Joydebpur Junction railway station

Joydebpur (Bengali: জয়দেবপুর) is a railway junction in Gazipur District of Dhaka Division in Bangladesh.

Joydebpur
Bangladesh Railway Station
Junction station
Joydebpur Railway Station nameplate
LocationGazipur, Dhaka
 Bangladesh
Coordinates23°59′54″N 90°25′12″E
Line(s)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
History
Opened1884-85
Previous namesDacca State Railway
Location
Location of Joydebpur in Bangladesh

History

Joydebpur railway station came up when Dacca State Railway constructed the Narayanganj-Mymensingh metre gauge railway track in 1884–85.[1]

Consequent to the construction of the 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) long Jamuna Bridge in 1998, there was reassessment of the requirements of the railways. First, a 99 kilometres (62 mi) long new dual gauge line was to be constructed from Joydebpur to Jamtoil, to connect the eastern part of the Bangladesh railway system to the western part. The problem of two different gauges in two different parts of the country was solved by introducing dual gauge. Second, a 245 kilometres (152 mi) length of broad gauge track from Jamtoil to parbatipur was to be converted to dual gauge.[1][2] This made Joydebpur, a dual gauge railway station.

References
  1. Fida, Quazi Abul (2012). "Railway". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Jamuna Bridge Link Project" (PDF). Asian Development Bank. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
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