Bangaon Junction railway station

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–Ashoknagar–Habra–Gobardanga–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64. Redevelopment In 2024, Ministry of Railways allocated for the redevelopment purpose of this station under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. After the redevelopment, the station will have a new aesthetically designed building, equipped with modern amenities like free Wi-Fi, drinking water facilities, upgraded toilets, more comfortable sitting chairs, AC Waiting rooms and escalators etc. ==Routes==

In North line commuter trains run up to Ranaghat Jn. (2 trains goes up to Shantipur & 1 train goes up to Lalgola at 8.27 am). 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. 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, 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 == See also ==