Shyampur Baraitala railway station

Railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Shyampur Baraitala Railway Station
শ্যামপুর বড়ইতলা রেলওয়ে স্টেশন

General information

Location

Dhaka
Bangladesh

Coordinates

23°41′05″N 90°26′33″E / 23.6846084°N 90.4426362°E / 23.6846084; 90.4426362

Owned by

Bangladesh Railway

Line(s)

Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line

Tracks

Dual Gauge

Construction

Structure type

Standard (on ground station)

Other information

Status

Functioning

Station code

SHBR

Zone(s)

East Zone

Division(s)

Dhaka

History

Opened

2017

Services

Preceding station	Bangladesh Railway			Following station
Paglatowards Narayanganj		Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghattransfer at Gendaria		Gendariatowards Bahadurabad Ghat

Route map

Location

Transport in Dhaka

Streets
Indira Road Nawabpur Road New Elephant road Panthapath Bangabandhu Avenue B. K. Dash Road Bijoy Sarani Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue Bailey Road Pragati Sarani Madani Avenue Sat Masjid Road Sonargaon Janapath Hrishikesh Das Road Artist Quamrul Hassan Road
Roads
Dhaka Elevated Expressway Dhaka–Ashulia Elevated Expressway Dhaka Bypass Expressway Dhaka–Narayanganj old road Narayanganj–Demra road Purbachal Expressway Airport Road Mirpur Road Hatirjheel–Demra Expressway
Bridges
Kuril Flyover Moghbazar-Mouchak Flyover Mayor Mohammed Hanif Flyover Hatirjheel Mohakhali Flyover
Rail transport
Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line Dhaka–Jessore line Narayanganj–Laksam chord line Dhaka–Chittagong high-speed railway Narayanganj Commuter Turag Commuter Drutajan Express Banalata Express Barendra Express Mitali Express Maitree Express Suborno Express Sonar Bangla Express
Mass transit
Dhaka Metro Rail Stations Line 1 Line 2 Line 4 Line 5 (Line 5N Line 5S) Line 6 Dhaka Circular Railway Dhaka Subway Dhaka BRT
Structures
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Tejgaon Airport Port of Dhaka Kamalapur Multimodal Transport Hub Mohakhali Inter District Bus Terminal Kamalapur railway station Gandaria railway station Dhaka Cantonment railway station Dhaka Airport railway station Tejgaon railway station Banani railway station Shyampur Baraitala railway station
Others
Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited Rapid Pass MRT Pass
Transport Bangladesh
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Shyampur Baraitala Railway Station is a railway station located in Shyampur Thana, Dhaka District, Bangladesh. It was established in 2017.

History

The demand for jute was increasing all over the world. For the purpose of meeting that growing demand, there was a need for better communication system than the existing communication system to supply jute from Eastern Bengal to Port of Kolkata. Therefore in 1885 a 144 km wide meter gauge railway line named Dhaka State Railway was constructed to bring raw jute to Kolkata mainly by river which connects Mymensingh with Narayanganj. Shyampur Baraitala railway station was built as part of the project during the construction of Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line.

Trains

Shyampur Baraitla railway station serves trains of Narayanganj Commuter and Narayanganj Local.

References

"ট্রেন এলেই দাঁড়িয়ে যান হাত উঁচিয়ে!". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 31 October 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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 20 January 2025.

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