Bhanga Junction Railway Station is a
junction station of Bangladesh. It is a junction which is being built in
Bhanga. It will connect
Dhaka with
Jessore,
Rajbari and
Port of Payra through
Padma Bridge. Its construction is likely to be end in June 2023.
History
Padma Bridge Rail Link Project brings South and South Western regions of Bangladesh under the railway network. In the first phase, a 172 km
broad gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways.
Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...
railway line is being constructed from Dhaka's
Kamalapur Kamalapur may refer to:
* Kamalapur, Hanumakonda district, Telangana
* Kamalapura, in Bellary district, Karnataka
* Kamalapura, Gulbarga, Karnataka
* Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka, Bangladesh
* Kamalapur, a town in Comilla District
Comil ...
to
Jessore in the southwestern district. The rail link project is scheduled to be completed in 2024. From December 2022, trains have been running on the 51 km railway from the stations of
Mawa to Bhanga. Construction of
Rajbari–Bhanga line from the existing
Bhanga railway station
Bhanga railway station is a railway station located in Bhanga Upazila, Faridpur District, Dhaka division, Bangladesh.
History Railway line
Rajbari to Faridpur line was built in 1899. Nine railway stations situated in the railway line were clos ...
to the area further east made the new station a
junction station. Construction of railway from Bhanga Junction railway station to
Payra Port is in progress. Bhanga junction is being developed as an iconic station incorporating all modern railway features. The station building is building on 6,516 square metres for budget .
Routes
The station will use three railway lines:
*
Rajbari–Bhanga line
*
Dhaka–Jessore line
*
Bhanga–Kuakata line
References
External link
* {{IndiaRailInfo, 11125
Railway stations in Faridpur District
Railway junction stations in Bangladesh
Railway stations scheduled to open in 2023