East Zone (Bangladesh Railway)

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East Zone
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Chattogram Railway Station
Overview
HeadquartersCRB Building, Chattogram
Locale Chattogram Division, Sylhet Division, Mymensingh Division and Dhaka Division(excluding Tangail District and Greater Faridpur)
Dates of operation3 June 1982;39 years ago (1982-06-03)
Technical
Track gauge Metre gauge (MG) and Dual gauge(DG)
Length2,151.79 kilometres (1,337.06 mi)
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East Zone of Bangladesh Railway is a zone of Railway of Bangladesh. [1]

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