Ullapara railway station

Ullapara railway station is a railway station of Bangladesh situated at Ullahpara Upazila, Sirajganj District.[2] It is a part of the Iswardi–Sirajganj line.

Ullapara railway station

উল্লাপাড়া রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
LocationUllahpara Upazila, Sirajganj District
Rajshahi Division
 Bangladesh
Elevation16 metres[1]
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Operated byPaksey railway division[1]
Line(s)Iswardi–Sirajganj
Distance
  • 12 km from Jamtoil Junction
  • 14 km from Dilpashar railway station
[1]
Other information
Station codeULP[1]
Services
Passenger and Freight

This station is used for both passenger and freight services. Many inter-city trains like Chitra Express give stoppage here. Moreover, freight trains carrying various products like cement clinker and cattle food from India stops here.[3]

Accidents

  • 13/04/2014: At about 3:20 am, a running Dhaka-bound Ekota Express collided head-on with a standing Lalmonirhat-bound Lalmoni Express at Ullapara railway station. Three coaches of Ekota Express and one coach of Lalmoni Express were mangled. A total of seven coaches veered off the tracks. At least 2 people died and 50 were injured.[4][5]
  • 28/02/2016: Two minutes after leaving Ullapara railway station, fire broke at the traction motor of a locomotive hauling Khulna-bound Sundarban Express at around 10:07 am due to a short-circuit. No casualties happened. At the same day, fire broke in a cotton shop in Ullapara railway station market. No casualties happened.[6]
  • 14/11/2019: At around 2 pm, a locomotive and seven coaches (including a power car) of Rangpur-bound Rangpur Express derailed at Ullapara railway station area. Fire broke out in three coaches. Nobody was killed but at least 25 passengers were injured when they hurried to get off the coaches due to the fire.[7][8]

References

  1. "Ullapara Railway Station Map/Atlas BR/Bangladesh Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  2. "যোগাযোগ - উল্লাপাড়া উপজেলা" [Communication - Ullapara Upazila]. ullapara.sirajganj.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  3. "উল্লাপাড়ার দুই স্টেশন মাস্টার বরখাস্ত, বাকিরা আতঙ্কে" [Two station masters of Ullapara were dismissed, the rest in panic]. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  4. "2 die in Sirajganj train collision, 3 suspended". Prothom Alo. 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  5. "Running train hits waiting Express 2 killed, 40 injured". The New Nation. 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  6. "উল্লাপাড়া আন্তঃনগর সুন্দরবন ট্রেনের ইঞ্জিনে আগুন" [Fire at the engine of Ullapara inter-city Sundarban train]. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  7. "Now Rangpur Express goes off the rails in Sirajganj". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  8. "Railway engine, 7 coaches of Rangpur Express derail". Prothom Alo. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2020-11-10.

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