Laksam Junction railway station explained

Laksam Railway Junction Railway Station
Native Name:লাকসাম জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Style:Bangladesh Railways
Type:Bangladesh Railway Station
Address:Laksam Upazila, Comilla District
Country:Bangladesh
Coordinates:23°N 91°W
Line:Akhaura-Laksam-Chittagong Line, Laksam-Noakhali Line, Laksam-Chandpur Line[1]

Laksam Railway Junction is one of the five biggest junctions of Bangladesh. A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge. Rail transport operations refer to stations that lie on or near a railway junction as a junction station. Laksam is a junction station.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Train derails in Laksam. bdnews24.com. 2015-07-27. 2014-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213010004/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/10/04/train-derails-in-laksam. live.
  2. Web site: Double rail lines on Dhaka-Chittagong route opens today - Dhaka Tribune. dhakatribune.com. 2015-07-27. 2016-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307200621/http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/apr/18/double-rail-lines-dhaka-chittagong-route-opens-today. dead.