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Mainamati railway station

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Mainamati railway station

ময়নামতি রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Railway stations in Bangladesh
Mainamati railway station in 2022
General information
LocationComilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila, Comilla District, Comilla Division
 BAN
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Operated byBangladesh Railway
Line(s)
Platforms1
TracksDual Gauge
Train operatorsEast Zone
Construction
Structure typeStandard
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Major modernisation of 5 unused train stations in Cumilla!". The Business Standard. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "কুমিল্লায় এক দশকে সাত রেল স্টেশন বন্ধ". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. ^ "রেলওয়ে". bn.banglapedia.org (in Bengali). Banglapedia. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  5. ^ "জনবলসংকটে রেলের ১০৬টি স্টেশন বন্ধ". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 23 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  6. ^ "13 railway stations in Cumilla district closed in 12 years". The Financial Express. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
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