Benapole railway station

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]

Benapole railway station

বেনাপোল রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
LocationBenapole, Jessore District
Khulna Division
 Bangladesh
Elevation11 meters
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Operated byPaksey railway division, Bangladesh Railway West Zone
Distance4 km from Petapole railway station
8 km from Bangaon Junction railway station
10 km from Nabharon railway station
Other information
StatusOperating
Station codeBEN

Infrastructure

The station has two platforms.[1]

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

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. Special Correspondent. 2020-12-31. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-01-13.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "First container train from India reaches Bangladesh". newsonair.com. 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. "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. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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