Mainamati railway station
Mainamati railway station ময়নামতি রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | |
|---|---|
| Railway stations in Bangladesh | |
 Mainamati railway station in 2022 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila, Comilla District, Comilla Division BAN |
| Owned by | Bangladesh Railway |
| Operated by | Bangladesh Railway |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | Dual Gauge |
| Train operators | East Zone |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Accessible | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 1895 |
Mainamati Railway Station is a railway station located in Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila of Comilla District of Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.[1][2][3]
History
The Assam Bengal Railway Company, formed in England in 1892, took over the responsibility of building railways in the country. On 1 July 1895, the 150 km metre gauge line from Chittagong to Comilla and the 69 km railway line from Laksam to Chandpur were opened to the public.[4] Mainamati Railway Station was built as a station on the Chittagong-Comilla line.
On 23 January 2016, due to manpower shortage, 56 out of 170 stations of the Eastern Railway were closed. These included 14 stations on the Dhaka-Chittagong railway line, which included this station. However, local and some scheduled trains used to stop at Mainamati Railway Station.[5]
On 16 March 2017, the authorities officially reopened the station to the public. However, despite the reopening, no trains stopped at the station for over 4 months and ticket sales did not resume.[6]
Train Service
The list of trains that pass through Mainamati Railway Station is given below:
- Subarna Express
- Paharika Express
- Mahanagar Prabhati\Godhuli Express
- Udayan Express
- Upkool Express
- Mahanagar Express
- Turna Express
- Bijoy Express
- Sonar Bangla Express
- Mymensingh Express
- Karnaphuli Express
- Dhaka\Chittagong Mail
- Dhaka\Noakhali Express
- Chattala Express
- Laksam Commuter
- Jalalabad Express and Local trains.
References
- ^ "Major modernisation of 5 unused train stations in Cumilla!". The Business Standard. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "ময়নামতি রেলস্টেশন চালু হওয়ার দেড়মাস পরও টিকেট বিক্রি শুরু হয়নি". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "কুমিল্লায় এক দশকে সাত রেল স্টেশন বন্ধ". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "রেলওয়ে". bn.banglapedia.org (in Bengali). Banglapedia. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "জনবলসংকটে রেলের ১০৬টি স্টেশন বন্ধ". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 23 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "13 railway stations in Cumilla district closed in 12 years". The Financial Express. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
External links
Media related to Mainamati railway station at Wikimedia Commons