Nimtala railway station explained

Nimtala Railway Station
Native Name:নিমতলা রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Native Name Lang:bn
Style:Bangladesh Railways
Address:Sirajdikhan Upazila, Munshiganj District
Country:Bangladesh
Structure:Standard (on ground station)
Status:Constructing
Line:Dhaka–Jessore line
Owned:Bangladesh Railway
Tracks:Dual Gauge
Opening:2023
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Nimtala Railway Station is a railway station under on Dhaka–Jessore line[1] located in Sirajdikhan Upazila, Bangladesh. It is one of three railway stations in the Munshiganj District constructed under Padma Bridge Rail Link project.

History

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.[2] It was decided to construct this station next to the Dhaka–Bhanga Expressway as a station on the Dhaka–Jessore line, 27 km away from the Kamalapur railway station. Besides this, 100 acres of land was acquired for the purpose of constructing an inland container depot next to the station. With a length of 1,400 meters, this railway station is the second largest railway station on the railway line. The station was scheduled to be open in December 2023.[3] However, the railway minister announced in September 2023 that the station would be operational after the inauguration of the Dhaka–Bhanga section of the railway line.[4] According to the information given in 2024, the entire construction of the station would be completed by the first month of this year.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Dhaka-Faridpur railway starts soon. 21 June 2015. 9 November 2022. The Daily Observer. 9 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221109155246/https://www.observerbd.com/2015/06/21/95415.php. dead.
  2. News: bn. পদ্মা সেতুতে রেল সংযোগ প্রকল্প তত্ত্বাবধানে সেনাবাহিনী. 2 January 2017. 8 May 2022. Daily Inqilab. 8 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108114557/https://www.dailyinqilab.com/article/56383/-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%97-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80. live.
  3. News: রেল কন্টেইনার স্টেশন: নিমতলা হবে বাণিজ্যিক হাব. bn. 25 November 2023. 27 May 2024. Somoy TV.
  4. Web site: অপেক্ষার পালা শেষ, এবার ট্রেনে পদ্মা পাড়ি. bn. Sumit. Sarker Sumon. 7 September 2023. 27 May 2024. Bangla Tribune.
  5. News: Deadline set for 1-yr extension. Tawfikul. Islam. 2 January 2024. 27 May 2024. Daily Sun.