Keraniganj Railway Station | |||||||||||
Native Name: | কেরানীগঞ্জ রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | ||||||||||
Native Name Lang: | bn | ||||||||||
Style: | Bangladesh Railways | ||||||||||
Address: | Ghoshkandi, Keraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District | ||||||||||
Country: | Bangladesh | ||||||||||
Structure: | Elevated | ||||||||||
Status: | Constructing | ||||||||||
Line: | Dhaka–Jessore line | ||||||||||
Owned: | Bangladesh Railway | ||||||||||
Tracks: | Dual Gauge | ||||||||||
Opened: | 2023 | ||||||||||
Mapframe: | yes | ||||||||||
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Keraniganj Railway Station is a railway station on the Dhaka–Jessore line[1] located in Keraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh. This modern railway station is situated near Stan Bazar, is not so far from Baluchar of Munshiganj District, which is under construction.[2] It is the first elevated railway station in the country.[3]
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. Keraniganj is one of the stations of the railway line under construction.[4] According to November 2022, the construction progress of the station was 75%.[3]