Bangaon Junction railway station

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.HistoryIn 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.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.Dum Dum-Barasat-Ashok Nagar-Bangaon sector was electrified in 1963–64.RoutesIn North line commuter trains runs upto Ranaghat Jn.(1 train goes upto Shantipur). In South line commuter trains runs mostly upto Sealdah via Barasat Jn. 4 trains runs on circular route via Dum Dum Jn. and Ballygunje Jn. 3 of them goes upto Majerhat and 1 upto Canning.