Top most attraction of beautiful Digha beach (west bengal) India
Top most attraction of beautiful Digha beach (west bengal) India
Digha is a seaside resort town in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies in East Midnapore district and at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal. It has a low gradient with a shallow sand beach . It is the most popular sea resort in West Bengal.
It is located 183 km (114 mi) from Kolkata/Howrah via Mecheda and 234 km (145 mi) via Kharagpur, this proximity has probably helped this small hamlet to emerge as a popular weekend getaway with number of good hotels and tourist lodges. Digha is connected to Kolkata/Howrah by a highway and a rail-link via Tamluk.
There is frequent bus service to Digha from Dharmatala bus stand of Kolkata , Burdwan , Bolpur , Siliguri , Asansol . Kirnahar , Baharampur and many other parts of West Bengal. Buses are available from Howrah as well, a connection has been made from Sealdah to Digha where a private bus arrives at 8:30 am throughout the week. It takes the shortest route from Sealdah connecting S.N Banerjee road, Taltala, Wellington, Dhramtalla to Howrah station, it departs from Howrah Station within 5 min to Digha.
Express Train at Digha Station
In 2004, train services have started for Digha railway station. There is one DMU service from Santragachi railway station and there are three new trains from Howrah Station too.
A new beach has been developed "New Digha" which is about 2 km (1.2 mi) from the old beach. This new beach is not only bigger than the old one, but might be considered a better one. It is clean and well-maintained and is not surrounded by a congested locality like the older beach. The latest attraction of New Digha is the Science Centre established by the National Council of Science Museums. The entire stretch of the Digha seaface from Old Digha to New Digha is filled with casuarina plantations, which looks beautiful.
