West Zone (Bangladesh Railway)
 Rajshahi Railway Station | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | RRB Building, Rajshahi |
| Locale | Rangpur Division, Rajshahi Division, Khulna Division and (Tangail District & Faridpur District) of Dhaka Division |
| Dates of operation | 3 June 1982– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Broad-gauge(BG) , Meter-gauge (MG) and Dual gauge(DG) |
| Length | 1,427 kilometres (887 mi) |
| Other | |
| Website | www |
West Zone is a railway zone operated by Bangladesh Railway. 2,800 km of railway lines in Bangladesh are operated through four divisions in two Zones, West Zone being one of the two zones.[1] This Zone consists of Rangpur Division, Rajshahi Division, Khulna Division, as well as Tangail and Faridpur districts of Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. The head office of West Zone is located in Rajshahi.[2][3][4]
Operational Divisions
[edit]There are two divisions under the west zone.[5] They are
Line under West Zone
[edit]Operational
[edit]- Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line
- Darshana–Jessore–Khulna line
- Jamtoil–Joydebpur line
- Khulna–Mongla Port line
- Santahar–Kaunia line
- Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line
- Ishwardi–Sirajganj line
- Old Malda–Abdulpur line
- Pachuria–Bhanga line
- Poradah–Goalundo Ghat line
- Kalukhali–Gobra line
- Parbatipur–Panchagarh line
- Dhaka–Jessore line (partial)
Under construction
[edit]Defunct
[edit]Proposed
[edit]- Darshana–Meherpur line
- Nabharan–Satkhira–Munshiganj Forest line
- Katakhali–Bagerhat line
- Gobra–Pirojpur line
- Gopalganj–Kotalipara–Poysharhat-Gaurnadi line
- Bhanga–Kuakata line
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ চার অঞ্চলে ভাগ হচ্ছে বাংলাদেশ রেলওয়ে. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ পরিত্যক্ত লোহা বেচে পশ্চিমাঞ্চল রেলওয়ের আয় সাড়ে ৩২ কোটি. Dainik Panchagarh (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ পশ্চিমাঞ্চল রেলওয়ের ২৬টি 'মডেল স্টেশন' করার পরিকল্পনা. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ পশ্চিমাঞ্চল রেলে কর্মবিরতি ঘোষণার দেড়ঘণ্টা পর স্থগিত. jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Bangladesh Railway".