Chattogram railway station

Chittagong Railway Station (চট্টগ্রাম রেলওয়ে স্টেশন) (also known as Battoli Railway Station|বটতলী রেলওয়ে স্টেশন) is a railway station in Bangladesh, situated at Battoli, Station Road of Chittagong district. It is one of the largest railway stations of the country. This station has an old and a new terminal.

Chittagong Railway Station
Chittagong Railway Station
LocationBattoli, Station Road, Chittagong
Chittagong
 Bangladesh
Coordinates22.3338°N 91.8301°E / 22.3338; 91.8301
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Operated byChittagong Railway Division
Platforms9
TracksMeter gauge
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeCTG
ClassificationB class

Old terminal

The old terminal was constructed during the British era. It comprises a two-storied 56.24 m long and 10.37 m wide station building, which was constructed on November 7, 1896.[1]

New Terminal

On September 30, 2013, modernization and remodeling of Chittagong Railway Station started.[2] A new terminal was constructed beside the old terminal and now at present, trains are operated from this new terminal.

Operational trains

The following passenger trains run from Chittagong Railway Station along with many freight trains:

  1. Subarna Express
  2. Mohanagar Provati/Godhuli Express
  3. Paharika Express
  4. Mohanagar Express
  5. Uddayan Express
  6. Meghna Express
  7. Turna Express
  8. Bijoy Express
  9. Sonar Bangla Express
  10. Dhaka-Chittagong Mail
  11. Karnaphuli Express
  12. Jalalabad Express (currently off)
  13. Sagarika Express
  14. Mymensingh Express
  15. Chattala Express
  16. Laksham Commuter (currently off)
  17. Nazirhat Commuter
  18. 111/112/113/114 local
  19. 123/124 local

See also

References

  1. Banglapaedia. 2, UP-KAYSA. [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar]. ISBN 984-32-0590-1. OCLC 742448327.
  2. "চবি শাটল ট্রেন বটতলী যায় না দেড় বছর | কালের কণ্ঠ". Kalerkantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-05-01.
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