Pagla Halt railway station

Railway station in Narayanganj District, Bangladesh

23°39′57″N 90°27′36″E / 23.6656948°N 90.460082°E / 23.6656948; 90.460082Owned byBangladesh RailwayLine(s)Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat lineTracksMeter GaugeConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codePAGLA Zone(s) East Zone Division(s) DhakaHistoryOpened1885Previous namesAssam Bengal Railway (1885–1947)
Pakistan Eastern Railway (1947–1971)Services

Preceding station	Bangladesh Railway			Following station
Fatulla towards Narayanganj		Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat		Shyampur Baraitala towards Bahadurabad Ghat

Route map

Location

Pagla Halt Railway Station is a railway station located in Fatulla Union, Narayanganj Sadar Upazila, Narayanganj District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.^[1]^[2]

History

The demand for jute was increasing all over the world. For the purpose of meeting that growing demand, there was a need for better communication system than the existing communication system to supply jute from Eastern Bengal to Port of Kolkata. Therefore in 1885 a 144 km wide meter gauge railway line named Dhaka State Railway was constructed to bring raw jute to Kolkata mainly by river which connects Mymensingh with Narayanganj. Pagla railway station was built as part of the project during the construction of Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line.^[3]

References

^ "পাগলা রেলস্টেশনে ট্রেনের ইঞ্জিনের ভেতরে আটকে যাত্রীর মৃত্যু". Ajkernarayanganj.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^ "৩ ঘণ্টা বন্ধ থাকার পর ঢাকা-নারায়ণগঞ্জ ট্রেন চলাচল স্বাভাবিক". The Daily Star (in Bengali). 15 August 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^ Quazi Abul Fida (2012). "Railway". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 24 June 2024.