Padma_railway_station

Padma railway station

Padma railway station

Railway station in Bangladesh


Padma Railway Station is a railway station on the Dhaka–Jessore line[1] located in Zajira Upazila, Shariatpur District, Bangladesh.[2]

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History

Ministry of Railways is constructing 172 km broad-gauge railway. The railway line starts from Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh to Jessore. Under the Railway Link Project of Padma Bridge, 14 railway stations will be built and 6 railway station will be repaired. 310 rail bridges will be built for the new railway line. 66 of 310 are major and 244 are minor bridges. Padma is one of the stations of the railway line under construction.[3] Initially this railway station was named as Zajira railway station. But due to dispute between two neighboring districts over the name of the station, the government changed the name of this station to Padma railway station.[4] According to December 2022, the construction progress of the station was 77.70%.[2]


References

  1. "Dhaka-Faridpur railway starts soon". The Daily Observer. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. Khan, Abdul Jabbar (12 December 2021). "জাজিরা রেলস্টেশনের নাম হবে 'পদ্মা'". Newsbangla24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 May 2023.

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