Shaistaganj Junction railway station

Shaistaganj Junction railway station (Bengali: শায়েস্তাগঞ্জ জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন) is a junction railway station situated in Shayestaganj Upazila of Habiganj District in Bangladesh. It was one of the five junction railway stations of Sylhet Division of Assam Bengal Railway during the British era.[1]

Shaistaganj Junction railway station

শায়েস্তাগঞ্জ জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Junction railway station in Bangladesh
Other namesShayestaganj Junction railway station
LocationShayestaganj Upazila, Habiganj District
Sylhet Division
 Bangladesh
Coordinates24°16′42″N 91°26′59″E
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Line(s)
History
Opened1903 (1903)
Rebuilt2005
Services
Preceding station   Bangladesh Railway   Following station
Sutang
toward Akhaura Junction		   Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak   Laskarpur
toward Kulaura Junction
Barkota
toward Balla		   Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj–Balla   Paikpara
toward Habiganj Bazar
Location

History

The station was opened in 1903 on Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak line.[2] Then it became a junction station when Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj–Balla line was opened in 1928–29.[3][4] But later in 2003, that line was abandoned and in 2005, almost 15 km long Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj line was taken off.[4] The station was modernized from 2005 to 2009.[2]

Rail services

As of 2020, six inter-city trains give stoppage in this station. Among them, Joyantika Express, Kalni Express, Parabat Express and Upaban Express run on Dhaka–Sylhet route whereas Paharika Express and Udayan Express run on Chittagong–Sylhet route.[1]

References
  1. "শায়েস্তাগঞ্জ জংশনে টিকিট যেন সোনার হরিণ" [Tickets at Shaistaganj Junction are like golden deer]. Risingbd.com (in Bengali). 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  2. "বৃষ্টি হলেই ভেসে যায় শায়েস্তাগঞ্জ জংশনের প্লাটফর্ম" [When it rains, the platform of Shaistaganj Junction is washed away]. Alokito Bangladesh (in Bengali). 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  3. "Brief History". Bangladesh Railway. Archived from the original on 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  4. "১৪ বছরেও চালু হয়নি শায়েস্তাগঞ্জ-বাল্লা রেলপথ" [Shaistaganj-Balla railway has not been launched in 14 years]. Samakal (in Bengali). 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
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