Akhaura Junction railway station
Railway Junction in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh
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Akhaura Junction railway station is a railway junction located in Akhaura Upazila, Brahmanbaria District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.[1][2]
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| Location | Akhaura Upazila, Brahmanbaria District Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23.8690722°N 91.2056796°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Bangladesh Railway Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tracks | Dual Gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | AKA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Zone | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Dhaka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1896 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
In response to the demands of tea manufacturers of Assam for a railway line with the port of Chittagong, the Assam Bengal Railway started construction of railway lines in eastern Bengal from 1891. Chittagong–Comilla line was opened in 1895. On 1 July 1895, the 150 km Chittagong–Comilla and the 69 km Laksam–Chandpur lines were opened to the public. In 1896, Comilla–Akhaura–Shahbajpur line was established.[3]
In the same year it was opened as a station of Comilla–Akhaura–Shahbajpur line. It became a junction station when the railway line from Akhaura to Tongi was built.[4]