Bangaon Junction railway station

Bangaon Junction
Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station
Bangaon railway station
Location	Station Road, Bangaon, West Bengal, 743235 India
Coordinates	23°01′49″N 88°49′59″E
Elevation	11 metres (36 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Eastern Railway
Line(s)	Sealdah–Bangaon line Ranaghat–Bangaon section
Platforms	3
Tracks	6
Bus stands	Motigunj bus stand 78/ Dakshineshwar bus stand
Connections	Bangaon–Boyra–Duttapulia bus route Bongaon–Basirhat bus route Bongaon–Dakshineswar bus Bongaon–Chakdaha bus route
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BNJ
Zone(s)	Eastern
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1882–84
Electrified	1963–64 with 25 kV overhead line
Services
Preceding station   Kolkata Suburban Railway   Following station Bibhuti Bhushan Halt toward Sealdah Eastern Line Sealdah–Bangaon line Terminus Terminus Eastern Line Ranaghat–Bangaon line Satberia toward Ranaghat Junction
Route map km km to Jessore Benapole Bangladesh India border Petrapole Goods Ichamati River Bagdah (planned) 77 Bangaon Chandabazar (planned) Poramaheshtala (planned) NH 35 Satberia 28 72 Bibhuti Bhushan Halt Gopalnagar 23 Akaipur 19 67 Chandpara Majhergram 15 Gangnapur 11 63 Thakurnagar Naba Raynagar 6 Coopers Halt 58 Gobardanga Ranaghat 0 Lalgola and Gede branch lines Jamuna River Sealdah–Ranaghat line Machhalandapur 54 Swarupnagar (planned) Hingalganj (planned) 75 Hasnabad 73 Taki Road 71 Nimdanri Sanhati Halt 50 69 Madhyampur 67 Matania Anantapur Habra 45 65 Basirhat 63 Bhyabla Halt Ashoknagar Road 41 58 Champapukur 56 Ghora Ras Ghona NH 35 54 Malatipur 49 Kankra Mirzanagar Guma 38 46 Harua Road 43 Bhasila Bira 34 41 Lebutala 37 Beliaghata Road Duttapukur 30 35 Sondalia 32 Bahira Kalibari Bamangachhi 27 29 Karea Kadambagachhi 26 Kazipara NH 35 23 Barasat NH 34 21 Hridaypur 19 Madhyamgram Noai Canal 17 New Barrackpur 15 Bisharpara Kodaliya 14 Birati 12 Durganagar 14 Biman Bandar 12 Jessore Road line closed Sealdah–Ranaghat line 10 Dum Dum Cantonment Calcutta chord link to Dankuni 7 Dum Dum Patipukur Kolkata Circular Railway Kolkata 4 Bidhannagar Road Sealdah North & Main 0 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Sealdah South 0 Park Circus 3 Sealdah South lines km km Source: Indian Railway Time Table
Location
Bangaon Junction Location in West Bengal Bangaon Junction Location in India

Bangaon is a Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station on the Sealdah–Bangaon line and Ranaghat–Bangaon line. It is located in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Bangaon and the surrounding areas.

History

In 1882–84 the Bengal Central Railway Company constructed two lines: one from Dum Dum to Khulna, 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 in 1903.

Dum Dum–Barasat–Habra–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 Sealdah via Barasat Jn. Four trains run on circular route via Dum Dum Jn. and Ballygunge Jn. Three of them go up to Majerhat and one goes to Canning. Bandhan Express, connecting Kolkata to Khulna (Bangladesh) also runs through this station on every Thursday.

Extended trains timetable

Train	Daily frequency
Bongaon–Majerhat Local	3
Bongaon–Canning Local	1
Bongaon–Shantipur Jn Local	1
Bongaon–Ranaghat–Lalgola Passenger Special (EMU)	1
International link
Bandhan Express (13129/30)	1 (weekly)

Border

Bangaon is the last station on the line, but the line goes up to the India–Bangladesh border and beyond.

Petrapole, 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

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  Local train at Bangaon station

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  A journey ticket to Bongaon station

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  Bongaon station platforms 2 and 3

External links

• Trains to Sealdah
• Trains from Sealdah
• Trains from Ranaghat to Bangaon