Chashara railway station

Chashara Railway Station

চাষাড়া রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
General information
LocationNarayanganj
Bangladesh
Coordinates23°37′28″N 90°29′54″E / 23.6243626°N 90.4982872°E / 23.6243626; 90.4982872
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Line(s)Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line
TracksMeter Gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCAH
Zone(s) East Zone
Division(s) Dhaka
History
Opened1885
Previous namesAssam Bengal Railway (1885–1947)
Pakistan Eastern Railway (1947–1971)
Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station
Narayanganj
Terminus
 Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat Fatulla
towards Bahadurabad Ghat
Route map
Map
Location
Map

Chashara Railway Station is a railway station located in Narayanganj, Narayanganj District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.[1][2]

History

The demand for jute was increasing all over the world. For the purpose of meeting that growing demand, there was a need for better communication system than the existing communication system to supply jute from Eastern Bengal to Port of Kolkata. Therefore in 1885 a 144 km wide meter gauge railway line named Dhaka State Railway was constructed to bring raw jute to Kolkata mainly by river which connects Mymensingh with Narayanganj. Chashara railway station was built as part of the project during the construction of Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line.[3] Earlier there was a railway line from this station to Adamjee Export Processing Zone, which is now used as a road.[4]

References

  1. ^ "নারায়ণগঞ্জে ট্রেন থামিয়ে মা-ছেলেকে রক্ষা". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 14 December 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ "নারায়ণগঞ্জে সড়কের ওপর ট্রেন বিকল, তীব্র যানজট". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 15 August 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. ^ Quazi Abul Fida (2012). "Railway". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  4. ^ "একনেকে পুরাতন রেলপথে চাষাঢ়া-আদমজী মহাসড়কের অনুমোদন". Pressnarayanganj.com (in Bengali). 22 October 2019. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.