Shahtoli Railway Station
Shahtoli Railway Station is a railway station of East Zone of Bangladesh Railway, situated at Shahtoli post-office of Chandpur Sadar sub-district of Chandpur, Bangladesh.[2][3][4]
Shahtoli Railway Station | |
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B-class railway station | |
Shahtoli Railway Station | |
Location | Shahtoli, Chandpur Sadar, Chandpur Chittagong Bangladesh |
Owned by | Bangladesh Railway |
Operated by | East Zone |
Line(s) | Laksham-Chandpur Line |
Distance | 8 km from Chandpur Railway Station
7 km from Chandpur Court Railway Station 43 km from Laksham Junction Railway Station[1] |
Platforms | 1 |
Tracks | 2 (1 loop-line) |
Other information | |
Status | Closed |
Station code | STI |
History | |
Opened | 1 July 1895 |
Services | |
Passenger
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History
Founded in 1892 in England, Assam Bengal Railway company took the responsibility to construct rail lines in this country. A 150 km (93 mi) meter-gauge line from Chittagong to Comilla and 69 km (43 mi) meter-gauge line from Laksham to Chandpur were opened to public on 1 July 1895.[5] During that time, as one of the railway stations of the Laksham-Chandpur railway route, Shahtoli Railway Station was built.
Details
Shahtoli railway station is a B-class railway station. It has a platform and a loop-line. This station is closed due to shortage of manpower,[6] but daily two trains still stops here.
Services
Two trains give stoppages daily at Shahtoli Railway Station:
Incidents and accidents
- 4 December 2013: Chittagong bound Meghna Express train derailed near Shahtoli railway station at 5:38 am as some miscreants took off fish-plates from the rail-track. No casualties happened.[7]
References
- "Shahtali Railway Station Map/Atlas BR/Bangladesh Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- চাঁদপুর-লাকসাম রুটে ডেমু ট্রেন বন্ধ. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ২ বছরেও শেষ হয়নি শাহতলী রেল স্টেশন ভবন ও প্লাটফর্ম নির্মাণ কাজ. chandpurweb.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- চাঁদপুরে ট্রেনের বগি লাইনচ্যূত, যোগাযোগ বন্ধ. taza-khobor.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- "Railway". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- কুমিল্লায় জনবল সংকটে বন্ধ ১৩ রেলস্টেশন. UNB (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- চাঁদপুরে ট্রেনের বগি লাইনচ্যুত. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-04-21.
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