Mainamati railway station
Railway station in Cumilla District, Bangladesh
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Mainamati Railway Station is a railway station located in Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila of Comilla District of Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.[1][2][3]
Mainamati ময়নামতি | |||||
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Mainamati railway station in 2022 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila, Comilla District, Comilla Division BAN | ||||
| System | Railway stations in Bangladesh | ||||
| Owner | Bangladesh Railway | ||||
| Operator | Bangladesh Railway | ||||
| Line | |||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Tracks | Dual Gauge | ||||
Train operators | East Zone | ||||
| Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard | ||||
| Parking | No | ||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Accessible | yes | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 1895 | ||||
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History
The Assam Bengal Railway Company, formed in England in 1892, took over the responsibility of building railways in the country. On 1 July 1895, the 150 km metre gauge line from Chittagong to Comilla and the 69 km railway line from Laksam to Chandpur were opened to the public.[4] Mainamati Railway Station was built as a station on the Chittagong-Comilla line.
On 23 January 2016, due to manpower shortage, 56 out of 170 stations of the Eastern Railway were closed. These included 14 stations on the Dhaka-Chittagong railway line, which included this station. However, local and some scheduled trains used to stop at Mainamati Railway Station.[5]
On 16 March 2017, the authorities officially reopened the station to the public. However, despite the reopening, no trains stopped at the station for over 4 months and ticket sales did not resume.[6]
Train Service
The list of trains that pass through Mainamati Railway Station is given below:
- Subarna Express
- Paharika Express
- Mahanagar Prabhati\Godhuli Express
- Udayan Express
- Upkool Express
- Mahanagar Express
- Turna Express
- Bijoy Express
- Sonar Bangla Express
- Mymensingh Express
- Karnaphuli Express
- Dhaka\Chittagong Mail
- Dhaka\Noakhali Express
- Chattala Express
- Laksam Commuter
- Jalalabad Express and Local trains.
