Nimtala railway station

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Nimtala Railway Station

নিমতলা রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
General information
Location Sirajdikhan Upazila, Munshiganj District
Bangladesh
Coordinates 23°36′38″N90°02′18″E / 23.6106719°N 90.0382916°E / 23.6106719; 90.0382916
Owned by Bangladesh Railway
Line(s) Dhaka–Jessore line
Tracks Dual Gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusOpened
Station codeNMTL
Zone(s) East Zone
Division(s) Dhaka
History
Opened10 October 2023 (2023-10-10)
Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station
Keraniganj
towards Kamalapur
Dhaka–Jessore Sreenagar
Route map
Nimtala railway station
Location
Nimtala railway station

Nimtala Railway Station is a railway station under on Dhaka–Jessore line [1] located in Sirajdikhan Upazila, Bangladesh. It is one of three railway stations in the Munshiganj District constructed under Padma Bridge Rail Link project.

History

Ministry of Railways is constructing 172 km broad-gauge railway. The railway line starts from Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh to Jessore. Under the Railway Link Project of Padma Bridge, 14 railway stations will be built and 6 railway station will be repaired. 310 rail bridges will be built for the new railway line. 66 of 310 are major and 244 are minor bridges. [2] It was decided to construct this station next to the Dhaka–Bhanga Expressway as a station on the Dhaka–Jessore line, 27 km away from the Kamalapur railway station. Besides this, 100 acres of land was acquired for the purpose of constructing an inland container depot next to the station. With a length of 1,400 meters, this railway station is the second largest railway station on the railway line. The station was scheduled to be open in December 2023. [3] However, the railway minister announced in September 2023 that the station would be operational after the inauguration of the Dhaka–Bhanga section of the railway line. [4] According to the information given in 2024, the entire construction of the station would be completed by the first month of this year. [5]

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References

  1. "Dhaka-Faridpur railway starts soon". The Daily Observer . 21 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. "পদ্মা সেতুতে রেল সংযোগ প্রকল্প তত্ত্বাবধানে সেনাবাহিনী". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. "রেল কন্টেইনার স্টেশন: নিমতলা হবে বাণিজ্যিক হাব". Somoy TV (in Bengali). 25 November 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  4. Sarker Sumon, Sumit (7 September 2023). "অপেক্ষার পালা শেষ, এবার ট্রেনে পদ্মা পাড়ি". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  5. Islam, Tawfikul (2 January 2024). "Deadline set for 1-yr extension". Daily Sun . Retrieved 27 May 2024.