Benapole railway station

Benapole Railway Station

বেনাপোল রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
General information
LocationBenapole, Jessore District
Khulna Division
 Bangladesh
Elevation11 meters
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Operated byWest Zone
Line(s)Darshana–Jessore–Khulna line
Distance10 km from Nabharan railway station
35 km from Jashore Junction railway station
8 km from Bangaon Junction railway station, West Bengal, India
Other information
StatusOperating
Station codeBEN
ClassificationDomestic/ International
History
Opened1884; 141 years ago (1884)
Services
Preceding station   Bangladesh Railway   Following station
Terminus   Line
Jessore–Benapole Branch Line 		  Nabharan

Benapole Railway Station (Bengali: বেনাপোল রেলওয়ে স্টেশন) is a railway station in Bangladesh situated in Benapole of Jessore District, close to the Bangladesh–India border.[1] It is used to import goods from India.[2][3] It is part of the Petrapole-Benapole line connecting Benapole to Petrapole in India.[4] Now it is connected to almost all over Bangladesh Railway because of Padma Bridge

Train services

Train

no.

Train

name

Route
53 Betna Express-1 Khulna–Benapole
54 Betna Express-4 Benapole–Khulna
95 Betna Express-3[5] Khulna–Benapole
96 Betna Express-2[5] Benapole–Khulna
795 Benapole Express[6] Benapole–Dhaka
796 Dhaka–Benapole
827 Ruposhi Bangla Express Benapole–Dhaka
828 Dhaka–Benapole

References

  1. ^ "Benepole Railway Station Map/Atlas BR/Bangladesh Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  2. ^ "With tractors from Madurai, goods train chugs to Bangladesh". The Hindu. 2020-12-31. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  3. ^ "First container train from India reaches Bangladesh". newsonair.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  4. ^ Singh, Ankita (2020-12-19). "India, Bangladesh Reopens 55-Year-Old Haldibari-Chilahati Rail Route". thelogicalindian.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  5. ^ a b "Jessore-Benapole train service begins today". Prothom Alo. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  6. ^ "Benapole Express to operate 6 days a week". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-07-12. Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2020-12-03.

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