Petrapole railway station

Petrapole railway station
Indian Railways station
Petrapole railway station
General information
LocationJayantipur, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates23°02′16″N 88°52′06″E / 23.03771026139523°N 88.86846346945615°E / 23.03771026139523; 88.86846346945615
Elevation13 metres (43 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEastern Railway
Line(s)Sealdah–Bangaon line
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codePTPL
Zone(s) Eastern Railway
Division(s) Sealdah
History
Opened1947
Location
Petrapole railway station is located in West Bengal
Petrapole railway station
Petrapole railway station
Location in West Bengal
Petrapole railway station is located in India
Petrapole railway station
Petrapole railway station
Location in India

Petrapole railway station is a railway station of the Indian Railways located in the North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. Its station code is PTPL.[1] It is located near the Indo-Bangladesh border and serves as a major border crossing point for freight trains to Bangladesh, with Benapole being the Bangladesh Railways counterpart.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b "BNAA/Bibhuti Bhushan Halt railway station". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ "Benepole Railway Station Map/Atlas BR/Bangladesh Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ^ "With tractors from Madurai, goods train chugs to Bangladesh". The Hindu. 31 December 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 January 2021.