Keraniganj railway station

Railway station in Bangladesh
23°38′57.4″N 90°25′7.96″E / 23.649278°N 90.4188778°E / 23.649278; 90.4188778Owned byBangladesh RailwayLine(s)Dhaka–Jessore lineTracksDual GaugeConstructionStructure typeElevatedOther informationStatusConstructingStation codeKRNJ Zone(s) East Zone Division(s) DhakaHistoryOpened2023Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station
Gendaria
towards Kamalapur
 Dhaka–Jessore
transfer at Gendaria
 Nimtala
towards Rupdia or Singia Junction
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Keraniganj Railway Station is a railway station on the 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] It is the first elevated railway station in the country.[3]

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. Keraniganj is one of the stations of the railway line under construction.[4] According to November 2022, the construction progress of the station was 75%.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Dhaka-Faridpur railway starts soon". The Daily Observer. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. ^ Chamily, Mansura (9 March 2021). "দ্রুত এগিয়ে চলছে ঢাকা-মাওয়া রেললাইনের কাজ". Barta24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "দেশের প্রথম এলিভেটেড রেল স্টেশনের কাজ চলছে জোরেশোরে". Somoy TV (in Bengali). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  4. ^ "পদ্মা সেতুতে রেল সংযোগ প্রকল্প তত্ত্বাবধানে সেনাবাহিনী". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 2 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  • Keraniganj railway station at the India Rail Info