Pachuria–Bhanga line

Pachuria–Bhanga line
Pachuria–Bhanga line
Overview
Status	Functioning
Owner	Bangladesh Railway
Locale	Bangladesh
Termini	Pachuria Junction railway station; Bhanga Junction railway station;
Stations	12
Service
Type	Railway line in Bangladesh
History
Opened	Rajbari–Faridpur (opened 1899, rebuilt 2014); Faridpur–Bhanga (26 January 2020);
Technical
Line length	62 km
Track gauge	Broad-gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	80 km/h
Route map
Pachuria–Bhanga line
	Poradah–
	Goalundo Ghat line
	Poradah–
	Goalundo Ghat line
	Gyandia
	Railway Bridge

Pachuria–Bhanga line is a broad-gauge railway of Bangladesh Railway. The line is maintained and operated by West Zone.

History

The first railway from Rajbari to Faridpur was built in 1899. Then, Bangladesh Railway closed the 34 km long Rajbari–Faridpur line on 15 March, 1998 because it was facing mismanagement and losses. Later, due to the demands of the people of Faridpur region, the authority started the new work of the line from 10 March, 2010. They reconstructed the line with 5 local railway stations were for 4 years at a cost of ৳90 crore. Rajbari–Faridpur rail connection was then experimentally reopened on 7 August 2014 with the running of an inter-city train.[1] Later the government decided to open the existing 30 km railway line from Faridpur railway station to Bhanga railway station.[2] The railway line was extended to Bhanga Junction.[3] New railway line to Bhanga was launched on 26 January 2020 through Rajbari Express.[4][5]

Stations

Pachuria Junction railway station
Khankhanapur railway station
Basantapur railway station
Amirabad railway station
Ambikapur railway station
Faridpur railway station
Faridpur College railway station
Bakhunda railway station
Talma railway station
Pukhuria railway station
Bhanga railway station
Bhanga Junction railway station

References

"রাজবাড়ী-ফরিদপুর রেল রুটের সব স্টেশনেই থামবে ট্রেন". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 15 August 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
"৬৪ কিলোমিটার রেল: রাজবাড়ি-ফরিদপুর-ভাঙ্গা". Parbattakantho.com (in Bengali). 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
"বরিশালের সঙ্গে রেল যোগাযোগ স্থাপনের উদ্যোগ". Bdnews24.com. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
"কাল চালু হচ্ছে ফরিদপুর-ভাঙ্গা রেলপথ". Dbcnews.tv (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
"ফরিদপুর-ভাঙ্গা রুটে ট্রেনের উদ্বোধন করলেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী". Channel 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 February 2020.

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[1] "রাজবাড়ী-ফরিদপুর রেল রুটের সব স্টেশনেই থামবে ট্রেন". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 15 August 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

[2] "৬৪ কিলোমিটার রেল: রাজবাড়ি-ফরিদপুর-ভাঙ্গা". Parbattakantho.com (in Bengali). 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

[3] "বরিশালের সঙ্গে রেল যোগাযোগ স্থাপনের উদ্যোগ". Bdnews24.com. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[4] "কাল চালু হচ্ছে ফরিদপুর-ভাঙ্গা রেলপথ". Dbcnews.tv (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

[5] "ফরিদপুর-ভাঙ্গা রুটে ট্রেনের উদ্বোধন করলেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী". Channel 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 February 2020.