Akhaura Junction railway station

Railway Junction in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh

TracksBroad GaugeConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeAKA Zone(s) East Zone Division(s) DhakaHistoryOpened1896 (1896)Services

Preceding station	Akhaura Junction railway station	Following station
Terminus	Line Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak	Azampur
Bhatshala	Line Tongi–Bhairab–Akhaura	Terminus
Terminus	Line Akhaura–Laksam–Chittagong	Gangasagar
Terminus	Line Akhaura–Agartala	Gangasagar

Route map

Location

Akhaura Junction railway station is a railway junction located in Akhaura Upazila, Brahmanbaria District, Chittagong division, Bangladesh.^[1]^[2]

History

In response to the demands of tea manufacturers of Assam for a railway line with the port of Chittagong, the Assam Bengal Railway started construction of railway lines in eastern Bengal from 1891. Chittagong–Comilla line was opened in 1895. On 1 July 1895, the 150 km Chittagong–Comilla and the 69 km Laksam–Chandpur lines were opened to the public. In 1896, Comilla–Akhaura–Shahbajpur line was established.^[3]

In the same year it was opened as a station of Comilla–Akhaura–Shahbajpur line. It became a junction station when the railway line from Akhaura to Tongi was built.^[4]

References

^ "আখাউড়া রেলওয়ে জংশনে সংকেত বিড়ম্বনা, আতঙ্ক". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^ "আখাউড়া রেলওয়ে স্টেশনে যাত্রী বাড়ছে, কমছে আসন". Bhorer Kagoj. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^ 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 27 April 2024.
^ Alam, Saiful (8 November 2021). "আখাউড়া রেলওয়ে জংশনের ইতিহাস ও বর্তমান অবস্থা". Akhaura.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 November 2022.