Bangaon is a
Kolkata Suburban Railway
The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country with the highest number of stations. It is also the 7th larg ...
junction station on the
Sealdah–Bangaon line
The Sealdah–Bangaon line is a long broad gauge railway line that connects the Sealdah Main and North terminus of Kolkata with Bangaon of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. Once a part of the old Calcutta–Jessore–Khulna li ...
and
Ranaghat–Bangaon line. It is located in
North 24 Parganas district
North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and f ...
in the Indian state of
West Bengal. It serves
Bangaon
Bangaon is a city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bangaon subdivision.
Geography
Location
Bangaon is located at . It has an average elevation of 7 m ...
and the surrounding areas.
History
In 1882–84 the Bengal Central Railway Company constructed two lines: one from
Dum Dum to
Khulna
Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...
, now in
Bangladesh, via Bangaon and the other linking
Ranaghat and Bangaon.
The Bengal Central Railway was formed in 1881 to construct and operate a line to Khulna. It was merged with
Eastern Bengal Railway
The Eastern Bengal Railway (full name: "Eastern Bengal Railway Company"; shortened EBR) was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated from 1857 to 1942, in Bengal and Assam provinces of British India.
History
Formation
The Eastern ...
in 1903.
Dum Dum–
Barasat
Barasat () is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of Barasat Sadar subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) ...
–
Ashoknagar—
Habra
Habra is a city and a municipality under Barasat sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the Jessore Road between Kolkata and the Bangladesh border at Petrapole. Its location makes ...
–Gobardanga-Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.
Routes
In North line commuter trains run up to
Ranaghat Jn. (2 trains goes up to Shantipur & 1 train goes up to Lalgola).
In South line commuter trains run mostly up to via
Barasat Jn. Four trains run on circular route via
Dum Dum Jn. and Ballygunge Jn. Three of them go up to and one goes to
Canning
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.
Bandhan Express, connecting to (
Bangladesh) also runs through this station on every Thursday.
; Extended trains timetable
Border
Bangaon is the last station on the line, but the line goes up to the India–Bangladesh border and beyond.
Petrapole
Petrapole is the Indian side of Petrapole-Benapole border checkpoint between India and Benapole of Bangladesh, on the Bangladesh-India border, near Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Petrapole border is the only land port in ...
, the Indian side of the international border, with a land customs station, handles more than half of the 4 billion dollar trade between India and Bangladesh. With the remote possibility of improvements in the narrow roads leading to the border, because of land acquisition problems, the focus is now on improving the rail transportation system.
Gallery
File:Train at Bangaon Junction.jpg, Local train at Bangaon station
File:A journey ticket to Bongaon station.jpg, A journey ticket to Bongaon station
File:Bongaon Station platforms.jpg, Bongaon station platforms 2 and 3
References
External links
Trains to SealdahTrains from Sealdah Trains from Ranaghat to Bangaon
{{North 24-Parganas topics
Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district
Sealdah railway division
Kolkata Suburban Railway stations
Railway junction stations in West Bengal