Poradah Junction railway station is a railway junction located in Poradah of Kushtia District, Bangladesh. It is the first railway junction of Bangladesh.

History

The British Raj government laid the first railway line from Calcutta to Jagati via Poradah on 15 November 1862.[1] Later, the Poradah–Bheramara railway line opened by 1878, making Poradah railway station a junction.[2] The Benapole Express train running from Dhaka to Benapole takes a break at Poradah Junction.[3]

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