Darshana railway station
Darshana Railway Station দর্শনা রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Darsana, Chuadanga, Bangladesh Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°30′13″N 88°47′25″E / 23.5036°N 88.7904°E | ||||||||||
| System | Bangladesh Railway Station | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Bangladesh Railway | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Bangladesh Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | Chilahati-Parbatipur-Santahar-Darshana Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | On Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | DSN | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | West Zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Pakshi | ||||||||||
| Classification | Domestic/ International | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1871 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Eastern Bengal Railway | ||||||||||
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Darshana Railway Station (Bengali: দর্শনা রেলওয়ে স্টেশন) is a border railway station in Darsana, Bangladesh, situated in Damurhuda Upazila of Chuadanga District, in Khulna Division. It is a rail transit point and a border checkpoint on the India-Bangladesh border.
History
Darshana to Jagotee, Kushtia rail line was first opened on 15 November 1861. It was 53.11 kilometres (33.00 mi) long broad gauge line. It is the first rail road in East Bengal. This rail road established sugarcane supply chain between Darsana (Carew) and Jagotee Sugar mills. Later on this rail road was extended up to Goalundo Ghat. Darshana - Rana Ghat (India) -Benapole -Jessore -Khulna passenger railway communication continued until the early 1960s between East Pakistan and India. Then Darshana to Jessore railway was established and the service discontinued. Darsana station came up with the Eastern Bengal Railway opening the line from Calcutta to Goalundo Ghat, in 1871.[1]
The Maitree Express passes through this station.[2]
Main lines
| Line | Electrification | Gauge | Number of Tracks |
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| Towards Gede and Ranaghat Junction | Yes, Gede to Ranaghat. Darshana to Gede not electrified [3] | 5'6" (1676 mm) Indian Broad Gauge[3] | 2[3] |
| Towards Isharwadi Junction | No[3] | 5'6" (1676 mm) Indian Broad Gauge[3] | 2[3] |
References
- ^ R.P.Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". Retrieved 2011-12-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Dhaka-Calcutta train link resumes". BBC News. BBC. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ a b c d e f "Indian Railways Living Atlas - India Rail Info". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2015-11-08.