Gandaria railway station explained

Gandaria Railway Station
Native Name:গেন্ডারিয়া রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Native Name Lang:bn
Style:Bangladesh Railways
Address:Dhaka
Country:Bangladesh
Structure:Standard (on ground station)
Status:Functioning
Line:Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line
Dhaka–Jessore line
Owned:Bangladesh Railway
Tracks:Dual Gauge
Opened:1885
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Gandaria Railway Station is a railway station located in Gendaria Thana, Dhaka District, Bangladesh.[1] [2] The Dhaka–Jessore line starts from this station.[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. Gandaria railway station was built as part of the project during the construction of Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line.[4]

Under the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project launched in 2018, the plan to rebuild the Gandaria railway station was taken up.[5] The reconstruction is scheduled to be completed by June 2024.[6] In 2023, the East Zone proposed to convert the station into a terminal to reduce passenger pressure on the Kamalapur railway station.[7]

Trains

Narayanganj Commuter and some local trains run through Gandaria railway station.

Notes and References

  1. News: গেন্ডারিয়া রেলস্টেশনে বিপর্যস্ত যাত্রীসেবা. bn. 11 July 2014. Prothom Alo. 29 February 2020.
  2. News: ঢাকা-নারায়ণগঞ্জের যাত্রীবাহী ট্রেন লাইনচ্যুত. bn. 28 July 2019. The Daily Star. 29 February 2020.
  3. News: পদ্মা সেতুতে রেল সংযোগ উপ-সম্পাদকীয় . Janakantha. bn. 29 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200229164347/http://web.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/475344/%25E0%25A6%25AA%25E0%25A6%25A6%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%25AE%25E0%25A6%25BE-%25E0%25A6%25B8%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%25A4%25E0%25A7%2581%25E0%25A6%25A4%25E0%25A7%2587-%25E0%25A6%25B0%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%25B2-%25E0%25A6%25B8%25E0%25A6%2582%25E0%25A6%25AF%25E0%25A7%258B%25E0%25A6%2597/print/. 29 February 2020. dead.
  4. Railway. Quazi Abul Fida.
  5. Web site: উন্নত দেশের আদলে নির্মিত হচ্ছে ২০ স্টেশন, থাকছে লিফট-চলন্ত সিঁড়ি. bn. 6 March 2022. 27 May 2023. Jago News 24.
  6. Web site: গেন্ডারিয়া রেলস্টেশনের ফিরে আসা. bn. Ariful Islam. Mithu. 3 July 2023. 17 July 2023. The Business Standard.
  7. News: কমলাপুরের চাপ কমাতে গেন্ডারিয়ায় টার্মিনাল স্টেশনের প্রস্তাব. bn. 22 February 2023. 27 May 2023. Samakal.