Chattogram railway station

Chattogram Railway Station চট্টগ্রাম রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
General information
Other names	Chittagong railway station
Location	Battoli, Station Road, New Market Chittagong District Chittagong Division Bangladesh
Coordinates	22°20′02″N91°49′48″E / 22.3338°N 91.8301°E / 22.3338; 91.8301
Operated by	Bangladesh Railway
Tracks	Metre gauge
Other information
Status	Active
Location Chattogram Railway Station Location within Bangladesh

Chattogram Railway Station is a railway station in Bangladesh, situated at Battoli, Station Road of Chattogram District. It is one of the largest railway stations of the country. This station has an old and a new terminal.

Old terminal

Old Terminal

The old terminal was constructed during the British era. It comprises a two-storied 56.24 m long and 10.37 m wide station building, which was constructed on November 7, 1896. ^[1]

New terminal

In 1991, construction of a new terminal and modernization of Chittagong Railway Station started and the new terminal was opened in 1995. In 2015, remodeling of Chittagong Railway Station started and Platform no-8,9 was introduced. ^[2] The new terminal was constructed beside the old terminal.

New Terminal

Operational trains

The following passenger trains run from Chittagong Railway Station along with many freight trains:

1. Subarna Express
2. Mohanagar Provati/Godhuli Express
3. Paharika Express
4. Mohanagar Express
5. Udayan Express
6. Meghna Express
7. Turna Express
8. Bijoy Express
9. Sonar Bangla Express
10. Dhaka-Chittagong Mail
11. Karnaphuli Express
12. Sagarika Express
13. Mymensingh Express
14. Chattala Express
15. Nazirhat Commuter
16. 111/112/113/114 local
17. 123/124 local
18. Cox's Bazar Express
19. Parjotak Express
20. Saikat Express
21. Probal Express

See also

• List of railway stations in Bangladesh

References

1. Banglapaedia. 2, UP-KAYSA. [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar]. ISBN   984-32-0590-1. OCLC   742448327.
2. "চবি শাটল ট্রেন বটতলী যায় না দেড় বছর". Kalerkantho.