Padma railway station
Railway station in Bangladesh
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Padma Railway Station is a railway station on the Dhaka–Jessore line[1] located in Shibchar Upazila, Madaripur District, Bangladesh.[2]
Bangladesh
Padma পদ্মা | |||||||||||
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| Other names | Padma Railway Station | ||||||||||
| Location | Padma Bridge Road, Shibchar Upazila, Madaripur District Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23.3978506°N 90.2194808°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Bangladesh Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | Dhaka–Jessore line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Opened | ||||||||||
| Station code | PDMA | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | East Zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Dhaka | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 October 2023 | ||||||||||
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History
Ministry of Railways is constructing 172 km (107 mi) broad-gauge railway. The railway line starts from Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh to Jessore. Under the Railway Link Project of Padma Bridge, 14 railway stations will be built and 6 railway station will be repaired. 310 rail bridges will be built for the new railway line. 66 of 310 are major and 244 are minor bridges. Padma is one of the stations of the railway line under construction.[3] Initially this railway station was named as Zajira railway station. But due to dispute between two neighboring districts over the name of the station, the government changed the name of this station to Padma railway station.[4] According to December 2022, the construction progress of the station was 77.70%.[2]
