Faridpur railway station

Railway station in Faridpur, Bangladesh

23°36′40″N 89°50′34″E / 23.6109928°N 89.8426744°E / 23.6109928; 89.8426744Line(s)Pachuria–Bhanga linePlatforms1TracksBroad GaugeConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeFDP Zone(s) West Zone Division(s) PakshiHistoryOpened1899Previous namesEastern Bengal RailwayServices

Preceding station		Faridpur railway station		Following station
Ambikapur (Faridpur)		Line Pachuria–Bhanga		Faridpur College

Route map

Location

Faridpur railway station is located in Faridpur District of Dhaka division, Bangladesh. It is a railway station located at Lakshmipur in Faridpur.^[1]

History

Faridpur Railway Station was built in 1899. This section from Rajbari to Faridpur was closed in 1997 on the pretext of losses. Later the government decided the resume of the construction of the railway and in 2010, it resumed at a cost of about ৳90 crore. The construction was completed in 2014. After 17 years, the train service started again in 2014.^[2]

Services

Only Rajbari Express and Madhumati Express pass through this station.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "অবৈধ দখলে ফরিদপুর রেল স্টেশনের জায়গা". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^ "১৭ বছর পর রেলগাড়ি ঝমাঝম". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 8 August 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
^ "রাজবাড়ী এক্সপ্রেসের যাত্রা শুরু". Dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^ "যাত্রা শুরু ফরিদপুর-রাজশাহীবাসীর স্বপ্নের মধুমতি এক্সপ্রেসের". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2022.