Dhaka Airport railway station

Airport railway station or Biman Bandar railway station is a railway station in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.[1] Situated opposite to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, it can be accessed from the Airport Road.

Airport railway station

বিমান বন্দর রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Bangladesh Railway Station
Airport Railway Station in 2014
General information
LocationHazrat Shahjalal International Airport Airport Road, Dhaka, Dhaka Division
Bangladesh
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Operated byBangladesh Railway
Line(s)Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line
Platforms2
Tracks4
Train operatorsBangladesh Railway
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
History
Opened1981
ElectrifiedNo

Overview

It is the second stoppage for trains in Dhaka, after the Kamalapur railway station. Trains come from India and locally Khulna, Jessore, Noakhali, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Comilla, and many important towns and cities. Its rail tracks are Dual gauge which provide both Meter gauge and Broad gauge. Therefore, Broad gauge trains from Rajshahi, Khulna and the Maitree Express can stop at that station easily. The station has two platforms.

In 2014 railways authorities carried out drives to demolish illegally built structures in the parking lot.[2]

References
  1. "4 hurt as shed over Dhaka Airport Railway Station platform collapses". The Daily Star. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  2. "Structures evicted along cantonment rail tracks". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2020-05-14.

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