Jagati railway station

Jagati railway station (Bengali: জগতি রেলওয়ে স্টেশন) is a railway station in Kushtia, Bangladesh. It was the first railway station in present-day Bangladesh.[1][2][3][4]

Jagati Railway Station

জগতি রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Railway Station
Jagati railway station building
General information
LocationKushtia, Khulna division
Bangladesh
Coordinates23.890639°N 89.098678°E / 23.890639; 89.098678
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Operated byBangladesh Railway
Line(s)Poradah–Kalukhali–Goalundo Ghat line
Platforms1
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened15 November 1862 (1862-11-15)

History

Kushtia's Jagati Railway Station has been a witness to the history of the railways in Bangladesh. This is the country's first railway station. During the British period, this station was opened in 1862 to travel from Sealdah to Kushtia. In 1844, R. M Stephenson formed the East India Railway Company to build a railway line from Howrah near Kolkata to the coal-mining-rich Raniganj town of West Bengal. In 1854, the company opened a 38-km long rail line from Howrah to Hooghly. Then on September 29, 1862, the Eastern Bengal Railway opened the rail line from Kolkata to Ranaghat. Extending this line, a 53.11-km Broad gauge railway line section was unveiled on November 15 that year until Jagati in Kushtia. At that time, the first railway station of East Bengal, Jagati, was established. Later, in order to facilitate the communication between Dhaka and Kolkata, on January 1, 1871, a railway line was started from Jagati to Goalundo ghat on the banks of the Padma river in the present Rajbari District. At that time, people used to take a train from Kolkata and go to Goalundo ghat via Jagati station.[5]

Side view of Jagati Railway Station

Service

Trains that run through Jagati Railway Station are mentioned below:

  • Modhumoti express
  • Tungipara express
  • Nakshikantha express
  • Local trains

References
  1. "155 years old railway station in Bangladesh". prothom alo (in Bengali). 2020-02-20.
  2. ""Jagati" first railway station in Bangladesh". The Daily Sangram. 2020-02-20.
  3. "There are no development in Jagati Railway Station". The Daily Sangram. 2020-02-20.
  4. "কুষ্টিয়ায় দেশের প্রথম রেলওয়ে 'জগতি স্টেশন' বেহাল | সারাদেশ | The Daily Ittefaq". archive1.ittefaq.com.bd. 2020-02-20. Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  5. "রেলের ঐতিহ্য জগতি স্টেশন | বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন". Bangladesh Pratidin. 2020-02-20.
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