Keraniganj railway station

Keraniganj Railway Station is a railway station under construction on Dhaka–Jessore line[1] located in Keraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh. This modern railway station is situated near Stan Bazar, is not so far from Baluchar of Munshiganj District, which is under construction.[2] It is the first elevated railway station in the country.[3]

Keraniganj Railway Station

কেরানীগঞ্জ রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
General information
LocationGhoshkandi, Keraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District
Bangladesh
Coordinates23°38′57.4″N 90°25′7.96″E
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Line(s)Dhaka–Jessore line
TracksDual Gauge
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusConstructing
Station codeKRNJ
Zone(s) East Zone
Division(s) Dhaka
History
Opening2023
Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station
Gendaria
towards Kamalapur
 Dhaka–Jessore
transfer at Gendaria
 Nimtala
towards Rupdia or Singia
Route map
Location

History

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. Keraniganj is one of the stations of the railway line under construction.[4] According to November 2022, the construction progress of the station was 75%.[3]

References
  1. "Dhaka-Faridpur railway starts soon". The Daily Observer. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. Chamily, Mansura (9 March 2021). "দ্রুত এগিয়ে চলছে ঢাকা-মাওয়া রেললাইনের কাজ". Barta24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. "দেশের প্রথম এলিভেটেড রেল স্টেশনের কাজ চলছে জোরেশোরে". Somoy TV (in Bengali). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  4. "পদ্মা সেতুতে রেল সংযোগ প্রকল্প তত্ত্বাবধানে সেনাবাহিনী". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 2 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
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