Dhaka Airport railway station

23°51′8″N 90°24′30″E / 23.85222°N 90.40833°E / 23.85222; 90.40833Owned byBangladesh RailwayLine(s)Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat linePlatforms2Tracks3Connections DAC
Dhaka BRT
 MRT Line 1 ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)ParkingYesOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeDABB Zone(s) East Zone Division(s) DhakaHistoryOpened1981ElectrifiedNoServices

Preceding station	Bangladesh Railway			Following station
Dhaka Cantonment towards Narayanganj		Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat transfer at Tongi Junction		Tongi Junction towards 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 Gulistan
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
Rail transport
Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line Dhaka–Jessore line Narayanganj–Laksam chord line Dhaka–Chittagong high-speed railway Narayanganj 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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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.

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

External links

• Media related to Airport railway station, Dhaka at Wikimedia Commons