Digha is a terminal railway station on the TamlukâÂÂDigha branch line and is located in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Digha sea-side area. The railway station is near New Digha beach.
The PanskuraâÂÂDurgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.
The TamlukâÂÂDigha line was sanctioned in 1984âÂÂ85 Railway Budget at an estimated cost of around Rs 74 crore. Finally this line was opened in 2004. This track was electrified in 2012âÂÂ13.
It's been proposed to connect Digha to Jaleswar via the KharagpurâÂÂPuri line.