Rajshahi Railway Station is a railway station located in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The station is located opposite the Shiroil bus terminal in Rajshahi divisional city. This railway station is the main station of the city, and is connected to Dhaka by the Ishwardi-Sirajganj line. The station is one of the most modern, largest and most important stations of Bangladesh Railway after Dhaka and Chittagong railway stations. The western headquarters of Bangladesh Railway is located within the station complex.
In 18, the Siliguri railway from Calcutta was divided into two parts. The first part was a 175 km journey from Calcutta station (now Sealdah) on the East Bengal Railway to Damukdia Ghat on the south bank of the Padma River, then across the river by ferry. The 338 km meter gauge line of the North Bengal Railway connected Saraghat on the north bank of the Padma with Siliguri. [1]
Rajshahi railway station in the 1930s
The main Kolkata-Siliguri line was gradually converted to broad gauge. The Hardinge Bridge was opened in 1915, while the Sara-Sirajganj line was built by the Sara-Sirajganj Railway Company between 1915-18. Then in 1930, the Abdulpur-Amanura broad gauge line was opened as a branch of the Sara-Sirajganj line. At that time Rajshahi railway station was introduced as the station of Abdulpur-Amanura branch line. [2] [3] In 2003, the station's terminal building, platform, and yard were renovated and rebuilt.
The Rajshahi railway station is like a bird from the front. In front of the main entrance of the station there is a large parking lot for cars and other vehicles. There are restrooms and ticket counters on the right side of the main platform. On the left is another lounge for male passengers, a railway inquiry, a food hotel, a bookstore and two fast food outlets. What makes the platform different is its specialized roof. Instead of the traditional concrete roof, the roof is made with a few different types of plastic with a few triangular shaped parts.