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{{Short description|Railway Station in West Bengal, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>{{font color|blue|Bangaon Junction}}
| type = [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] [[junction station]]
| style = Kolkata Suburban Railway
| image = Bangaon Rail Station.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = Bangaon railway station
| address = Station Road, Bangaon, West Bengal, 743235
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.030372|88.832975|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline, title}}
| elevation = {{convert|11|m|ft}}
| line = [[Sealdah–Bangaon line]]<br/>[[Ranaghat–Bangaon section]]
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 3
| tracks = 6
| connections = {{unbulleted list|[[Bangaon]]–Boyra–Duttapulia bus route|Bongaon–Basirhat bus route|Bongaon–[[Dakshineswar]] bus|Bongaon–[[Chakdaha]] bus route}}
| bus_stands = {{unbulleted list|Motigunj bus stand| 78/ Dakshineshwar bus stand}}
| parking = No
| bicycle = No
| opened = 1882–84
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1963–64 with 25 kV overhead line
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BNJ
| zone = Eastern
| division = Sealdah
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India West Bengal#India
| map_caption = Location in West Bengal##Location in India
| map_dot_label = Bangaon Junction
| map_size = 300
| services =
{{s-rail|title=Kolkata Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= Bibhuti Bhushan Halt|next= |line= Eastern |branch= [[Sealdah–Bangaon line]]|type=Sealdah}}
{{s-line|system=Kolkata Suburban Railway|previous= |next= Satberia |line= Eastern |branch= [[Ranaghat–Bangaon line]] |type2=Ranaghat Junction}}
| route_map = {{Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Bangaon''' is a [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] [[junction station]] on the [[Sealdah–Bangaon line]] and [[Ranaghat–Bangaon line]]. It is located in [[North 24 Parganas district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. It serves [[Bangaon]] and the surrounding areas.

==History==
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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | title = The Chronology of Railway development in Eastern Indian |publisher=Rail India | access-date = 2 May 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080316015721/http://www.irfca.org/~mrinal/chronology.html | archive-date = 16 March 2008 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Bengal_Central_Railway |title = Bengal Central Railway |publisher= fibis| access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref>

Dum Dum–[[Barasat]]–[[Habra]]–Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |title = History of Electrification | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref>

==Routes==
In North line commuter trains run up to [[Ranaghat Junction railway station|Ranaghat Jn.]] (2 trains goes up to Shantipur & 1 train goes up to Lalgola).
In South line commuter trains run mostly up to {{stnlnk|Sealdah}} via [[Barasat Junction railway station|Barasat Jn]]. Four trains run on circular route via [[Dum Dum Junction railway station|Dum Dum Jn.]] and Ballygunge Jn. Three of them go up to {{stnlnk|Majerhat}} and one goes to [[Canning railway station (India)|Canning]]. [[Bandhan Express]], connecting {{stnlnk|Kolkata}} to {{stnlnk|Khulna}} ([[Bangladesh]]) also runs through this station on every Thursday.

; Extended trains timetable
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Train !! Daily frequency
|-
| Bongaon–{{stnlnk|Majerhat}} Local || 3
|-
| Bongaon–{{stnlnk|Canning|India}} Local || 1
|-
| Bongaon–Shantipur Jn Local || 1
|-
| Bongaon–Ranaghat–Lalgola Passenger Special (EMU)|| 1
|-
! colspan="2" |International link
|-
| [[Bandhan Express]] (13129/30)|| 1 (weekly)
|}

==Border==
Bangaon is the last station on the line, but the line goes up to the India–Bangladesh border and beyond.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://bongaon.blogspot.in/2009_07_01_archive.html |title =Bongaon a green fresh border | publisher= Travel template| access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2004/03/26/stories/2004032601920600.htm |title =Capexil plea to convert Petrapole LCS into port | work=The Hindu Business Line|date=26 March 2004| access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref>

[[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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/customs-wants-better-rail-link-thru-petrapole/article4577426.ece |title = Customs wants better rail link through Petrapole| last= Pratim Ranjan Bose and Abhisek Law |work=The Hindu Business Line, 3 April 2013| access-date = 2 May 2013}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
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
File:Bongaon Station platforms.jpg|Bongaon station platforms 2 and 3
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/search/bangaon-bnj-to-kolkata-sealdah-sdah/7814/0/325 Trains to Sealdah]
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/search/kolkata-sealdah-sdah-to-bangaon-bnj/325/0/7814 Trains from Sealdah]
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/search/ranaghat-rha-to-bangaon-bnj/1163/0/7814 Trains from Ranaghat to Bangaon]

{{commons category|Bangaon Railway Station}}

{{Railway stations in West Bengal}}
{{Kolkata Suburban Railway, Eastern}}
{{North 24-Parganas topics}}

[[Category:Railway stations in North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Sealdah railway division]]
[[Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in West Bengal]]

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