Akhaura Junction railway station

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Akhaura Junction Railway Station

আখাউড়া জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Bangladesh Railway Station
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General information
Location Akhaura Upazila, Brahmanbaria District
Bangladesh
Coordinates 23°52′09″N91°12′20″E / 23.8690722°N 91.2056796°E / 23.8690722; 91.2056796
Line(s)
Tracks Broad Gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeAKA
Zone(s) East Zone
Division(s) Dhaka
History
Opened1896 (1896)
Services
Preceding station  Akhaura Junction railway station  Following station
Terminus  Line
Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak 		  Azampur
Bhatshala   Line
Tongi–Bhairab–Akhaura 		 Terminus
Terminus  Line
Akhaura–Laksam–Chittagong 		  Gangasagar
  Line
Akhaura–Agartala 		 
Route map
Akhaura Junction railway station
Location
Akhaura Junction railway station

Akhaura Junction railway station is a railway junction located in Akhaura Upazila, Brahmanbaria District, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. [1] [2]

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History

In response to the demands of tea manufacturers of Assam for a railway line with the port of Chittagong, the Assam Bengal Railway started construction of railway lines in eastern Bengal from 1891. Chittagong–Comilla line was opened in 1895. On 1 July 1895, the 150 km Chittagong–Comilla and the 69 km Laksam–Chandpur lines were opened to the public. In 1896, Comilla–Akhaura–Shahbajpur line was established. [3]

In the same year it was opened as a station of Comilla–Akhaura–Shahbajpur line. It became a junction station when the railway line from Akhaura to Tongi was built. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "আখাউড়া রেলওয়ে জংশনে সংকেত বিড়ম্বনা, আতঙ্ক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "আখাউড়া রেলওয়ে স্টেশনে যাত্রী বাড়ছে, কমছে আসন". Bhorer Kagoj . Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Quazi Abul Fida (2012). "Railway". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN   984-32-0576-6. OCLC   52727562. OL   30677644M . Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Alam, Saiful (8 November 2021). "আখাউড়া রেলওয়ে জংশনের ইতিহাস ও বর্তমান অবস্থা". Akhaura.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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