Kamalapur railway station

Dhaka Railway Station

ঢাকা রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Central station
Station building
Isometric view of the station plaza from the south
General information
Other namesKamalapur Railway Station
LocationOuter Circular Road, Kamalapur, Motijheel Thana, Dhaka
Bangladesh
Coordinates23°43′55″N 90°25′34″E / 23.7320°N 90.4262°E / 23.7320; 90.4262
Elevation12 metres (39 ft)
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Operated byEast Zone
Line(s)
Distance4 km from Gendaria
5 km from Tejgaon
Platforms11
Tracks10
Connections
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Architect
Architectural styleNeo-Islamic
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDA
Zone(s) East Zone
Division(s) Dhaka
ClassificationA class
History
Opened1 May 1968; 56 years ago (1968-05-01)
Original companyPakistan Eastern Railway
Key dates
1960–1965Construction
27 April 1968Inauguration
11 April 1987Inland container depot
Passengers
2022est. 41,975,000[1]
Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station
Gendaria
towards Narayanganj
Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat Tejgaon
Terminus Dhaka–Jessore Gendaria
Location
Station is located in Dhaka
Station
Station
Location in Dhaka
Station is located in Dhaka division
Station
Station
Location in Dhaka Division
Station is located in Bangladesh
Station
Station
Station (Bangladesh)
Map
Interactive map

Kamalapur Railway Station, officially Dhaka Railway Station, is the central railway station in Kamalapur, Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. It is the largest station and the busiest infrastructure for transportation in the country that acts as a gateway of the country's capital. It was opened on 1 May 1968.[1][4][5][6]

It was built during the Pakistan period but its railway line was built during the British period. After the creation of Pakistan, another railway station was constructed at Kamalapur as the old railway station in Dhaka was inadequate and a part of the existing railway line was moved from the previous position. Built in 1968, this railway station was witness to the massacre that took place during the liberation war in 1971.

After the liberation, the country's first inland container depot was established here. After that several proposals and decisions were made to relocate and demolish the station building but due to objections from the authorities and dignitaries it was not done. A multimodal transport hub around the station is currently under construction which is expected to be completed by 2030.

This station is plagued with various issues. Among them are homeless people, height of platforms, insecurity, criminal activities, reluctance of passengers to use foot overbridges, problem of railway porters and unavailability of information. This central railway station of the country has 8 platforms. Apart from this, there are various facilities including hospital, mosque and police station.

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  2. ^ BR Route Map
  3. ^ Bipul, Nizamul Haque. "ভাঙ্গা থেকে মাওয়া ট্রেন আগামী বছরেই". Deshebideshe.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. ^ 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 10 November 2024.
  5. ^ কমলাপুর রেলস্টেশন ভাঙার সিদ্ধান্ত [Decision to demolish Kamalapur railway station]. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). 31 January 2021. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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