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
B-class railway station
Shahtoli Railway Station
LocationShahtoli, Chandpur Sadar, Chandpur
Chittagong
Bangladesh
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Operated byEast Zone
Line(s)Laksham-Chandpur Line
Distance8 km from Chandpur Railway Station

7 km from Chandpur Court Railway Station

43 km from Laksham Junction Railway Station[1]
Platforms1
Tracks2 (1 loop-line)
Other information
StatusClosed
Station codeSTI
History
Opened1 July 1895
Services
Passenger

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:

  1. Chandpur Commuter
  2. Sagarika Express

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]
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References
  1. "Shahtali Railway Station Map/Atlas BR/Bangladesh Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  2. চাঁদপুর-লাকসাম রুটে ডেমু ট্রেন বন্ধ. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  3. ২ বছরেও শেষ হয়নি শাহতলী রেল স্টেশন ভবন ও প্লাটফর্ম নির্মাণ কাজ. chandpurweb.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  4. চাঁদপুরে ট্রেনের বগি লাইনচ্যূত, যোগাযোগ বন্ধ. taza-khobor.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  5. "Railway". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  6. কুমিল্লায় জনবল সংকটে বন্ধ ১৩ রেলস্টেশন. UNB (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  7. চাঁদপুরে ট্রেনের বগি লাইনচ্যুত. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-04-21.

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