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Digha is West Bengal's most popular sea resort and tourist spot from Kolkata. It is a popular sea beach resort situated close to the border of Orissa on the Bay of Bengal in West Bengal, India. In Digha sea starts about a mile away from the start of the beach. The scenic beauty of this place is charming and luring. One can view both sunrise and sunset at Digha sea beach. The sunsets and sunrises reflecting off the salty waters of the Bay of Bengal.
In 1923, an English tourist John Frank Smith was charmed by the beauty of Digha and started living here. His writings about Digha slowly gave exposure to this place. After independence, he convinced West Bengal's chief minister Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy to develop Digha as a beach resort.

Digha Sea Beach

A small town, Digha is crowded with hotels generally around one main road. Its proximity to Calcutta (187 kms) attracts tourists throughout the year. Bathing is advisable only during the low tide. One can view both sunrise and sunset at Digha sea beach.

New Digha

A new beach has been developed at New Digha which is about 2 km 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. There are new and better hotels a walking distance from the beach at New Digha and the locality itself seems to be better planned. Tourists come here and bath in the sea trees and enjoy the sights.

See

New Digha Beach
Talsari Beach
Temple at Chandaneswar
Marine Station/Aquarium of Zoological Survey of India

Getting There

Digha is 185 Km away and conveniently connected via train and road network with Kolkata, the capital of west Bengal and a metropolitan city of the India.

By Rail :
Train services to Digha are available from Kolkata, with stops at Kanthi, Kharagpur and Mecheda etc. There are daily trains from Shalimar railway station and there are a few trains from Howrah too. Shalimar-Digna Express (2867) starts from Shalimar at 07:55 AM and comes to Santragachi at 08:05 am. Fare is Rs. 56/- for general class and around Rs.70/- for Chair car reservation. Sometimes special trains are announced on special occasions and holidays.

By Bus :
There is frequent bus service to Digha available daily, every half an hour to Digha from Dharamtala bus stand of Kolkata. Buses leave from the Shahid Minar and Howrah bus terminus in central Calcutta. It is almost a 5 hour journey from Kolkata.