Joydebpur Junction railway station

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Joydebpur
Bangladesh Railway Station
Junction station
Joydevpur Railway Station nameplate.jpg
Joydebpur Railway Station nameplate
LocationGazipur, Dhaka
 Bangladesh
Coordinates23°59′53″N 90°25′12″E / 23.9981°N 90.4201°E / 23.9981; 90.4201Coordinates: 23°59′53″N 90°25′12″E / 23.9981°N 90.4201°E / 23.9981; 90.4201
Line(s)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
History
Opened1884-85
Previous namesDacca State Railway
Location
Joydebpur is located in Bangladesh
Joydebpur
Joydebpur
Location of Joydebpur in Bangladesh

Joydebpur (Bengali: জয়দেবপুর) is a railway junction in Gazipur District of Dhaka Division in Bangladesh.

History[]

Joydebpur railway station came up when Dacca State Railway constructed the Narayanganj-Mymensingh metre gauge railway track in 1884–85.[1]

Consequent to the construction of the 4.8-kilometre-long (3.0 mi) Jamuna Bridge in 1998, there was reassessment of the requirements of the railways. First, a 99-kilometre-long (62 mi) new dual gauge line was to be constructed from Joydebpur to Jamtoil, to connect the eastern part of the Bangladesh railway system to the western part. The problem of two different gauges in two different parts of the country was solved by introducing dual gauge. Second, a 245-kilometre (152 mi) length of broad gauge track from Jamtoil to parbatipur was to be converted to dual gauge.[1][2] This made Joydebpur, a dual gauge railway station.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Fida, Quazi Abul (2012). "Railway". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ "Jamuna Bridge Link Project" (PDF). Asian Development Bank. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
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