Khulna railway station

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Khulna Railway Station

খুলনা রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Bangladesh Railway Station
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Khulna Railway Station
General information
LocationPower House More, Upper Jashore Road, Khulna, Khulna district, Khulna Division
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Coordinates 22°49′21″N89°33′30″E / 22.8224°N 89.5583°E / 22.8224; 89.5583
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Operated byBangladesh Railway
Line(s) Darshana-Jessore-Khulna Line
Platforms6
Tracks10
Train operatorsBangladesh Railway
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Architectural styleModern
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKHL
ClassificationInternational/ Domestic
History
Opened1883(141 years ago) (1883)
Rebuilt2018(6 years ago) (2018)
ElectrifiedNo
Previous names Eastern Bengal Railway

Khulna Railway Station [1] is a railway station in Khulna, Bangladesh. The railway station is the main station of the city, and links to rest of the country via the Darshana-Jessore-Khulna Line

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Intercity trains from Khulna [2]

Train NoNameOff DayFromDepartureToArrival
715 Kapotaksha Express TuesdayKhulna06:15Rajshahi12:00
727 Rupsha Express ThursdayKhulna07:10Chilahati16:40
763 Chitra Express MondayKhulna09:00Dhaka17:55
761 Sagardari Express ThursdayKhulna16:00Rajshahi22:00
747 Simanta Express MondayKhulna21:15Chilahati06:20
725 Sundarban Express TuesdayKhulna22:15Dhaka07:00

Mail trains from Khulna [3]

Train NoNameOff DayFromDepartureToArrival
15Mohananda ExpressNoKhulna11:00Chapainawabgonj21:40
23Rocket ExpressNoKhulna09:30Parbatipur22:00
25 Nakshikantha Express NoKhulna23.30Dhaka10:10
53Bethna Express 1NoKhulna06:00Benapol08:30
95Bethna Express 3NoKhulna12:10Benapol14:30

International train from Khulna

The Bandhan Express connects Khulna, Bangladesh, to Kolkata railway station, India. [4] [5]

RouteTrain NumberDayTimingRakeRef
Kolkata to Khulna 13129Sunday & Thursday Kolkata 07:10 am (D)
Petrapole 08:55 am (A)
Benapole 09:15 am (A)
Jessore 11:30 am (A)
Khulna 12:30 pm (A)
IR up to Petrapole from Source
BR from Benapole to Destination
[6]
Khulna to Kolkata13130Sunday & Thursday Khulna 01:30 pm (D)
Jessore 02:30 pm (A)
Benapole 04:00 pm (A)
Petrapole 04:20 pm (A)
Kolkata 06:10 pm (A)
BR from Khulna to Benapole
IR from Petrapole to Destination
[7]

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