Bahadurabad Ghat railway station

Bahadurabad Ghat Railway Station is a defunct railway station located in Dewanganj Upazila, Jamalpur District, Bangladesh.^[1][2]

Bahadurabad Ghat Railway Station বাহাদুরাবাদ ঘাট রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Passenger train station
General information
Location	Dewanganj Upazila, Jamalpur District Bangladesh
Coordinates	25°09′57″N 89°44′05″E
Owned by	Bangladesh Railway
Line(s)	Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Defunct
Station code	BHBD
Zone(s)	East Zone
Division(s)	Dhaka
History
Opened	1912
Previous names	Assam Bengal Railway (1912–1947) Pakistan Eastern Railway (1947–1971)
Services
Preceding station   Bahadurabad Ghat railway station   Following station Dewanganj Bazar   Line Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat   Terminus
Route map
Location

History

The demand for jute was increasing all over the world towards the end of the 19th century. Meeting the growing demand required better communication system than the existing options 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. This railway was extended up to Jamalpur in 1894 and up to Jagannathganj in Sarishabari Upazila in 1899.^[3] In 1912, the railway line was extended from Jamalpur to Bahadurabad Ghat.^[4]

Rail ferry

Bahadurabad Ghat was connected by rail ferry across Jamuna river to Tistamukh Ghat by Santahar–Kaunia line.^[5]