Shyampur Baraitala railway station

Shyampur Baraitala Railway Station is a railway station located in Shyampur Thana, Dhaka District, Bangladesh. It was established in 2017.[1]

Shyampur Baraitala Railway Station

শ্যামপুর বড়ইতলা রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
General information
LocationDhaka
Bangladesh
Coordinates23°41′05″N 90°26′33″E / 23.6846084°N 90.4426362°E / 23.6846084; 90.4426362
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Line(s)Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line
TracksDual Gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSHBR
Zone(s) East Zone
Division(s) Dhaka
History
Opened2017
Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station
Pagla
towards Narayanganj
Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat
transfer at Gendaria
Gendaria
Route map
Map
Location
Map

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. Shyampur Baraitala railway station was built as part of the project during the construction of Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line.[2]

Trains edit

Shyampur Baraitla railway station serves trains of Narayanganj Commuter and Narayanganj Local.

References edit

  1. ^ "ট্রেন এলেই দাঁড়িয়ে যান হাত উঁচিয়ে!". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 31 October 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ 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 11 April 2024.