Bahadurabad Ghat railway station

Bahadurabad Ghat Railway Station is a defunct railway station located in Dewanganj Upazila, Jamalpur District, Bangladesh.[1][2]

Bahadurabad Ghat Railway Station

বাহাদুরাবাদ ঘাট রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
General information
LocationDewanganj Upazila, Jamalpur District
Bangladesh
Coordinates25°09′57″N 89°44′05″E
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Line(s)Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusDefunct
Station codeBHBD
Zone(s) East Zone
Division(s) Dhaka
History
Opened1912
Previous namesAssam Bengal Railway (1912–1947)
Pakistan Eastern Railway (1947–1971)
Services
Preceding station   Bahadurabad Ghat railway station   Following station
Dewanganj Bazar   Line
Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat		   Terminus
Route map
Location

History

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. This railway was extended up to Jamalpur in 1894 and up to Jagannathganj in Sarishabari Upazila in 1899.[3] In 1912, the railway line was extended from Jamalpur to Bahadurabad Ghat.[4]

Rail ferry

Bahadurabad Ghat was connected by rail ferry across Jamuna river to Tistamukh Ghat by Santahar–Kaunia line.[5]

References
  1. "বাহাদুরাবাদ ঘাটের ফেরি চালু এ বছরই : ত্রিমোহিনী-বালাসীঘাট রেলপথ মেরামতের উদ্যোগ নেই". Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. "বাহাদুরাবাদ ঘাটে সেতু চাই". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. Bangladesh District Gazetteer: Greater Mymensingh. Ministry of Collocation, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 1992 Page 237.
  4. 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 26 October 2023.
  5. "১৯৩৮ সাল, যখন ফেরীতে পার হতো ট্রেন". Probashirdiganta.com (in Bengali). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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