Parbatipur–Panchagarh line

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Parbatipur- Panchagarh line
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner Bangladesh Railway
Locale Bangladesh
Termini
Stations20
History
OpenedParbatipur-Ruhia

1913
Ruhia - Panchagarh

1967
Technical
Line length150 kilometres (93 mi)
Track gauge Dual gauge
Route map

Parbatipur- Panchagarh Line is a 150 km long railway line in Rangpur division. It was opened by Pakistan Eastern Railway in 1967. The line has 20 station and 5 station in planning. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

History

In 1913, Bengal Dooars Railway built Parbatipur-Ruhia meter-gauge Line, then After partition Pakistan Eastern Railway built Ruhiya- Panchagarh meter-gauge line in 1967. In 2018 Ministry of Railways convert the route into dual gauge line. [6] [7] [8]

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