Rooppur railway station

Rooppur Railway Station রূপপুর রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
B-grade station
General information
Location	Rooppur, Ishwardi Upazila, Pabna District Bangladesh
Coordinates	24.074909°N 89.0390146°E / 24.074909; 89.0390146
Owned by	Bangladesh Railway
Line(s)	Ishwardi–Rooppur line
Tracks	Dual Gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Constructing
Station code	RPPUR
Zone(s)	West Zone
Division(s)	Paksey
History
Opened	9 February 2023 (2023-02-09)
Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station Ishwardi Bypass Terminus Ishwardi–Rooppur Terminus
Route map v t e Chilahati–Parbatipur– Santahar–Darshana line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Haldibari India Bangladesh border Chilahati Mirjaganj Domar Toronibari Nilphamari Nilphamari College Darowani Khairatnagar Saidpur Belaichandi Parbatipur–Panchagarh line Burimari–Lalmonirhat– Parbatipur line Parbatipur Junction Madhyapara mine Bhabanipur Fulbari Birampur Dangapara Hili Bagjana Panchbibi Joypurhat Jamalganj Akkelpur Jafarpur Tilakpur Chhatiangram Santahar–Kaunia line Santahar Junction Helalier Hat Raninagar Sahagola Atrai Ahsanganj Atrai River Birkutsa Madhnagar Naldangar Hat Basudebpur Natore Yasinpur Malanchi Abdulpur–Old Malda line Abdulpur Junction Azimnagar Ishwardi Bypass Iswardi–Sirajganj line Ishwardi Junction Rooppur Paksey Hardinge Bridge Bheramara–Rayta line Bheramara Mirpur Poradah– Goalundo Ghat line Poradah Junction Halsa Kumar River Alamdanga Munshiganj Mominpur Chuadanga Gaidghat Joyrampur Darshana Junction Darshana-Jessore-Khulna line Darshana Bangladesh India border Gede Sealdah– Ranaghat–Gede line Source: BR Route Map
Location

Rooppur Railway Station is a railway station on the Ishwardi–Rooppur branch of Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line located in Ishwardi Upazila, Pabna District, Bangladesh.

History

In 2018, it was planned to construct a railway station at Rooppur to transport its components and cargo to Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. The planned branch line from Ishwardi Bypass railway station to Rooppur was planned to rehabilitate existing 17.52 km and construct 9 km dual-gauge track. The deadline for this ৳335.97 crore railway line construction project was fixed in 2020.^[1] The construction of Rooppur railway station and its track started in April of the same year^[2] but could not be completed on time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Later, the deadline was pushed back to 2022.^[3] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated this B-grade railway station on 9 February 2023.^[4][5]

See also

• Bangladesh Railway
• Kamalapur railway station
• Khulna railway station

References

1. Zaman, Hamiduz (3 April 2018). নতুন রেলপথ হচ্ছে রূপপুর পারমাণবিক বিদ্যুৎ কেন্দ্রে. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
2. বৃহস্পতিবার ঈশ্বরদী-রূপপুর রেললাইনের উদ্বোধন করবেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী. Somoy TV (in Bengali). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
3. Hasanat, KMA (26 September 2020). ঈশ্বরদী-রূপপুর রেল সংযোগ প্রকল্প: ৩ কারণে দেরির শঙ্কা. RisingBD.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
4. প্রধানমন্ত্রীর উদ্বোধন ঘিরে সাজ সাজ বর রূপপুর রেলওয়ে স্টেশন. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
5. রূপপুর স্টেশন পশ্চিম রেলের রাজস্ব আয় বৃদ্ধিতে সহায়ক হবে. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 1 March 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.