE, GOOGLE MAPS IS INCORRECT BEYOND THIS POINT
118”      Turn Left at Mukundapur/Pink Temple/Maheshganj signpost
122”      Turn Right at Fakirtolla/IOL fuel pump towards BDO office
123 Take a ‘Hair-pin’ Left at end of BDO office into White topped Red Pillars of BALAKHANA

TRAINS WITH AC CHAIR CARS:

Railway bookings need to be made 2-3 weeks prior to travel

Hazarduari Exp No. 13113 –
Departs Kolkata (Chitpur) 6.50 AM, arrives Krishnagar 9.15 AM
Hazarduari Exp No 13114 –
Departs Krishnagar 7.00 PM, arrives Kolkata (Chitpur) 9.30 PM

Bhagirathi Exp No 13103 –
Departs Sealdah 6.20 PM, arrives Krishnagar 8.30 PM
Bhagirathi Exp No. 13104 –
Departs Krishnagar 7.15AM, arrives Sealdah 10.30 AM

Dhanadhanya Exp No. 13117 –
Departs Kolkata (Sun, Tue, Thur) 4.10 PM, arrives Krishnagar 6.25 PM
Dhanadhanya Exp No. 13118 –
Departs Krishnagar (Mon, Wed, Fri) 9.25 AM, arrives Kolkata 11.40 AM

Daily local EMU trains ply hourly from Sealdah to Krishnagar

Vehicular transport fromn Krishnagar station to Balakhana (12 kms) charges Rs. 500 per trip, for bookings please contact Management

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