Padmabila Junction railway station
Padmabila Junction Railway Station পদ্মবিলা জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Basundia, Jessore Sadar Upazila, Jessore District Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°08′44″N 88°46′18″E / 23.14545°N 88.7716969°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Bangladesh Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Dhaka–Jessore line | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Dual Gauge | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Constructing | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | PADMB | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | West Zone | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Pakshi | |||||||||||||||
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| Opening | 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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Padmabila Junction Railway Station is a railway station under construction on Dhaka–Jessore line[1] located in Jessore Sadar Upazila, Jessore District, Bangladesh. It is one of four railway stations in the district are constructed under Padma Bridge Rail Link project.[2]
History
[edit]Ministry of Railways is constructing 172 km broad-gauge railway. The railway line starts from Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh to Jessore. Under the Railway Link Project of Padma Bridge, 14 railway stations will be built and 6 railway station will be repaired. 310 rail bridges will be built for the new railway line. 66 of 310 are major and 244 are minor bridges.[3] As part of the construction of the railway line, the railway junction is planned to be constructed at Padmabila area of Basundia Union Council of Jessore District.[4] According to the route map, the railway will be divided into two parts from Padmabila Junction, one railway line will go to Rupdia and another to Singia railway station. The existing Rupdia railway station is part of Darshana–Jessore–Khulna line.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dhaka-Faridpur railway starts soon". The Daily Observer. 21 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "পদ্মাসেতু প্রকল্পে যশোরের চার রেলস্টেশন বদলে যাচ্ছে দৃশ্যপট". Daily Kalyan (in Bengali). 14 April 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "পদ্মা সেতুতে রেল সংযোগ প্রকল্প তত্ত্বাবধানে সেনাবাহিনী". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 2 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "যশোর-ঢাকা রেলপথ পদ্মবিলায় হচ্ছে নতুন জংশন". Janakantha (in Bengali). 25 July 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ Islam, Shafiqul (12 June 2016). "কেমন হবে পদ্মা সেতুতে রেললাইন". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 May 2023.