Poradah Junction railway station

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Poradah Junction Railway Station

পোড়াদহ জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Bangladesh Railway Station
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Sundarban Express stands at platform no.4
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Chitra Express stands at platform no.1
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General information
Location Kushtia District
Bangladesh
Coordinates 23°51′53″N89°01′58″E / 23.864725°N 89.0327096°E / 23.864725; 89.0327096
Line(s)
Platforms4
Tracks Broad Gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePDB
Zone(s) West Zone
Division(s) Paksey
History
Opened1862;163 years ago (1862)
Original company Eastern Bengal Railway
Key dates
Becomes a junction1878;147 years ago (1878)
Operate by PER 1961-1971; 10 years
Operate by BR 1972-present
Services
Preceding station  Bangladesh Railway  Following station
Mirpur   Line
Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana
  Halsa
Terminus  Line
Poradah–Goalundo Ghat
  Jagati
Route map
Poradah Junction railway station
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Poradah Junction railway station

Poradah Junction railway station is a railway junction located in Poradah of Kushtia District, Bangladesh. It is the first railway junction of Bangladesh.

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History

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]

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References

  1. "উন্নয়নের কোনো ছোঁয়াই লাগেনি শতাব্দী প্রাচীন পোড়াদহ জংশন রেল স্টেশনে". Ekushey TV (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. Kumar, Kanchan (9 March 2021). "পোড়াদহ রেলওয়ে জংশন হাসপাতাল এখন পাকা মার্কেট". Rising BD (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. "১০ জানুয়ারি থেকে পোড়াদহে বেনাপোল এক্সপ্রেসের যাত্রাবিরতি". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 February 2020.