Joydebpur Junction railway station

Joydebpur Junction Railway Station জয়দেবপুর জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Bangladesh Railway Station Junction station
Joydebpur Railway Station area
General information
Location	Gazipur Bangladesh
Coordinates	23.9981°N 90.4201°E / 23.9981; 90.4201
Line(s)	Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line Jamtoil-Joydebpur line
Platforms	2
Tracks	Dual Gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BRJYR
Zone(s)	East Zone
Division(s)	Dhaka
History
Opened	1884-85
Previous names	Dacca State Railway
Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station Dhirasram towards Narayanganj Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat Bhawal Gazipur towards Bahadurabad Ghat Terminus Jamtoil–Joydebpur Mouchak towards Jamtoil Junction
Route map
Location

Joydebpur Junction Railway Station (Bengali: জয়দেবপুর জংশন রেলওয়ে স্টেশন) is a railway junction in Gazipur District of Dhaka Division in Bangladesh.

History

Joydebpur railway station came up when Dacca State Railway constructed the Narayanganj-Mymensingh metre gauge railway track in 1884–85.[1]

Consequent to the construction of the 4.8-kilometre-long (3.0 mi) Jamuna Bridge in 1998, there was reassessment of the requirements of the railways. First, a 99-kilometre-long (62 mi) new dual gauge line was to be constructed from Joydebpur to Jamtoil, to connect the eastern part of the Bangladesh railway system to the western part. The problem of two different gauges in two different parts of the country was solved by introducing dual gauge. Second, a 245-kilometre (152 mi) length of broad gauge track from Jamtoil to parbatipur was to be converted to dual gauge.[1][2] This made Joydebpur, a dual gauge railway station.

References

1. Fida, Quazi Abul (2012). "Railway". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. "Jamuna Bridge Link Project" (PDF). Asian Development Bank. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2011-12-26.