The following is a list of conventional lines of rail transport in Bangladesh.

History

The first railway line in Bangladesh was laid in 1862 by the British Raj. At that time Bangladesh didn't exist and its land was part of the Bengal Presidency. On 15 November of that year,

Eastern Bengal Railway The Eastern Bengal Railway (full name: "Eastern Bengal Railway Company"; shortened EBR) was one of the pioneering railway companies that operated from 1857 to 1942, in Bengal and Assam provinces of British India. History Formation The Eastern ...

, the predecessor of Bangladesh Railway, opened the first railway line from Darshana railway station to Jagati railway station. In 1885 another railway line was built from

Narayanganj Narayanganj ( bn, নারায়ণগঞ্জ ''Naraeongônj'') is a city in central Bangladesh. It is in the Narayanganj District, about southeast of the capital city of Dhaka, and has a population of about 2 million. It is the 6th larges ...

to Mymensingh. In 1895, the railway line from Comilla to

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

was built. In 1914, a new railway was built from

Akhaura Akhaura ( bn, আখাউড়া ) is an upazila of Brahmanbaria District, a district under Chattogram, Bangladesh. Akhaura Upazila has an area of 99.28 km2. The main river that run through this upazila is the Titas River. Akhaura play ...

Tongi Tongi ( bn, টঙ্গী) is a major township in Gazipur District, Gazipur, Bangladesh, with a population of 350,000. It hosts the Biswa Ijtema and features a Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industry Corporation, BSCIC industrial area, which prod ...

. After three years of construction, the railway line that connects Shayestaganj to Habiganj was opened in 1915. Another section from Shayestaganj to Balla was opened in 1929. Before the

partition of India The Partition of British India in 1947 was the Partition (politics), change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: ...

, many railway lines were built in Eastern Bengal, such as Chittagong–Dohazari, regional lines in

Mymensingh region Mymensingh Division ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ) is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 11,370,000 as of the 2011 census. It was created in 2015 from districts pre ...

and others. After 1947, East Bengal got 2606.59 km railway. Until Bangladesh became independent in 1971the railways were operated by Pakistan Eastern Railway. After independence this was taken over by Bangladesh Railway.

Bangladesh Railway

East Zone

* Chittagong Circular Railway * Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak line * Akhaura–Laksam–Chittagong line * Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj–Balla line * Kulaura–Shahbajpur line * Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line *

Tongi–Bhairab–Akhaura line The Tongi–Bhairab–Akhaura line ( bn, টঙ্গী-ভৈরব-আখাউড়া রেলপথ) is a railway line connecting Tongi and Akhaura, via Bhairab Upazila, Bhairab Bazar in Bangladesh. There is a branch line from Bhairab B ...

West Zone

* Rajbari–Bhanga line *

Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line The Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line is a railway line connecting Chilahati and Darshana, via Parbatipur Junction, Santahar, Abdulpur, Azim Nagar station (in Gopālpur, Lalpur Upazila), Iswardi and Hardinge Bridge in Banglade ...

* Darshana-Jessore-Khulna Line * Iswardi–Sirajganj line * Joydebpur–Bangabandhu Shetu East line * Jessore–Jhenidah Light Railway * Khulna–Bagerhat Railway * Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line *

Old Malda–Abdulpur line Old Malda–Abdulpur line was built in 1930 during the British Indian rule. At present, the Bangladesh part of the railway line is operated and maintained under Bangladesh Railway and the Indian part of the railway line is managed and maintained by ...

* Iswardi–Sirajganj line *

Santahar–Kaunia line The Santahar–Kaunia line is a dual-gauge railway line connecting Santahar and Kaunia in Bangladesh, under the jurisdiction of Bangladesh Railway. From 1878 to 2010 it was a single line of metre gauge . Between 2010 and 2013, Bangladesh Railway ...

Mass Rapid Transit

* MRT Line 1 * MRT Line 2 * MRT Line 3 * MRT Line 4 * MRT Line 5 * MRT Line 6

Cross-border lines

* Benapole–Petrapole * Darshana–Gede * Rohanpur–Singhabad * Biral–Radhikapur * Chilahati–Halibari * Akhaura–Agartala

Proposed

* Dhaka–Jessore line * Bhanga–Kuakata line * Chittagong–Cox's Bazar line * Tongi–Manikganj–Paturia Ghat line * Khulna–Mongla Port line * Fatehabad–Kaptai line

References

{{reflist Bangladesh Railway lines in Bangladesh

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