Panchbibi railway station is an intermediate station in Panchbibi Upazila of Joypurhat District, Bangladesh.
Panchbibi railway station পাঁচবিবি রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | |||||
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| Bangladesh Railway station | |||||
 Drutajan Express at Panchbibi Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Joypurhat District Bangladesh | ||||
| Coordinates | 25°11′21″N 89°01′17″E / 25.1891°N 89.0213°E | ||||
| Owned by | Bangladesh Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||
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The north–south railway line between Chilahati and Sara (on the Padma River near Paksey) was constructed between 1874 and 1879.[1] Panchbibi station is 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Hili and 7 miles (11 km) north of Joypurhat.[2]
In 2011, Bangladesh Railway suspended intercity rail service to the station, which is near the border with India, to curb smuggling. In 2015, local residents demanded that all intercity trains resume stopping at Panchbibi.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Brief History". Bangladesh Railway. Archived from the original on 20 December 2011.
- ^ Bogra District. Bengal District Gazetteers. Vol. B. Calcutta: The Bengal Secretariat Book Depot. 1913. p. 26. OCLC 10309766.
- ^ "Stoppage of intercity trains at Panchbibi station demanded". The Daily Star. 15 October 2015.