Afzalabad railway station

Afzalabad railway station (Bengali: আফজালাবাদ রেলওয়ে স্টেশন) is a railway station in Chhatak Upazila of Sunamganj District, Bangladesh. It is one of the stations of the 36 km long SylhetChhatak Bazar railway line which was constructed in around 1956.[2][3] In 2010, this station was closed due to manpower shortage,[4] and as of 2018, it is still closed.[2]

Afzalabad railway station

আফজালাবাদ রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
LocationChhatak Upazila, Sunamganj District
Sylhet Division
 Bangladesh
Elevation15 meters[1]
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Operated byDhaka railway division[1]
Line(s)Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak
Distance
Other information
StatusClosed (as of 2018)
Station codeAZD[1]
History
Closed2010 (2010)
Services
Preceding station   Bangladesh Railway   Following station
Satpur Halt
toward Kulaura Junction
  Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak line   Chhatak Bazar

References

  1. "Afzalabad Railway Station Map/Atlas BR/Bangladesh Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  2. "সিলেট-বিশ্বনাথ-ছাতক রেলওয়ের তিন স্টেশন পরিত্যক্ত" [Three stations of Sylhet-Bishwanath-Chhatak railway abandoned]. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  3. "ছাতক রেলস্ট্রেশনে যাত্রী সাধারনের চরম ভোগান্তি" [Extreme suffering of general passengers in Chhatak rail station]. Ekushey Television (in Bengali). 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  4. "সারাদেশে ১১৪ রেলস্টেশন বন্ধ, বন্ধের পথে আরও ৫০" [114 rail stations closed all over the country, 50 more on the way of closure]. Janakantha (in Bengali). 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2020-12-06.

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