Pachuria–Bhanga line is a
broad-gauge railway of
Bangladesh Railway. The line is maintained and operated by
West Zone
The West Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents western India in the Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. It is a composite team of players from five first-class Indian teams from western India competing in the Ranji Trophy: ...
.
History
The first railway from
Rajbari to
Faridpur was built in 1899. Then, Bangladesh Railway closed the 34 km long Rajbari–Faridpur line on 15 March, 1998 because it was facing mismanagement and losses. Later, due to the demands of the people of
Faridpur region, the authority started the new work of the line from 10 March, 2010. They reconstructed the line with 5 local railway stations were for 4 years at a cost of . Rajbari–Faridpur rail connection was then experimentally reopened on 7 August 2014 with the running of an inter-city train. Later the government decided to open the existing 30 km railway line from
Faridpur railway station
Faridpur railway station is located in Faridpur District of Dhaka division, Bangladesh. It is a railway station located at Lakshmipur in Faridpur.
History
Faridpur Railway Station was built in 1899. This section from Rajbari to Faridpur was clos ...
to
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 ...
. The railway line was extended to Bhanga Junction. New railway line to Bhanga was launched on 26 January 2020 through
Rajbari Express.
Stations
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Pachuria Junction railway station
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Khankhanapur railway station
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Basantapur railway station
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Amirabad railway station
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Ambikapur railway station
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Faridpur railway station
Faridpur railway station is located in Faridpur District of Dhaka division, Bangladesh. It is a railway station located at Lakshmipur in Faridpur.
History
Faridpur Railway Station was built in 1899. This section from Rajbari to Faridpur was clos ...
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Faridpur College railway station Faridpur may refer to:
Bangladesh
* Faridpur, Bangladesh, a city and district headquarter in Faridpur District
* Faridpur District, a district in Dhaka Division
** Faridpur Sadar Upazila, a subdistrict of Faridpur District, containing Faridpur City ...
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Bakhunda railway station
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Talma railway station
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Pukhuria railway station
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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 ...
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Bhanga Junction railway station
References
Bhanga Upazila
5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Bangladesh
Railway lines opened in 1899
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