Saidpur railway workshop explained

Saidpur railway workshop
Native Name:সৈয়দপুর রেলওয়ে কারখানা
Native Name Lang:bn
Type:Public
Industry:Railway
Hq Location:Saidpur
Hq Location City:Nilphamari District
Hq Location Country:Bangladesh
Services:Maintenance, repair and operations
Owner:Bangladesh Railway
Num Employees:2825

Saidpur railway workshop is a railway workshop in Bangladesh situated at Saidpur, Nilphamari District and operated by Bangladesh Railway.[1] It is one of the two railway workshops in Bangladesh (the other being Pahartali railway workshop in Chittagong) where maintenance and repair of railway coaches and wagons are done. It is also the largest railway workshop of the country.[2]

Details

In 1870, Saidpur railway workshop was established as a meter-gauge steam locomotive repair shed on a 110-acre land. Later, with the installation of plants and machines to repair meter-gauge and broad-gauge coaches and wagons, the workshop became fully equipped in 1953 at 800 acres of land. There are 25 different shops where repair work is done and around 1,200 items of spare parts and tools for carriage and wagon are manufactured.

References

  1. Web site: Saidpur Railway Workshop. Nilphamari.info.
  2. News: 2020-08-03. On the track of history: Century-old locomotives in Saidpur. The Daily Star.

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