Mymensingh Junction railway station

Railway station in Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Mymensingh Junction Railway Station

ময়মনসিংহ জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন

Passenger train station
General information
Location| Mymensingh
Bangladesh
Coordinates| 24°45′12″N 90°24′37″E﻿ / ﻿24.7534°N 90.4104°E﻿ / 24.7534; 90.4104
Owned by| Bangladesh Railway
Line(s)| Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line
Mymensingh–Gouripur–Bhairab line
Platforms| 3
Tracks| Meter Gauge
Construction
Structure type| Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status| Functioning
Station code| MYN
Zone(s) | East Zone
Division(s) | Dhaka
History
Opened| 15 February 1886 (1886-02-15)
Previous names| Assam Bengal Railway (1886–1947)
Pakistan Eastern Railway (1947–1971)
Services
| Preceding station  | Bangladesh Railway | Following station

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Agriculture University

towards Narayanganj

|  | Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat |  | Mymensingh Road

towards Bahadurabad Ghat

Terminus |  | Mymensingh–Gouripur–Bhairab |  | Shambhuganj

towards Bhairab Bazar Junction

Route map

Location

Mymensingh Junction Railway Station is a railway junction located in Mymensingh, Bangladesh.[1][2][3]

## History

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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.[4] The railway junction in Mymensingh opened on 15 February 1886.[5] In 2021, the Minister of Railways announced the modernization of the railway junction at a cost of ৳200 crore.[6]

## Criticisms

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Mymensingh Junction railway station is known to be unsanitary and a hotbed of pickpockets.[7] The station is also allegedly occupied by ticket black marketers.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Dhaka-Mymensingh train operation resumes after 11.5-hour stoppage due to derailing". bdnews24.com.
2. ^ "Rail link on Dhaka-Mymensingh route restored". The Daily Observer.
3. ^ "Trian derailment: Movement starts after 2.5hrs in Mymensingh". Dhaka Tribune.
4. ^ Quazi Abul Fida (2012). "Railway". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
5. ^ Mahmud, Saiful (29 June 2019). "ময়মনসিংহে ব্রহ্মপুত্র রেল-ব্রিজসহ ৩টি ব্রিজ ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ". Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
6. ^ "'ময়মনসিংহকে আইকনিক রেল স্টেশন হিসেবে গড়ে তোলা হবে'". Dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
7. ^ "নানা সমস্যায় জর্জরিত ময়মনসিংহ রেলওয়ে জংশন". Somoy TV (in Bengali). 24 January 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
8. ^ "টিকেট কালোবাজারির অভিযোগ : ময়মনসিংহ রেলস্টেশনে জিম্মি যাত্রীরা". Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). 3 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

## External links

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* Media related to Mymensingh Junction railway station at Wikimedia Commons
* Mymensingh Junction railway station at the India Rail Info