Bangaon Junction railway station

Bangaon Junction 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 its surrounding areas.

Bangaon Junction
Kolkata Suburban Railway junction station
General information
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	Active
Station code	BNJ
Zone(s)	Eastern
Division(s)	Sealdah
History
Opened	1884; 140 years ago (1884)
Electrified	1963–1964; 60 years ago (1964) with 25 kV overhead line
Services
Preceding station Kolkata Suburban Railway Following station Bibhuti Bhushan Halt towards Sealdah Eastern Line Sealdah–Bangaon line Terminus Terminus Eastern Line Ranaghat–Bangaon line Satberia towards Ranaghat Junction
Route map v t e Sealdah–Bangaon line including Barasat–Hasnabad and Ranaghat–Bangaon branch lines Legend km km Jessore–Benapole section 86 Benapole ( Benapole land port ) Bagdah 26 Bangladesh India Chandabazar 12 82 Petrapole Chhoighoria 6 Naobhanga Khal Ichhamati river line planned 78 00 Bangaon Junction Ranaghat–Bangaon line 20 Poramaheshtala (planned) Satberia Halt 5 Gopalnagar 5 Akaipur Halt 10 Majhergram 13 Gangnapur 18 Naba Raynagar 23 Coopers Halt 25 Ranaghat EMU Carshed Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Lalgola line Churni Ghat 30 89 Hingalganj Ranaghat Junction 28 Katakhali river line planned Sealdah–Ranaghat line 72 Hasnabad 70 Taki Road 67 Nimdanri 66 Madhyampur Bibhutibhusan Halt 73 64 Matania Anantapur Chandpara 68 61 Basirhat Thakurnagar 64 60 Bhyabla Gobardanga 58 55 Champapukur Jamuna river 52 Ghora Ras Ghona (planned) Swarupnagar 70 Bidyadhari Khal Machhalandapur 55 50 Malatipur Sanhati 50 46 Kankra Mirzanagar Habra 45 42 Harua Road Ashoknagar Road 42 39 Bhasila Guma 38 37 Lebutala (planned) Chakla 47 Bidyadhari Khal Bira 35 34 Beliaghata Road Dattapukur 31 35 Sondalia Bamangachhi 27 33 Bahira Kalibari 29 Karea Kadambagachi Barasat EMU Carshed 26 Kazipara Barasat Junction 23 Barasat Hridaypur 21 Hridaypur Madhyamgram 19 Madhyamgram Noai Khal New Barrackpore New Barrackpur 17 Michael Nagar Bisharpara Kodaliya 16 Birati Birati 14 Biman Bandar Belghoria Expressway  KM Line 6  (u/c) Durganagar 13 Biman Bandar 15 Jessore Road 13 Jessore Road line dismantled Jessop & Co. factory siding Ordnance Factory siding Dum Dum Cantonment 11 Dum Dum Cantonment  KM Line 4  (u/c) Sealdah Main & North section  KM Line 1  Dum Dum Junction 08 Patipukur loop line (dismantled) Jessore Road Belgachia 00 10 Patipukur Chitpur Rail Yard Ultadanga Road 011 Lansdown mill siding Kolkata 012 Brown Blanket mill siding Kolkata Circular Railway  KM Line 1  Kestopur Canal Bidhan Nagar Road 5 Bidhannagar Road Press House siding Kankurgachi Road 2 Kankurgachi Road Junction Narkeldanga EMU Carshed 3 Sir Gurudas Banerjee Halt Circular Canal Kankurgachi Chord line Sealdah North 00 0 Sealdah Main Sealdah  KM Line 2  Sealdah South 00 Beliaghata Diesel Loco Shed 6 Kamardanga Halt Beruck & Comens Siding 3│7 Park Circus Sealdah South section km km Key Indian Railways broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) broad gauge (1676 mm) Kolkata Metro (KM) standard gauge (1435 mm) in use   out of use, planned, or under construction (u/c)   tunnel
Location Bangaon Junction Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Bangaon Junction Location in India Show map of India

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Dum Dum–Barasat–Ashoknagar–Habra–Gobardanga–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.^[3]

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.^[4][5]

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.^[6]

Gallery

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  Local train at Bangaon station
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  A journey ticket to Bongaon station

See also

• Sealdah railway station
• Birati railway station
• Barasat Junction railway station
• Dum Dum Junction railway station
• Dum Dum Cantonment railway station

References

1. "The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian". Rail India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
2. "Bengal Central Railway". fibis. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
3. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
4. "Bongaon a green fresh border". Travel template. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
5. "Capexil plea to convert Petrapole LCS into port". The Hindu Business Line. 26 March 2004. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
6. Pratim Ranjan Bose and Abhisek Law. "Customs wants better rail link through Petrapole". The Hindu Business Line, 3 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

External links

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