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Tejgaon railway station

Railway station in Dhaka District, Bangladesh

23°45′37″N 90°23′41″E / 23.7601822°N 90.3947722°E / 23.7601822; 90.3947722Elevation14 meterOwned byBangladesh RailwayLine(s)Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat lineDistance4 km from Banani
5 km from KamalapurPlatforms1TracksDual GaugeConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeTJN Zone(s) East Zone Division(s) DhakaHistoryPrevious namesAssam Bengal Railway (1884–1947)
Pakistan Eastern Railway (1947–1971)Services

Preceding station	Bangladesh Railway			Following station
Kamalapur towards Narayanganj		Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat		Banani 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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Tejgaon Railway Station is a railway station in Bangladesh located in Tejgaon Thana, Dhaka District.^[1]

Structures

The station has a platform. The platform is open from almost all sides. There is a 15-seat restroom (second class) for passengers.^[2] There are a total of three ticketing counters, two for men and one for women and passengers with special needs.^[3]

Criticism

Tejgaon railway station is often criticized for its poor infrastructure, lack of adequate manpower, polluted environment and lack of security.^[1]^[4] According to media reports, most of the robberies on moving trains occur in the Tejgaon railway station area.^[4]

Accident

6 October 2019: A Noakhali-bound train from Dhaka derailed near Tejgaon railway station at 4:40 pm (UTC+6). However, there were no casualties.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "হাজারো সমস্যা আর জোড়াতালির নাম তেজগাঁও রেল স্টেশন!". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 18 December 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^ "তেজগাঁও রেলস্টেশনে দুর্ভোগ". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 31 October 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^ "People endure sufferings at Tejgaon station to collect train tickets". Bdnews24.com. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "বাড়ছে চলন্ত ট্রেনে ছিনতাই, উদ্বেগ". Desh Rupantor (in Bengali). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ "Train derails at Dhaka's Tejgaon". Bangla Tribune. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.