Faridpur railway station

Faridpur railway station is located in Faridpur District of Dhaka division, Bangladesh. It is a railway station located at Lakshmipur in Faridpur.[1]

Faridpur Railway Station

ফরিদপুর রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Bangladesh Railway Station
Faridpur Railway Station area
General information
LocationFaridpur
Bangladesh
Coordinates23.6109928°N 89.8426744°E / 23.6109928; 89.8426744
Line(s)Pachuria–Bhanga line
Platforms1
TracksBroad Gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeFDP
Zone(s) West Zone
Division(s) Dhaka
History
Opened1899
Previous namesEastern Bengal Railway
Services
Preceding station   Faridpur railway station   Following station
Ambikapur (Faridpur)   Line
Pachuria–Bhanga		   Faridpur College
Route map
Location

History

Faridpur Railway Station was built in 1899. This section from Rajbari to Faridpur was closed in 1997 on the pretext of losses. Later the government decided the resume of the construction of the railway and in 2010, it resumed at a cost of about ৳90 crore. The construction was completed in 2014. After 17 years, the train service started again in 2014.[2]

Services

Only Rajbari Express and Madhumati Express pass through this station.[3][4]

References
  1. "অবৈধ দখলে ফরিদপুর রেল স্টেশনের জায়গা". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. "১৭ বছর পর রেলগাড়ি ঝমাঝম". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 8 August 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. "রাজবাড়ী এক্সপ্রেসের যাত্রা শুরু". Dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. "যাত্রা শুরু ফরিদপুর-রাজশাহীবাসীর স্বপ্নের মধুমতি এক্সপ্রেসের". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2022.


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