Padma railway station

Padma Railway Station is a railway station on the Dhaka–Jessore line^[1] located in Zajira Upazila, Shariatpur District, Bangladesh.^[2]

Padma Railway Station পদ্মা রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
General information
Other names	Zajira Railway Station
Location	Padma Bridge Road, Zajira Upazila, Shariatpur District Bangladesh
Coordinates	23.3978506°N 90.2194808°E / 23.3978506; 90.2194808
Owned by	Bangladesh Railway
Line(s)	Dhaka–Jessore line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Opened
Station code	PDMA
Zone(s)	East Zone
Division(s)	Dhaka
History
Opened	10 October 2023 (2023-10-10)
Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station Mawa towards Kamalapur Dhaka–Jessore Shibchar towards Rupdia or Singia Junction
Route map
Location

History

Ministry of Railways is constructing 172 km 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]