Fatulla railway station

Fatulla Railway Station is a railway station located in Fatulla Union, Narayanganj Sadar Upazila, Narayanganj District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.[1][2]

Fatulla Railway Station

ফতুল্লা রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
General information
LocationNarayanganj District
Bangladesh
Coordinates23°39′01″N 90°28′27″E
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Line(s)Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line
TracksMeter Gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeFLA
Zone(s) East Zone
Division(s) Dhaka
History
Opened1885
Previous namesAssam Bengal Railway (1885–1947)
Pakistan Eastern Railway (1947–1971)
Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station
Chashara
towards Narayanganj
Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat Pagla
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. Fatulla railway station was built as part of the project during the construction of Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line.[3]

References

  1. "ফতুল্লা রেল স্টেশন সমস্যায় জর্জারিত". Narayanganjsangbad.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. "নারায়ণগঞ্জে ট্রেন-ট্রাক সংঘর্ষে আহত অর্ধশতাধিক, নিহত ৩". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 28 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. 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.
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