I love to travel by train. Below is the short brief about my home station from where every week i travel by train.
Station Name board.
In 1823, Gafargaon was one of the 12 police stations in Mymensingh district. Gafargaon is one of the 54 post offices in existence from 1879-80. Gafargaon known as one of the agricultural areas, Railway turned the wheel in the year of 1885/1886. Gafargaon was one of the first four railway stations during the establishment of the Dhaka-Mymensingh railway.
Station during pandemic.
Station during pandemic night view.
On 29th August 1885 the Gafargaon railway from Mymensingh was opened for passenger transport and on 12th February 1886 Gafargaon to Joydevpur railway was opened for passenger transport.
A train is just arriving at the station.
According to the Dhaka Prakash newspaper, the train used to reach Gafargaon station from Mymensingh at 8.30 am every day with passengers at 6.15 am. From Gafargaon it would leave at 5.15 pm and reach Mymensingh at 7.00 pm.
A Dhaka city bound commuter train ready to depart.
In front of station master room.
At that time a lot of jute and jute sacks, bags etc. used to come and go by train from Gafargaon. The age of Gafargaon railway station is one hundred and thirty five years. This is a Class B railway station, passenger and freight transport revenue is the highest among the stations in the region. Not only Gafargaon but also the neighboring Hossainpur, Pakundia, Nandail, Trishal, Bhaluka Upazila passengers used to travel by train from this station.
Dhaka bound intercity train just departed from the Station.
Dewangonj bound Tista express train just arrived at the station.
Some facts about Gafargaon Railway Station.
Station name: Gafargaon
Station code: GFN
Station Class: B
Loop line: 1
Platform no’s: 1
Total number of train arrives and departs: 22
6 Pair of Intercity train’s, 4 pair Commuter Train’s and 1 pair Local Train’s runs through this station everyday.
Dhaka bound Agnibeena express train is ready to depart in a rainy day.
Train Timings:
(all the train time here is departure time)
0:23 Haor Express (Dhaka to Mohongonj) Off Day Wednesday
2:55 Mohongonj Express (Mohongonj to Dhaka) Off Day Tuesday
5:15 Jamuna Express (Tarakandi to Dhaka)
7:18 Balaka Commuter (Dhaka to Jaria)
7:18 Vawal Express (Dewangonj to Dhaka)
8:06 Dewangonj Commuter (Dhaka to Dewangonj)
8:37 Jamalpur Commuter (Dewangonj to Dhaka)
9:30 Tista Express (Dhaka to Dewangonj) Off Day Monday
10:13 Brahmmaputra Express (Dewangonj to Dhaka)
11:24 Mohua Commuter (Dhaka to Mohongonj)
11:25 Haor Express (Mohongonj to Dhaka) Off Day Wednesday
13:06 Agnibeena Express (Dhaka to Tarakandi)
15:00 Balaka Commuter (Jaria to Dhaka)
15:00 Mohongonj Express (Dhaka to Mohongonj) Off Day Monday
16:31 Dewangonj Commuter (Dewangonj to Dhaka)
18:02 Jamalpur Commuter (Dhaka to Dewangonj)
18:02 Tista Express (Dewangonj to Dhaka)
18:32 Mohua Commuter (Mohongonj to Dhaka)
19:00 Jamuna Express (Dhaka to Tarakandi)
20:23 Brahmmaputra Express (Dhaka to Dewangonj)
20:55 Agnibeena Express (Tarakandi to Dhaka)
22:55 Vawal Express (Dhaka to Dewangonj)
N:B Timetable changes every year before traveling please check current train timing’s.
Welcome to my home station if you are visiting.
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