Tongi Junction Railway Station টঙ্গী জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Tongi, Gazipur District Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°53′55″N 90°24′30″E / 23.89859°N 90.4084504°E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Bangladesh Railway | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line Tongi–Bhairab–Akhaura line Tongi–Manikganj–Paturia Ghat line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | Dual Gauge | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
Station code | TGI | |||||||||||||||
Zone(s) | East Zone | |||||||||||||||
Division(s) | Dhaka | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1885 | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Assam Bengal Railway (1885–1947) Pakistan Eastern Railway (1947–1971) | |||||||||||||||
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Tongi Junction Railway Station is a railway station in Bangladesh located in Tongi, Gazipur District. It is a station between Dhirashram and Dhaka Airport railway station. It is about 5 km north of the airport station and about 12 km south of Joydebpur. The station is served by two dual gauge lines and two platforms. Tongi–Bhairab–Akhaura line starts from this station. During the Bishwa Ijtema, it become a hub of communication and additional trains plied the station.[1]