Dhaka Cantonment railway station

Dhaka Cantonment railway station is a railway station located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It is notable as one of the termini of the Bangladesh-India Maitree Express & Mitali Express international passenger train service.[2]

Dhaka Cantonment Railway Station

ঢাকা ক্যান্টনমেন্ট রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Passenger train station
General information
LocationAirport Road, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka
Bangladesh
Coordinates23°48′55.8″N 90°24′38.16″E / 23.815500°N 90.4106000°E / 23.815500; 90.4106000
Elevation11 metres (36 ft)
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Line(s)Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line
Platforms1
TracksDual Gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDHCA
Zone(s) East Zone
Division(s) Dhaka
ClassificationInternational / Domestic
History
Opened1981 (1981)
Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station
Banani
towards Narayanganj
Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat Dhaka Airport
Route map
Map
Location
Map

The station is located in its namesake Dhaka Cantonment, Cantonment Thana, in the north of Dhaka. The station is near the Shahjalal International Airport (however the airport has its own station).

Services

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References

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  1. ^ "ক্যান্টনমেন্ট রেল স্টেশনে কোটি টাকার ভারতীয় শাড়ি জব্দ". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 10 April 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ^ "ঢাকা-কলকাতা মৈত্রী এক্সপ্রেস ট্রেনের সময়সূচি ও ভাড়া". Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 9 November 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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