Ballia is a station on the Indian Railways with about 35 trains daily (including 2 Rajdhani express) Major railway stations include Belthara Road and Rasra. Belthara Road is connected with Gorakhpur by several trains like Dadar Express, Chauri Chaura Express, Gorakhnath Express etc. It is connected to Varanasi, Gorakhpur and Patna by road.
Many road roundabouts in Ballia feature statues of leaders of the Indian Independence Movement
