Kulaura Junction railway station
Kulaura Junction railway station is a junction station situated in Kulaura Upazila of Moulvibazar District in Bangladesh. It was opened in 1910 on Kulaura–Shahbajpur line.[1] Then it became a junction station when Kulaura–Sylhet line railway was opened in 1912–15.[3]
Kulaura Junction railway station কুলাউড়া জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | |
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| Junction station | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Kulaura Upazila, Moulvibazar District Sylhet Division  Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 24°31′22″N 92°02′11″E |
| Owned by | Bangladesh Railway |
| Operated by | Bangladesh Railway |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Train operators | Eastern Railway, Bangladesh |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | KRF [2] |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Opened | 1910[1] |
| Electrified | No |
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| Source: Bangladesh Railway Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History
In response to the demands of the Assam tea planters for a railway link to Chittagong port, Assam Bengal Railway started construction of a railway track on the eastern side of Bengal in 1891. A 150 kilometres (93 mi) track between Chittagong and Comilla was opened to traffic in 1895. The Comilla–Akhaura–Kulaura–Badarpur section was opened in 1896–98 and extended to Lumding by 1903.[3][4][5]
The Kulaura-Sylhet section was opened 1912–15, the Shaistaganj-Habiganj branch line in 1928, the Shaistaganj–Balla branch line in 1929 and the Sylhet–Chhatak Bazar line in 1954.[6]
A metre gauge link exists between Shahbajpur in Bangladesh and Mahisasan in India.[7]
References
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- "Kulaura Railway Junction Station Map/Atlas BR/Bangladesh Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- Fida, Quazi Abul (2012). "Railway". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Report on the Administration of North East India. Mittal Publications. 1984. p. 46.
- S.N.Singh; Amarendra Narain; Purnendu Kumar. "Socio Economic and Political Problems of Tea Garden Workers: A Study of Assam, Published 2006, ISBN 81-8324-098-4". p. 105. Mittal Publications, New Delhi. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- "Brief History". Bangladesh Railway. Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- "Geography – International". IRFCA. Retrieved 2011-12-16.