Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City Railway Station is a B class railway station in Bangladesh located on the western side of Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City in Kaliakair Upazila of Gazipur District.[1][2] The station was inaugurated on 1 November 2018.[1] It is regarded as a ghost station now.[3]
Bangabandhu High-Tech City railway station বঙ্গবন্ধু হাই–টেক সিটি রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | |||||||||||
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| B class station of Bangladesh Railway | |||||||||||
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| Location | Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City, Kaliakair Upazila, Gazipur District Dhaka Division Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Bangladesh Railway | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Bangladesh Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Jamtoil–Joydebpur line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Bangladesh Railway | ||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 2018 | ||||||||||
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Infrastructure
editThe original design of this station is designed like the central station of the country named Kamalapur railway station in Dhaka District.[4] Its estimated construction budget is ৳50 crore.[3] It consists of a platform and a loop line.
Service
editFollowing is the list of trains passing through Bangabandhu Hi-Tech Park Railway Station:
- Sirajganj Express
- Tangail Commuter[5]
- Kaliakor Commuter
Accident
edit- 7 November 2020: 766 Down Nilsagar Express collided with a passenger bus at a railway crossing in Sonakhali area near Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City Railway Station around 4 am. Two people including a bus passenger died. Another one died after the three injured were taken to Kaliakair Upazila Health Complex.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "কালিয়াকৈরে বঙ্গবন্ধু হাই-টেক সিটি রেল স্টেশন ভবনের উদ্বোধন". Bdmorning.com (in Bengali). 1 November 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "বঙ্গবন্ধু হাইটেক সিটিতে আসছে ট্রেন সার্ভিস". Dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). 21 October 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ a b Karim, Rezaul (7 June 2022). "কাজে লাগছে না ৫০ কোটি টাকার বঙ্গবন্ধু হাইটেক সিটি রেলস্টেশন". Risingbd.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "গাজীপুরের হাইটেক পার্ক রেলস্টেশন উদ্বোধন". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 1 November 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "ঢাকা থেকে বঙ্গবন্ধু সেতু ট্রেন চলাচল শুরু বৃহস্পতিবার". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 7 November 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "গাজীপুরে ট্রেনের ধাক্কায় নিহত ২, ট্রেন চলাচল স্বাভাবিক". Somoynews.tv (in Bengali). Somoy TV. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
External links
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