Kaliakoir Hi–Tech City railway station
Railway station in Gazipur District, Bangladesh
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Kaliakoir Hi–Tech City Railway Station is a B class railway station in Bangladesh located on the western side of Kaliakoir Hi–Tech Park in Kaliakair Upazila of Gazipur District.[1][2] The station was inaugurated on 1 November 2018.[3] It is regarded as a ghost station now.[4][3]
Kaliakoir High–Tech City কালিয়াকৈর হাই–টেক সিটি | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kaliakoir Hi–Tech Park, Kaliakair Upazila, Gazipur District Dhaka Division Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24.0627°N 90.2203°E | ||||||||||
| System | B class station of Bangladesh Railway | ||||||||||
| Owner | Bangladesh Railway | ||||||||||
| Operator | Bangladesh Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | Jamtoil–Joydebpur line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Train operators | Bangladesh Railway | ||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 2018 | ||||||||||
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Infrastructure
The original design of this station is designed like the central station of the country named Kamalapur railway station in Dhaka District.[5] Its estimated construction budget is ৳50 crore.[4] It consists of a platform and a loop line.
Service
Following is the list of trains passing through Kaliakoir Hi-Tech Park Railway Station:
- Sirajganj Express[citation needed]
- Tangail Commuter[6]
- Kaliakor Commuter[citation needed]
Accident
- 7 November 2020: 766 Down Nilsagar Express collided with a passenger bus at a railway crossing in Sonakhali area near Kaliakoir Hi-Tech City Railway Station around 4 am. Two people including a bus passenger died. Another one died after the three injured were taken to Kaliakair Upazila Health Complex.[7]
