Gandaria railway station

Gandaria Railway Station is a railway station located in Gendaria Thana, Dhaka District, Bangladesh.^[1][2] The Dhaka–Jessore line starts from this station.^[3]

Gandaria Railway Station গেন্ডারিয়া রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
General information
Location	Dhaka Bangladesh
Coordinates	23°42′05″N 90°25′44″E
Owned by	Bangladesh Railway
Line(s)	Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line Dhaka–Jessore line
Platforms	3
Tracks	Dual Gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	GNDR
Zone(s)	East Zone
Division(s)	Dhaka
History
Opened	1885
Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station Shyampur Baraitala towards Narayanganj Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat Kamalapur towards Bahadurabad Ghat Kamalapur Terminus Dhaka–Jessore Keraniganj towards Rupdia or Singia Junction
Route map
Location

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. Gandaria railway station was built as part of the project during the construction of Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line.^[4]

Under the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project launched in 2018, the plan to rebuild the Gandaria railway station was taken up.^[5] The reconstruction is scheduled to be completed by June 2024.^[6] In 2023, the East Zone proposed to convert the station into a terminal to reduce passenger pressure on the Kamalapur railway station.^[7]

Trains

Narayanganj Commuter and some local trains run through Gandaria railway station.