Chandpur Railway Station

Chandpur Railway Station (locally known as Borostation) is a railway station of Chandpur Sadar sub-district of Chandpur District of Bangladesh. It is the final station of the Laksham-Chandpur railway route.:[1][2]

Chandpur Railway Station
Other namesBorostation
LocationChandpur Sadar, Chandpur, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Operated byBangladesh Railway
Line(s)Lasham-Chandpur Line
Platforms1
History
Opened1 July 1895
Services
Pasenger, Goods

History

Founded in 1892 in England, Assam Bengal Railway company took the responsibility to construct rail lines in this country. 150 km meter-gauge line from Chittagong to Comilla and 69 km meter-gauge line from Laksham to Chandpur were opened to public on 1st July, 1895.[3] During that time, as the final station of the Laksham-Chandpur railway route, Chandpur Railway Station was built.

Services

Three trains run daily from this railway station[4]

  1. Meghna Express
  2. Sagarika Express
  3. Chandpur Commuter
  4. 173/174 local (currently inactive)

Two Eid special trains run from Chittagong Railway Station during the time of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha, using the coaches of Chittagong University Shuttle trains. Freight trains run sometime but are not regular.

References
  1. Chandpur Times (2019-01-09). "নতুন ভবনে চলছে চাঁদপুর রেলওয়ে বড় স্টেশনের কার্যক্রম". Chandpur Times | চাঁদপুর টাইমস. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  2. ":: চাঁদপুর কন্ঠ ::". www.chandpur-kantho.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  3. "রেলওয়ে - বাংলাপিডিয়া". bn.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  4. রিপোর্টার, স্টাফ (2019-02-21). "চাঁদপুর ট্রেনের নাম ও সময়সূচি | MorningRinger". Retrieved 2020-04-21.


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