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Akhaura Junction railway station
Akhaura Junction railway station is a railway junction located in Akhaura Upazila, Brahmanbaria District, Chittagong division, Bangladesh.[1][2]
Akhaura Junction Railway Station আখাউড়া জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Akhaura Upazila, Brahmanbaria District Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°52′09″N 91°12′20″E / 23.8690722°N 91.2056796°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tracks | Broad Gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | AKA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Zone | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Dhaka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1896 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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History edit
In response to the demands of tea manufacturers of Assam for a railway line with the port of Chittagong, the Assam Bengal Railway started construction of railway lines in eastern Bengal from 1891. Chittagong–Comilla line was opened in 1895. On 1 July 1895, the 150 km Chittagong–Comilla and the 69 km Laksam–Chandpur lines were opened to the public. In 1896, Comilla–Akhaura–Shahbajpur line was established.[3]
In the same year it was opened as a station of Comilla–Akhaura–Shahbajpur line. It became a junction station when the railway line from Akhaura to Tongi was built.[4]
References edit
- ^ "আখাউড়া রেলওয়ে জংশনে সংকেত বিড়ম্বনা, আতঙ্ক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ . Bhorer Kagoj. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ 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 27 April 2024.
- ^ Alam, Saiful (8 November 2021). "আখাউড়া রেলওয়ে জংশনের ইতিহাস ও বর্তমান অবস্থা". Akhaura.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
External links edit
- Akhaura Junction railway station at the India Rail Info