Poradah Junction Railway Station পোড়াদহ জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | ||||||||||||||||
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Bangladesh Railway Station | ||||||||||||||||
Sundarban Express stands at platform no.4 Chitra Express stands at platform no.1 Platform No. 3 (Poradah–Goalundo Ghat line) Platform No. 1 and 2 (Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line) | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Kushtia District Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°51′53″N89°01′58″E / 23.864725°N 89.0327096°E | |||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | Broad Gauge | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
Station code | PDB | |||||||||||||||
Zone(s) | West Zone | |||||||||||||||
Division(s) | Paksey | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1862 | |||||||||||||||
Original company | Eastern Bengal Railway | |||||||||||||||
Key dates | ||||||||||||||||
Becomes a junction | 1878 | |||||||||||||||
Operate by PER | 1961-1971; 10 years | |||||||||||||||
Operate by BR | 1972-present | |||||||||||||||
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Poradah Junction railway station is a railway junction located in Poradah of Kushtia District, Bangladesh. It is the first railway junction of Bangladesh.
The British Raj government laid the first railway line from Calcutta to Jagati via Poradah on 15 November 1862. [1] Later, the Poradah–Bheramara railway line opened by 1878, making Poradah railway station a junction. [2] The Benapole Express train running from Dhaka to Benapole takes a break at Poradah Junction. [3]