The line is maintained and operated by West Zone.
The direct rail link between Khulna in then East Pakistan and North Bengal was disrupted.
Benapole Express, Bandhan Express, Benapole Commuter, Khulna Commuter and freight trains ply through this route.
It will be a 65 km (40 mi) long broad gauge railway.
[4] The 20-mile (32 km) long railroad carried 13 coaches and 8 freight cars in 1958.