Dhirasram railway station

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Dhirasram Railway Station

ধীরাশ্রম রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
General information
Location Gazipur District
Bangladesh
Coordinates 23°57′32″N90°24′56″E / 23.9589086°N 90.4154755°E / 23.9589086; 90.4154755
Owned by Bangladesh Railway
Line(s) Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line
Tracks Dual Gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDRM
Zone(s) East Zone
Division(s) Dhaka
History
Opened1885
Previous names Assam Bengal Railway (1885–1947)
Pakistan Eastern Railway (1947–1971)
Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station
Tongi Junction
towards Narayanganj
Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat
transfer at Tongi Junction
Joydebpur Junction
towards Bahadurabad Ghat
Route map
Dhirasram railway station
Location
Dhirasram railway station

Dhirasram Railway Station is a railway station located in the metropolis of Gazipur District of Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. [1]

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History

The demand for jute was increasing all over the world. For the purpose of meeting that growing demand, there was a need for better communication system than the existing communication system to supply jute from Eastern Bengal to Port of Kolkata. Therefore in 1885 a 144 km wide meter gauge railway line named Dhaka State Railway was constructed to bring raw jute to Kolkata mainly by river which connects Mymensingh with Narayanganj. Gandaria railway station was built as part of the project during the construction of Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line. At that time Dhirasram railway station was built as a station of this line. [2] In 2003, an inland container depot was planned to be constructed at this railway station after shifting it from Kamalapur railway station. 100 acres of land was acquired in the railway station area which is located near Demra–Joydebpur Eastern Bypass for the implementation of the project. In 2007, the construction cost of the new inland container depot was fixed at ৳450 crore. In 2019, the government contracted DP World to build it under a public private partnership, after failing to find investors to implement the project. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "গাজীপুরে ট্রেনে কাটা পড়ে নিহত ২". Dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). 24 April 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ↑ Quazi Abul Fida (2012). "Railway". In Sirajul Islam; 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 17 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Reza, Salahuddin Mohammad (19 January 2022). "দীর্ঘ ১৮ বছরেও নির্মিত হয়নি ধীরাশ্রম কনটেইনার ডিপো". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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