Keraniganj Railway Station is a railway station on the
Dhaka–Jessore line located in
Keraniganj Upazila,
Dhaka District
Dhaka District ( bn, ঢাকা জেলা, Dhaka jela) is a district in central Bangladesh, and is the densest district in the nation. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and rests on the eastern banks o ...
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Bangladesh. This modern railway station is situated near Stan Bazar, is not so far from Baluchar of
Munshiganj District
Munshiganj ( bn, মুন্সীগঞ্জ), also historically known as Bikrampur, is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District.
Geography
Total land area is 235974 acres (954 km2), ...
, which is under construction. It is the first elevated railway station in the country.
History
Ministry 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.
According to November 2022, the construction progress of the station was 75%.
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References
External links
* {{IndiaRailInfo, 12873
Keraniganj Upazila
Railway stations in Dhaka District
Railway stations in India opened in 2023