Keraniganj Railway Station is a railway station on the Dhaka–Jessore line[1] located in Keraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh. This modern railway station is situated near Stan Bazar, is not so far from Baluchar of Munshiganj District, which is under construction.[2] It is the first elevated railway station in the country.[3]
Keraniganj কেরানীগঞ্জ | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ghoshkandi, Keraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°38′57.4″N 90°25′7.96″E / 23.649278°N 90.4188778°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Bangladesh Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | Dhaka–Jessore line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | Dual Gauge | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Constructing | ||||||||||
| Station code | KRNJ | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Dhaka | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 October 2023 | ||||||||||
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History
editMinistry of Railways is constructing 172 km broad-gauge railway. The railway line starts from Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh to Jessore. Under the Railway Link Project of Padma Bridge, 14 railway stations will be built and 6 railway station will be repaired. 310 rail bridges will be built for the new railway line. 66 of 310 are major and 244 are minor bridges. Keraniganj is one of the stations of the railway line under construction.[4] According to November 2022, the construction progress of the station was 75%.[3] As of October 2023, the stations' construction was still ongoing and it was said that it would be operational from January 2024.[5]
References
edit- ↑ "Dhaka-Faridpur railway starts soon". The Daily Observer. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ Chamily, Mansura (9 March 2021). "দ্রুত এগিয়ে চলছে ঢাকা-মাওয়া রেললাইনের কাজ". Barta24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- 1 2 "দেশের প্রথম এলিভেটেড রেল স্টেশনের কাজ চলছে জোরেশোরে". Somoy TV (in Bengali). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ↑ "পদ্মা সেতুতে রেল সংযোগ প্রকল্প তত্ত্বাবধানে সেনাবাহিনী". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 2 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ↑ "কেরানীগঞ্জে স্টেশনের কাজ শেষ হয়নি". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
External links
edit- Keraniganj railway station at the India Rail Info