Parbatipur–Panchagarh line

Parbatipur- Panchagarh Line is a 150 km long railway line in Rangpur division. It was opened by Pakistan Eastern Railway in 1967. The line has 20 station and 5 station in planning.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Parbatipur- Panchagarh line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Bangladesh Railway
Locale	Bangladesh
Termini	Parbatipur Panchagarh railway station
Stations	20
History
Opened	Parbatipur-Ruhia 1913 Ruhia - Panchagarh 1967
Technical
Line length	150 kilometres (93 mi)
Track gauge	Dual gauge
Route map v t e Parbatipur–Dinajpur–Panchagarh line Legend km Banglabandha Tironhat Tentulia Bhajanpur Jagadal Panchagarh Nayaniburuz Tangon River Kismot Ruhiya Akhanagar Thakurgaon Road Shibganj Bhomradaha Pirganj Tangon River Sultanpur School Shetabganj Mollapara Mangalpur Bajnahat to Barsoi–Parbatipur line Kanchan Punarbhaba River Dinajpur Atrai River Kaugaon Kakra River Chirir Bandar Chhoto jamuna River Manmathanagar Kharkhoria River Parbatipur to Chilahati–Parbatipur–Darshana line to Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line Source: Bangladesh Railway Route Map

History

In 1913, Bengal Dooars Railway built the Parbatipur-Ruhia meter-gauge line. Parbatipur-Ruhia during British period and Ruhia-Panchgarh railway line was constructed in 1967 during Pakistani period.^{[6] [7]} Since then, due to non-renovation, the train movement is about to be stopped. In 2013, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the modern rail link from Panchagarh to Parbatipur in a public meeting at the Panchagarh sugar mill grounds. As part of the development of the government, the 150 km railway line from Panchagarh - Thakurgaon - Dinajpur - Parvatipur was converted into dual gauge at a cost of 982 crores. Development work was completed in 2016 under Bangladesh Railway Western Region.^[8]

In 2018 Ministry of Railways convert the route into dual gauge line.^[9][10][11]

At present, the work of extending the railway line from Panchagarh railway station to Banglabandha is going on^[12][13][14]

Panchagarh railway station

Panchagarh railway station পঞ্চগড় রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
General information
Other names	B. Sirajul Islam railway station
Location	Panchagarh, Rangpur Bangladesh
Coordinates	26.3265°N 88.5355°E / 26.3265; 88.5355
Line(s)	Parbatipur–Panchagarh line
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PCGH
Zone(s)	West Zone
Division(s)	Pakshi
Fare zone	West Zone
History
Opened	1967; 58 years ago (1967)
Previous names	North Bengal Railway
Route map v t e Parbatipur–Dinajpur–Panchagarh line Legend km Banglabandha Tironhat Tentulia Bhajanpur Jagadal Panchagarh Nayaniburuz Tangon River Kismot Ruhiya Akhanagar Thakurgaon Road Shibganj Bhomradaha Pirganj Tangon River Sultanpur School Shetabganj Mollapara Mangalpur Bajnahat to Barsoi–Parbatipur line Kanchan Punarbhaba River Dinajpur Atrai River Kaugaon Kakra River Chirir Bandar Chhoto jamuna River Manmathanagar Kharkhoria River Parbatipur to Chilahati–Parbatipur–Darshana line to Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line Source: Bangladesh Railway Route Map
Location

Panchagarh railway station (Bengali: পঞ্চগড় রেলওয়ে স্টেশন), formally Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam railway station,^[15][16] is a station in Panchagarh District of Rangpur division of Bangladesh. It is located near the district town and is the last railway station in North Bengal. In 2019, the name of the station was changed to Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam Railway Station.^{[17][18][19][20]}