Chittagong–Cox's Bazar line

Chittagong-Cox's Bazar line
Chittagong-Cox's Bazar line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Bangladesh Railway
Locale	Bangladesh
Termini	*Start Chittagong railway station; End Cox's Bazar railway station;
Stations	25
Service
Type	Rail line in Bangladesh
Operator(s)	Bangladesh Railway
History
Opened	Chittagong-Sholosahar = 1929; Sholosahar-Nazir Hat = 1930; Sholosahar-Dohazari = 1931; Dohazari-Cox's Bazar = 2022?;
Technical
Track gauge	Dual Gauge; 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in);

Legend

Nazir Hat Ghat

Akhaura–Laksam–
Chittagong line

Jobra

Chittagong Junction

Chittagong University

Jhautala

Fatehabad Junction

Chittagong Polytechnic

Chowdhury Hat

Sholoshahar Junction

Chittagong Cantonment

Janalihat–Kaptai line

Maungdaw–
Mandalay line

border

Chittagong-Cox's Bazar line is a rail line under Bangladesh Railway. It is operated by Eastern Railway of Bangladesh.^[1]

List of railway stations

Cox's Bazar and Gundum links

Construction of a railway track from Dohazari to Cox's Bazar has been initiated. Thereafter, it is proposed to be extended to Gundum on the Bangladesh–Myanmar border for linking with Myanmar Railways as part of Trans-Asian Railway.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Chittagong-Cox's Bazar Railway line". Railway Technology.
^ "Work begins on Bangladesh rail link". Democratic Voice of Burma. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
^ "Railway to link Cox Bazar". The Daily Star. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
^ "Trans-Asian Railway project finally set to take off". The Daily Star. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2011.

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[1] "Chittagong-Cox's Bazar Railway line". Railway Technology.

[2] "Work begins on Bangladesh rail link". Democratic Voice of Burma. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.

[3] "Railway to link Cox Bazar". The Daily Star. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2011.

[4] "Trans-Asian Railway project finally set to take off". The Daily Star. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2011.

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Zones	East Zone West Zone
Lines	Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line Rajbari–Bhanga line Dhaka–Jessore line Joydebpur–Bangabandhu Shetu East line Tongi–Bhairab–Akhaura line Tongi–Manikganj–Paturia Ghat line Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak line Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj–Balla line Kulaura–Shahbajpur line Akhaura–Laksam–Chittagong line Chittagong Circular Railway Chittagong–Cox's Bazar line Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line Darshana–Jessore–Khulna line Old Malda–Abdulpur line Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line Santahar–Kaunia line Iswardi–Sirajganj line Khulna–Mongla Port Railway
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Passenger trains	Barisal Express East Bengal Express East Bengal Mail Maitree Express Bandhan Express Chitra Express Kalni Express Kapotaksha Express Lalmoni Express Parabat Express Shonar Bangla Express Suborno Express Tista Express Banalata Express
Rolling stock	Locomotives of Bangladesh
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Transit points with India	Old Malda–Abdulpur line Akhaura–Agartala line Darshana–Gede Benapole–Petrapole Biral–Radhikapur Chilahati–Haldibari
Defunct transit points with India	Burimari–Changrabandha Shahbajpur–Mahisasan Mogalhat–Gitaldaha
History	Eastern Bengal Railway Assam Bengal Railway Pakistan Eastern Railway
See also	Saidpur railway workshop Bangladesh Railway Museum Dhaka Metro Rail Dhaka Subway Trans-Asian Railway
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