Narayanganj railway station
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Narayanganj Railway Junction, Narayanganj, Bangladesh নারায়ণগঞ্জ রেলস্টেশন | |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh Railway Station And Junction | |
| General information | |
| Location | Narayanganj Bangladesh |
| Line(s) | Narayanganj- Kamalapur Line |
| Platforms | 02 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| History | |
| Opened | 4th January 1885 |
Narayanganj Railway Junction Bengali: নারায়ণগঞ্জ রেলওয়ে জংশন is a station in Narayanganj District, Bangladesh. The station is the main & populated station of Narayanganj city.
Narayanganj Railway Junction was the Famous Railway Station in the British and Pakistan period also still now. This is Oldest Railway Station in the Region. The Station was most important terminal Specially Jute Trading meant Adamjee Jute Mills and other Communication Routes abreast Ferry Terminal along with Bus Terminal. Now Everyday around more than thirty thousand passengers travel to The Capital from Narayanganj by Train.
History of this railway station
Narayanganj Railway Junction is situated On the western bank of Shitalakshya River at the point where the Brahmaputra and Buriganga discharged into the Shitalakshya. It was established approximately Eighteenth Century under Dacca State Railway. The Dacca State Railway opened the 144-kilometre (89 mi) long metre gauge railway from Narayanganj to Mymensingh via Dhaka in 1884–1885.[1][2] [3][4]
Neoteric
The Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit in short DEMU which is equipped with a diesel engine that drives a generator to produce electricity to drive traction motors to diesel-electric locomotive, Train service on the Dhaka-Narayanganj route launched on April 24 in 2013. Each DEMU train has comfortable space for 300 passengers — 149 seating and 151 standing passengers.[5][6][7]
Present condition
Everyday except Friday there are Sixteen Trains departure From Narayanganj And Sixteen Trains arrival from Dhaka in this Junction and they run from early morning at 6.25 AM to 11.15 PM. At Friday Six Trains Up and Down between Narayanganj and Dhaka from Morning to Evening.[8]
References
- ^ Dhaka : A Study in Urban And Development, 1840-1921, Academic Press and Publishers, 2003.
- ^ Indian’s Railway History By John Hurd and Ian J. Kerr, BRILL , Boston.
- ^ R.P.Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Eastern Bengal District Gazetteers, Dacca BY B.C ALLEN, Indian Civil Service., LOGOS PRESS, New Delhi- 110002.
- ^ "Prim minister Inaugurates Dhaka – Narayanganj Demu Train". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
- ^ "DEMU train service starts today". BD Today.net. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
- ^ "PM launches commuter train service Dhaka – Narayanganj Route". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
- ^ Oitijjer Dharok Narayanganj Kendrio Rail station, The Daily Jugerchinta
