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
Benapole Railway Station বেনাপোল রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Benapole, Jessore District Khulna Division  Bangladesh |
| Elevation | 11 meters |
| Owned by | Bangladesh Railway |
| Operated by | West Zone |
| Line(s) | Darshana–Jessore–Khulna line |
| Distance | 10 km from Navaron railway station 35 km from Jashore Junction railway station 8 km from Bangaon Junction railway station, West Bengal, India |
| Other information | |
| Status | Operating |
| Station code | BEN |
| Classification | Domestic/ International |
| History | |
| Opened | 1884 |
Train services
edit| 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 | |
| Bandhan Express | Kolkata–Jessore–Khulna |
References
edit- ^ "Benepole Railway Station Map/Atlas BR/Bangladesh Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "With tractors from Madurai, goods train chugs to Bangladesh". The Hindu. 2020-12-31. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ "First container train from India reaches Bangladesh". newsonair.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ Singh, Ankita (2020-12-19). "India, Bangladesh Reopens 55-Year-Old Haldibari-Chilahati Rail Route". thelogicalindian.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ^ a b "Jessore-Benapole train service begins today". Prothom Alo. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "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.