Narsingdi railway station

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Narsingdi Railway Station

নরসিংদী রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Bangladesh Railway Station
General information
Location Narsingdi
Bangladesh
Coordinates 23°55′52″N90°43′09″E / 23.930984°N 90.7190593°E / 23.930984; 90.7190593
Line(s) Tongi–Bhairab–Akhaura line
Platforms3
Tracks Meter Gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNRC
Zone(s) East Zone
Division(s) Dhaka
History
Opened1914 (1914)
Services
Preceding station  Bangladesh Railway  Following station
Jinardi   Line
Tongi–Bhairab–Akhaura
  Amirganj
Route map
Narsingdi railway station
Location
Narsingdi railway station

Narsingdi railway station is a railway station located in Narsingdi, Narsingdi District, Bangladesh. [1] [2]

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History

This station is a former junction station and the railway was built in 1970 from here to Madanganj in Narayanganj. The line was closed in 1977 due to traffic problems. [3] The railway line was removed in 1984. [4] which has been used as a roadway since 2004.

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References

  1. নরসিংদী রেলওয়ে স্টেশনের অরাজক অবস্থা টিকিট বিক্রি করছে দালাল খ্যাত কিরন. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. নরসিংদীতে দুই ট্রেনের মুখোমুখি সংঘর্ষ, নিহত ১২. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. 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 10 November 2023.
  4. ‘আমরা নরসিংদী বাসী’ সংগঠনের মতবিনিময় সভা. Risingbd.com (in Bengali). 1 September 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2020.