Tejgaon Railway Station | |||||||||||
Native Name: | তেজগাঁও রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | ||||||||||
Native Name Lang: | bn | ||||||||||
Style: | Bangladesh Railways | ||||||||||
Address: | Dhaka | ||||||||||
Country: | Bangladesh | ||||||||||
Structure: | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
Status: | Functioning | ||||||||||
Line: | Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line | ||||||||||
Platform: | 1 | ||||||||||
Elevation: | 14 meter | ||||||||||
Owned: | Bangladesh Railway | ||||||||||
Tracks: | Dual Gauge | ||||||||||
Distance: | 4 km from Banani 5 km from Kamalapur | ||||||||||
Former: | Assam Bengal Railway (1884–1947) Pakistan Eastern Railway (1947–1971) | ||||||||||
Mapframe: | yes | ||||||||||
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Tejgaon Railway Station is a railway station in Bangladesh located in Tejgaon Thana, Dhaka District.[1]
The station has a platform. The platform is open from almost all sides. There is a 15-seat restroom (second class) for passengers.[2] There are a total of three ticketing counters, two for men and one for women and passengers with special needs.[3]
Tejgaon railway station is often criticized for its poor infrastructure, lack of adequate manpower, polluted environment and lack of security.[4] According to media reports, most of the robberies on moving trains occur in the Tejgaon railway station area.