Shahtoli railway station

Shahtoli railway station is a railway station of East Zone of Bangladesh Railway, situated at Shahtoli post-office of Chandpur Sadar sub-district of Chandpur, Bangladesh.[2][3][4]

Shahtoli railway station

শাহতলী রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
B-class railway station
LocationChandpur Sadar Upazila, Chandpur District
Chittagong Division
 Bangladesh
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Operated byEast Zone
Line(s)Akhaura–Laksam–Chittagong
Distance8 km from Chandpur Railway Station

7 km from Chandpur Court Railway Station

43 km from Laksham Junction Railway Station[1]
Platforms1
Tracks2 (1 loop-line)
Other information
StatusClosed
Station codeSTI
History
Opened1 July 1895

History

Founded in 1892 in England, Assam Bengal Railway company took the responsibility to construct rail lines in this country. A 150 km (93 mi) meter-gauge line from Chittagong to Comilla and 69 km (43 mi) meter-gauge line from Laksham to Chandpur were opened to public on 1 July 1895.[5] During that time, as one of the railway stations of the Laksham-Chandpur railway route, Shahtoli Railway Station was built.

Details

Shahtoli railway station is a B-class railway station. It has a platform and a loop-line. This station is closed due to shortage of manpower,[6] but daily two trains still stops here.

Services

Two trains give stoppages daily at Shahtoli Railway Station:

  1. Chandpur Commuter
  2. Sagarika Express

Incidents and accidents

  • 4 December 2013: Chittagong bound Meghna Express train derailed near Shahtoli railway station at 5:38 am as some miscreants took off fish-plates from the rail-track. No casualties happened.[7]

References

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