Mymensingh Junction railway station

Mymensingh Junction Railway Station ময়মনসিংহ জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Passenger train station
General information
Location	Mymensingh Bangladesh
Coordinates	24°45′12″N90°24′37″E / 24.7534°N 90.4104°E / 24.7534; 90.4104
Owned by	Bangladesh Railway
Line(s)	Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line Mymensingh–Gouripur–Bhairab line
Platforms	3
Tracks	Meter Gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MYN
Zone(s)	East Zone
Division(s)	Dhaka
History
Opened	15 February 1886 (1886-02-15)
Previous names	Assam Bengal Railway (1886–1947) Pakistan Eastern Railway (1947–1971)
Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station Agriculture University towards Narayanganj Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat Mymensingh Road towards Bahadurabad Ghat Terminus Mymensingh–Gouripur–Bhairab Shambhuganj towards Bhairab Bazar Junction
Route map
Location

Mymensingh Junction Railway Station is a railway junction located in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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. ^[4] The railway junction in Mymensingh opened on 15 February 1886. ^[5] In 2021, the Minister of Railways announced the modernization of the railway junction at a cost of ৳200 crore. ^[6]

Criticisms

Mymensingh Junction railway station is known to be unsanitary and a hotbed of pickpockets. ^[7] The station is also allegedly occupied by ticket black marketers. ^[8]

References

1. "Dhaka-Mymensingh train operation resumes after 11.5-hour stoppage due to derailing". bdnews24.com . 21 August 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
2. "Rail link on Dhaka-Mymensingh route restored". The Daily Observer . 4 May 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
3. "Trian derailment: Movement starts after 2.5hrs in Mymensingh". Dhaka Tribune . 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
4. 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 18 February 2025.
5. Mahmud, Saiful (29 June 2019). "ময়মনসিংহে ব্রহ্মপুত্র রেল-ব্রিজসহ ৩টি ব্রিজ ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ". Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
6. "'ময়মনসিংহকে আইকনিক রেল স্টেশন হিসেবে গড়ে তোলা হবে'". Dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
7. "নানা সমস্যায় জর্জরিত ময়মনসিংহ রেলওয়ে জংশন". Somoy TV (in Bengali). 24 January 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
8. "টিকেট কালোবাজারির অভিযোগ : ময়মনসিংহ রেলস্টেশনে জিম্মি যাত্রীরা". Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). 3 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

External links

• Media related to Mymensingh Junction railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Mymensingh Junction railway station at the India Rail Info