Poradah–Goalundo Ghat line

Poradah–Goalundo Ghat line
Overview
Status	Functioning
Owner	Bangladesh Railway
Locale	Bangladesh
Termini	Poradah Junction railway station Goalundo Ghat railway station
Stations	16
Service
Type	Railway line in Bangladesh
History
Opened	Darshana–Poradah–Jagati (opened 15 November 1862) Jagati–Goalundo Ghat (1 January 1871)
Technical
Track gauge	Broad-gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	80

Poradah–Goalundo Ghat line
Chilahati–Parbatipur– Santahar–Darshana line Poradah Junction Chilahati–Parbatipur– Santahar–Darshana line Jagati Kushtia Court Kushtia Choraikal Kumarkhali Khoksha Machpara Pangsha Kalukhali Junction Kalukhali– Gobra line Belgachi Surjanagar Rajbari Pachuria Junction Pachuria– Bhanga line Goalundo Bazar Goalundo Ghat
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Poradah–Goalundo Ghat line is a broad-gauge railway of Bangladesh Railway. The line is maintained and operated by West Zone.^[1][2]

History

On 29 September 1862, the Eastern Bengal Railway inaugurated the railway line from Calcutta to Ranaghat. This line was extended and on 15 November 1862 and a 53.11 km broad gauge (1,676 mm) railway section was opened from Darshana to Jagati. Kushtia was a marginal station at that time, but in 1867, due to the erosion of the Padma, it was shifted to the banks of the Gorai river and the original Kushtia station was abandoned in the following year. A 75 km railway line from Kushtia to the inland river port of Goalundo on the banks of the Padma (below the confluence of the Padma and Jamuna River) was inaugurated on 1 January 1871.^[3][4]

Stations

• Poradah Junction railway station
• Jagati railway station
• Kushtia Court railway station
• Kushtia railway station
• Choraikal railway station
• Kumarkhali railway station
• Khoksha railway station
• Machpara railway station
• Pangsha railway station
• Kalukhali Junction railway station
• Belgachi railway station
• Surjanagar railway station
• Rajbari railway station
• Pachuria Junction railway station
• Goalundo Bazar railway station
• Goalundo Ghat railway station

References

1. "গোয়ালন্দ ঘাট-পোড়াদহ রেলপথে জোড়াতালি দিয়ে চলছে শাটল ট্রেন". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 7 September 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
2. "রেলের শহর রাজবাড়ী ও তাকে নিয়ে কিছু কথা". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 16 September 2017. Retrieved 22 February 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 23 December 2024.
4. "কুষ্টিয়ায় দেশের প্রথম রেলওয়ে 'জগতি স্টেশন' বেহাল". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.