Bangabandhu High-Tech City railway station

বঙ্গবন্ধু হাই–টেক সিটি রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
B class station of Bangladesh Railway
General information
LocationBangabandhu Hi-Tech City, Kaliakair Upazila, Gazipur District
Dhaka Division
Bangladesh
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Operated byBangladesh Railway
Line(s)Jamtoil–Joydebpur line
Platforms1
Tracks3
Train operatorsBangladesh Railway
Other information
StatusActive
History
Opened1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)
Services
Preceding station   Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City railway station   Following station
Mouchak   Line
Jamtoil–Joydebpur		   Mirzapur (Tangail)
Route map
Location

Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City Railway Station is a B class railway station in Bangladesh located on the western side of Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City in Kaliakair Upazila of Gazipur District.[1][2] The station was inaugurated on 1 November 2018.[1] It is regarded as a ghost station now.[3]

Infrastructure

The original design of this station is designed like the central station of the country named Kamalapur railway station in Dhaka District.[4] Its estimated construction budget is ৳50 crore.[3] It consists of a platform and a loop line.

Service

Following is the list of trains passing through Bangabandhu Hi-Tech Park Railway Station:

  • Sirajganj Express
  • Tangail Commuter[5]
  • Kaliakor Commuter

Accident

  • 7 November 2020: 766 Down Nilsagar Express collided with a passenger bus at a railway crossing in Sonakhali area near Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City Railway Station around 4 am. Two people including a bus passenger died. Another one died after the three injured were taken to Kaliakair Upazila Health Complex.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "কালিয়াকৈরে বঙ্গবন্ধু হাই-টেক সিটি রেল স্টেশন ভবনের উদ্বোধন". Bdmorning.com (in Bengali). 1 November 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "বঙ্গবন্ধু হাইটেক সিটিতে আসছে ট্রেন সার্ভিস". Dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). 21 October 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 Karim, Rezaul (7 June 2022). "কাজে লাগছে না ৫০ কোটি টাকার বঙ্গবন্ধু হাইটেক সিটি রেলস্টেশন". Risingbd.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "গাজীপুরের হাইটেক পার্ক রেলস্টেশন উদ্বোধন". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 1 November 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "ঢাকা থেকে বঙ্গবন্ধু সেতু ট্রেন চলাচল শুরু বৃহস্পতিবার". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 7 November 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "গাজীপুরে ট্রেনের ধাক্কায় নিহত ২, ট্রেন চলাচল স্বাভাবিক". Somoynews.tv (in Bengali). Somoy TV. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

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