Joydebpur Junction railway station explained

Joydebpur Junction Railway Station
Native Name:জয়দেবপুর জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Address:Gazipur
Country:Bangladesh
Style:Bangladesh Railways
Coordinates:23.9981°N 90.4201°W
Type:Bangladesh Railway Station
Junction station
Structure:Standard (on ground station)
Status:Functioning
Platform:2
Tracks:Dual Gauge
Opened:1884-85
Former:Dacca State Railway
Mapframe:yes
Route Map:
Stroke-Colour:
  1. ADD8E6
Stroke-Width:3
Marker:rail-above
Marker-Colour:
  1. 00008B
Zoom:15

Joydebpur Junction Railway Station (Bengali: জয়দেবপুর জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন) is a railway junction in Gazipur District of Dhaka Division in Bangladesh.

History

Joydebpur railway station came up when Dacca State Railway constructed the Narayanganj-Mymensingh metre gauge railway track in 1884–85.[1]

Consequent to the construction of the 4.8adj=midNaNadj=mid Jamuna Bridge in 1998, there was reassessment of the requirements of the railways. First, a 99adj=midNaNadj=mid new dual gauge line was to be constructed from Joydebpur to Jamtoil, to connect the eastern part of the Bangladesh railway system to the western part. The problem of two different gauges in two different parts of the country was solved by introducing dual gauge. Second, a 245km (152miles) length of broad gauge track from Jamtoil to parbatipur was to be converted to dual gauge.[1] [2] This made Joydebpur, a dual gauge railway station.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Fida, Quazi Abul . 2012 . Railway . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Railway . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. Web site: Jamuna Bridge Link Project . Asian Development Bank . 2011-12-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070714111935/http://adb.org/Documents/PCRs/BAN/26451-BAN-PCR.pdf . 2007-07-14 .