Mymensingh Junction Railway Station is a railway junction located in Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Mymensingh Junction Railway Station ময়মনসিংহ জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Mymensingh Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°45′12″N 90°24′37″E / 24.7534°N 90.4104°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Bangladesh Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line Mymensingh–Gouripur–Bhairab line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Meter Gauge | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | MYN | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Zone | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Dhaka | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 February 1886 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Assam Bengal Railway (1886–1947) Pakistan Eastern Railway (1947–1971) | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
| Location | ||||||||||||||||
 | ||||||||||||||||
History edit
The demand for jute was increasing all over the world. For the purpose of meeting that growing demand, there was a need for better communication system than the existing communication system to supply jute from Eastern Bengal to Port of Kolkata. Therefore in 1885 a 144 km wide meter gauge railway line named Dhaka State Railway was constructed to bring raw jute to Kolkata mainly by river which connects Mymensingh with Narayanganj.[1] The railway junction in Mymensingh opened on 15 February 1886.[2] In 2021, the Minister of Railways announced the modernization of the railway junction at a cost of ৳200 crore.[3]
Criticisms edit
Mymensingh Junction railway station is known to be unsanitary and a hotbed of pickpockets.[4] The station is also allegedly occupied by ticket black marketers.[5]
References edit
- ^ Quazi Abul Fida (2012). "Railway". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Mahmud, Saiful (29 June 2019). "ময়মনসিংহে ব্রহ্মপুত্র রেল-ব্রিজসহ ৩টি ব্রিজ ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ". Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "'ময়মনসিংহকে আইকনিক রেল স্টেশন হিসেবে গড়ে তোলা হবে'". Dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "নানা সমস্যায় জর্জরিত ময়মনসিংহ রেলওয়ে জংশন". Somoy TV (in Bengali). 24 January 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "টিকেট কালোবাজারির অভিযোগ : ময়মনসিংহ রেলস্টেশনে জিম্মি যাত্রীরা". Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). 3 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
External links edit
Media related to Mymensingh Junction railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Mymensingh Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
