Chandpur railway station
Chandpur Railway Station | ||
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Other names | Borostation | |
Location | , Chandpur, Bangladesh Bangladesh | |
Owned by | Bangladesh Railway | |
Operated by | Bangladesh Railway | |
Line(s) | ||
Platforms | 1 | |
History | ||
Opened | 1 July 1895 | |
Services | ||
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Chandpur Railway Station (locally known as Borostation) is a railway station of Chandpur Sadar sub-district of Chandpur District of Bangladesh. It is the final station of the Laksham-Chandpur railway route.:[1][2]
History[]
Founded in 1892 in England, Assam Bengal Railway company took the responsibility to construct rail lines in this country. 150 km meter-gauge line from Chittagong to Comilla and 69 km meter-gauge line from Laksham to Chandpur were opened to public on 1st July, 1895.[3] During that time, as the final station of the Laksham-Chandpur railway route, Chandpur Railway Station was built.
Services[]
Three trains run daily from this railway station[4]
- Meghna Express
- Sagarika Express
- (currently inactive)
Two Eid special trains run from Chittagong Railway Station during the time of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha, using the coaches of Chittagong University Shuttle trains. Freight trains run sometime but are not regular.
References[]
- ^ Chandpur Times (2019-01-09). "নতুন ভবনে চলছে চাঁদপুর রেলওয়ে বড় স্টেশনের কার্যক্রম". Chandpur Times | চাঁদপুর টাইমস. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ ":: চাঁদপুর কন্ঠ ::". www.chandpur-kantho.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ "রেলওয়ে - বাংলাপিডিয়া". bn.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ রিপোর্টার, স্টাফ (2019-02-21). "চাঁদপুর ট্রেনের নাম ও সময়সূচি | MorningRinger". Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- Railway stations in Bangladesh
- Chandpur District