Keraniganj railway station
Keraniganj Railway Station is an railway station under construction on Dhaka–Jessore line[1] located in Keraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh. This modern railway station is situated near Stan Bazar, is not so far from Baluchar of Munshiganj District, which is under construction.[2]
Keraniganj Railway Station কেরানীগঞ্জ রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | |||||||||||
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| Location | Keraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°38′57.4″N 90°25′7.96″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Bangladesh Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Dhaka–Jessore line | ||||||||||
| Tracks | Dual Gauge | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Constructing | ||||||||||
| Station code | KRNGJ | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Dhaka | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 2023 | ||||||||||
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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.[3]
References
- "Dhaka-Faridpur railway starts soon". The Daily Observer. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- Chamily, Mansura (9 March 2021). "দ্রুত এগিয়ে চলছে ঢাকা-মাওয়া রেললাইনের কাজ". Barta24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "পদ্মা সেতুতে রেল সংযোগ প্রকল্প তত্ত্বাবধানে সেনাবাহিনী". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 2 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
External links
- Keraniganj railway station at the India Rail Info
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