India’s last railway station that was used by Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Bose to travel to Dhaka
India’s last railway station that was used by Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Bose to travel to Dhaka
Singhabad Railway Station in West Bengal is considered to be India's last railway station because it marks the end of India and the beginning of Bangladesh.
The Singhabad Railway Station in West Bengal is known as India's last railway station as it is on the border of India and Bangladesh. This railway station once was used by leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose to travel to Dhaka.
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After India's partition in 1947, the passenger train services were significantly reduced in this railway station. And after Bangladesh's independence in 1971, this railway station became a key freight station for international trade.
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It should be noted that in 2011, an amendment broadened its functions to include transit trains to and from Nepal. It is interesting to note that India has the fourth-largest rail network in the world and more than 13,000 trains run in the country every day, of which more than 2.5 crore passengers travel. These trains pass through more than seven thousand railway stations and cover a distance of more than 68 thousand kilometres.
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Railway passengers must be knowing that Singhabad railway station is located in the Habibpur area of the Malda district of Bengal and was established during the British period, and this railway station has historical importance.
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Singhabad railway station played an important role in the bilateral relations between Kolkata and Dhaka and reports suggest that before independence, big personalities like Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose used to travel through this station to go to Dhaka.
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Latest reports suggest that the Singhabad railway station is now completely silent and no train stops here for any passenger. This station is used only for goods trains. Some of the goods trains run from Singhabad railway station to Bangladesh and now the tracks are devoid of occasional passenger trains.
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It is interesting to note that the colonial-era structures and equipment of the Singhabad railway station still stand intact, though mostly out of use, such as the signal system, ticket counters, and other facilities.
