Joydebpur Junction railway station

Railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Platforms2TracksDual GaugeConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeBRJYR Zone(s) East Zone Division(s) DhakaHistoryOpened1884-85Previous namesDacca State RailwayServices
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station
Dhirasram
towards Narayanganj
 Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat Bhawal Gazipur
Terminus Jamtoil–Joydebpur Mouchak
towards Jamtoil Junction
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Joydebpur Junction Railway Station (Bengali: জয়দেবপুর জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন) is a railway junction in Gazipur District of Dhaka Division in Bangladesh.

History

Joydebpur railway station came up when Dacca State Railway constructed the Narayanganj-Mymensingh metre gauge railway track in 1884–85.[1]

Consequent to the construction of the 4.8-kilometre-long (3.0 mi) Jamuna Bridge in 1998, there was reassessment of the requirements of the railways. First, a 99-kilometre-long (62 mi) new dual gauge line was to be constructed from Joydebpur to Jamtoil, to connect the eastern part of the Bangladesh railway system to the western part. The problem of two different gauges in two different parts of the country was solved by introducing dual gauge. Second, a 245-kilometre (152 mi) length of broad gauge track from Jamtoil to parbatipur was to be converted to dual gauge.[1][2] This made Joydebpur, a dual gauge railway station.

References

  1. ^ a b Fida, Quazi Abul (2012). "Railway". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ "Jamuna Bridge Link Project" (PDF). Asian Development Bank. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2011-12-26.