West Zone (Bangladesh Railway)
 Rajshahi Railway Station | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | RRB Building, Rajshahi |
| Locale | Rangpur Division, Rajshahi Division, Khulna Division and (Tangail District & Faridpur District) of Dhaka Division |
| Dates of operation | 3 June 1982– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Broad-gauge(BG) , Meter-gauge (MG) and Dual gauge(DG) |
| Length | 1,427 kilometres (887 mi) |
| Other | |
| Website | www |
West Zone is a railway zone operated by Bangladesh Railway. 2,800 km of railway lines in Bangladesh are operated through four divisions in two Zones, West Zone being one of the two Zone.[1] This Zone consists of Rangpur Division, Rajshahi Division, Khulna Division and (Tangail District & Faridpur District) of Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. The head office of West Zone is located in Rajshahi.[2][3][4]
History
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Line under West Zone
[edit]Operational
[edit]- Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line
- Darshana–Jessore–Khulna line
- Jamtoil–Joydebpur line
- Khulna–Mongla Port line
- Santahar–Kaunia line
- Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line
- Ishwardi–Sirajganj line
- Old Malda–Abdulpur line
- Pachuria–Bhanga line
- Poradah–Goalundo Ghat line
- Kalukhali–Gobra line
- Parbatipur - Panchgarh line
- Tessta Junction - Kurigram - Chilmari line
- Dhaka–Jessore line (partially operational).
Under construction
[edit]Defunct
[edit]Proposed
[edit]- Darshana–Meherpur line
- Nabharan–Satkhira–Munshiganj Forest line
- Katakhali–Bagerhat line
- Gobra–Pirojpur line
- Gopalganj–Kotalipara–Poysharhat-Gaurnadi line
- Bhanga–Kuakata line
References
[edit]- ^ চার অঞ্চলে ভাগ হচ্ছে বাংলাদেশ রেলওয়ে. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ পরিত্যক্ত লোহা বেচে পশ্চিমাঞ্চল রেলওয়ের আয় সাড়ে ৩২ কোটি. Dainik Panchagarh (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ পশ্চিমাঞ্চল রেলওয়ের ২৬টি 'মডেল স্টেশন' করার পরিকল্পনা. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ পশ্চিমাঞ্চল রেলে কর্মবিরতি ঘোষণার দেড়ঘণ্টা পর স্থগিত. jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
