Dhaka Cantonment railway station is a railway station located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It is notable as one of the termini of the Bangladesh-India Maitree Express & Mitali Express international passenger train service.[2]
Dhaka Cantonment Railway Station ঢাকা ক্যান্টনমেন্ট রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | |||||||||||
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Passenger train station | |||||||||||
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Location | Airport Road, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka Bangladesh | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°48′55.8″N 90°24′38.16″E / 23.815500°N 90.4106000°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 11 metres (36 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Bangladesh Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | Dual Gauge | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | DHCA | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | East Zone | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Dhaka | ||||||||||
Classification | International / Domestic | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1981 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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The station is located in its namesake Dhaka Cantonment, Cantonment Thana, in the north of Dhaka. The station is near the Shahjalal International Airport (however the airport has its own station).
Services
editReferences
edit- ^ "ক্যান্টনমেন্ট রেল স্টেশনে কোটি টাকার ভারতীয় শাড়ি জব্দ". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 10 April 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "ঢাকা-কলকাতা মৈত্রী এক্সপ্রেস ট্রেনের সময়সূচি ও ভাড়া". Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 9 November 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
External links
edit- Dhaka Cantonment railway station at the India Rail Info