Opened in 1884 by the Bengal Central Railway to connect Kolkata with Khulna, Jashore Junction is one of the historic railway hubs of southwestern Bangladesh. The station features red-brick colonial platforms, elevated footbridges, and broad-gauge tracks that branch toward Benapole and northern districts. In late 2024, the full Padma Bridge rail link connected Jashore directly to Dhaka, cutting travel times from the capital to under four hours. The station area remains a busy crossroad of tea stalls and intercity transit.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Platform ticket roughly ৳10; rickshaw from town centre about ৳25–30
How to get to Jashore Junction Railway Station
Located in central Jashore along Station Road, about 2 km west of Doratana. Rickshaws and easy-bikes from anywhere in the town centre reach the gates in 10 minutes.
Jashore town is about 180 km from Dhaka, around 4 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Jashore guide.
More to see in Jashore
Godkhali Flower Market গদখালী ফুলের বাজার
The wholesale flower hub of Bangladesh, where vast morning auctions trade roses, gerberas, and tuberose cut from surrounding village fields.
- Best time
- December to February
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Free to visit; shared auto-rickshaw from Jashore about ৳40–50 each way
Photo: Tahsina Ayonee, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Michael Madhusudan Memorial মাইকেল মধুসূদন স্মৃতিবাড়ি
The 19th-century riverside homestead of epic poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt, conserved with family artefacts beside the Kopotakkho River.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳20–30 for Bangladeshis, more for foreign visitors; bus from Jashore about ৳60–80 each way
Photo: Kazi Rashed Abdallah, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Chachra Shiva Temple চাঁচড়া শিব মন্দির
A late 17th-century terracotta Shiva temple built in the Bengali eight-roofed style by the rajas of Chachra on the outskirts of Jashore.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; rickshaw from town centre about ৳30–40
Photo: Prasun.kp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Mirzanagar Hammamkhana মির্জানগর হাম্মামখানা
A 17th-century Mughal brick bathhouse with subterranean water channels and three domed chambers near the confluence of the Kopotakkho River.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; bus from Jashore to Keshabpur roughly ৳50; easy-bike about ৳30