Faridpur railway station
Faridpur Railway Station ফরিদপুর রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | |||||||||||
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| Bangladesh Railway Station | |||||||||||
 Faridpur Railway Station area | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Faridpur Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°36′40″N 89°50′34″E / 23.6109928°N 89.8426744°E | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Pachuria–Bhanga line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | Broad Gauge | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | FDP | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | West Zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Pakshi | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1899 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway | ||||||||||
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Faridpur railway station is located in Faridpur District of Dhaka division, Bangladesh. It is a railway station located at Lakshmipur in Faridpur.[1]
History
[edit]Faridpur Railway Station was built in 1899. This section from Rajbari to Faridpur was closed in 1997 on the pretext of losses. Later the government decided the resume of the construction of the railway and in 2010, it resumed at a cost of about ৳90 crore. The construction was completed in 2014. After 17 years, the train service started again in 2014.[2]
Services
[edit]Only Rajbari Express and Madhumati Express pass through this station.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "অবৈধ দখলে ফরিদপুর রেল স্টেশনের জায়গা". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "১৭ বছর পর রেলগাড়ি ঝমাঝম". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 8 August 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "রাজবাড়ী এক্সপ্রেসের যাত্রা শুরু". Dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "যাত্রা শুরু ফরিদপুর-রাজশাহীবাসীর স্বপ্নের মধুমতি এক্সপ্রেসের". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Faridpur railway station at the India Rail Info
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