The article describes the history of the Bongaon railway station in West Bengal, India, which is located near the border with Bangladesh. Originally established in 1884 by the British Central Railway Company as part of a broad gauge line connecting Dum Dum (near Kolkata) to Khulna in present-day Bangladesh, the station...
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saw the passage of the Barisal Express, a train that ran between Sealdah (Kolkata) and Khulna. After the partition of India in 1947, the station was renamed Petrapol on the Indian side and Benapole on the Bangladesh side. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, train services between the two countries were suspended. However, a trade agreement between India and Bangladesh in 2000 led to the resumption of freight train services in 2001. Today, Bongaon station is the last station on the Indian side of the border, located just 4 kilometers from the Bangladesh border. Although the station doesn't see any local trains, it serves as a reminder of the partition and its history, attracting visitors who are interested in exploring the past.