Dhaka Airport railway station

Airport railway station or Biman Bandar railway station is a railway station in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.[1] Situated opposite to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, it can be accessed from the Airport Road.

Dhaka Airport Railway Station

ঢাকা বিমানবন্দর রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
B-category station
Airport Railway Station in 2014
General information
Other namesDhaka Biman Bandar railway station
LocationAirport Road, Dhaka
Bangladesh
Coordinates23°51′8″N 90°24′30″E
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Line(s)Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line
Platforms2
Tracks3
ConnectionsAirport interchange DAC
Bus rapid transit Dhaka BRT
 MRT Line 1 
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDABB
Zone(s) East Zone
Division(s) Dhaka
History
Opened1981
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station
Dhaka Cantonment
towards Narayanganj
 Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat
transfer at Tongi Junction
 Tongi Junction
towards Bahadurabad Ghat
Route map
Location

Overview

It is the second stoppage for trains in Dhaka, after the Kamalapur railway station. Trains come from India and locally Khulna, Jessore, Noakhali, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Comilla, and many important towns and cities. Its rail tracks are Dual gauge which provide both Meter gauge and Broad gauge. Therefore, Broad gauge trains from Rajshahi, Khulna and the Maitree Express can stop at that station easily. The station has two platforms.

In 2014 railways authorities carried out drives to demolish illegally built structures in the parking lot.[2]

References
  1. "4 hurt as shed over Dhaka Airport Railway Station platform collapses". The Daily Star. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  2. "Structures evicted along cantonment rail tracks". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
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