Chattogram Railway Station is a railway station in Bangladesh, situated at Battoli, Station Road of Chattogram District. It is one of the largest railway stations of the country. This station has an old and a new terminal.
Chittagong Railway Station চট্টগ্রাম রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | |||||
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| Other names | Chattogram railway station | ||||
| Location | Battoli, Station Road, New Market Chittagong District Chittagong Division  Bangladesh | ||||
| Coordinates | 22°20′02″N 91°49′48″E / 22.3338°N 91.8301°E | ||||
| Operated by | Bangladesh Railway | ||||
| Tracks | Meter gauge | ||||
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| Status | Active | ||||
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Old terminal
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The old terminal was constructed during the British era. It comprises a two-storied 56.24 m long and 10.37 m wide station building, which was constructed on November 7, 1896.[1]
New Terminal
editOn September 30, 2013, modernization and remodeling of Chittagong Railway Station started.[2] A new terminal was constructed beside the old terminal.
Operational trains
editThe following passenger trains run from Chittagong Railway Station along with many freight trains:
- Subarna Express
- Mohanagar Provati/Godhuli Express
- Paharika Express
- Mohanagar Express
- Uddayan Express
- Meghna Express
- Turna Express
- Bijoy Express
- Sonar Bangla Express
- Dhaka-Chittagong Mail
- Karnaphuli Express
- Sagarika Express
- Mymensingh Express
- Chattala Express
- Nazirhat Commuter
- 111/112/113/114 local
- 123/124 local
- Cox's Bazar Express
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Banglapaedia. 2, UP-KAYSA. [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar]. ISBN 984-32-0590-1. OCLC 742448327.
- ^ "চবি শাটল ট্রেন বটতলী যায় না দেড় বছর". Kalerkantho.