Cox's Bazar railway station
Cox's Bazar Railway Station কক্সবাজার রেলওয়ে স্টেশন | |||||||||||
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| Location | Chowdhurypara, Jhilongzha Union, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong. 4700 Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°25′44″N 92°00′54″E / 21.4289°N 92.0150°ECoordinates: 21°25′44″N 92°00′54″E / 21.4289°N 92.0150°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Bangladesh Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Chittagong-Cox's Bazar | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | Dual Gauge | ||||||||||
| Train operators | East Zone | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Architectural style | Iconic | ||||||||||
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| Status | Constructing | ||||||||||
| Station code | CBZ | ||||||||||
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Cox's Bazar Railway Station is the proposed railway station of Bangladesh. It is a railway station which is being built near the bus terminal of Cox's Bazar City. It will be the most important terminal for transportation between Cox's Bazar and the rest of Bangladesh because of tourism. The construction of the railway station is likely to be end in 2022.
History
Government of Bangladesh planned to expend the rail track from Dohazari of Chittagong to Gundum of Bandarban. The trans-Asian railway network was to be connected to proposed Gundum Railway Station. Government also planned to build another railway track from proposed Ramu Railway Station to Cox's Bazar to make another railway station in Cox's Bazar city in the purpose of boosting the tourism in Cox's Bazar.[1] The new railway line extended to Gundhum[2] and proposed railway station in Cox's Bazar is building simultaneously. Construction started in the month of august in 2017.[3] Its shape is like Oyster, which represent symbolism of the beach.[4] The foundation stone of the station building was laid on 14 January 2021.[5] Its construction cost is Tk 214 crore. In January 2022, the construction of the railway station was 45% complete.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Chittagong-Cox's Bazar rail route construction to begin in August". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-04-08.
- ^ Saif, Saifuddin (28 December 2021). "Little benefit holds railway back from Ramu-Gundum rail line". The Business Standard.
- ^ "Sujan: Tourism to improve when Dohazari-Cox's Bazar rail line completed". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-09-12.
- ^ "Cox's Bazar railway station to be oyster-shaped". Dhaka Tribune. 7 March 2019.
- ^ "কক্সবাজারে আইকনিক রেলওয়ে স্টেশন ভবনের ভিত্তিপ্রস্তর স্থাপন". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 14 January 2021.
- ^ Hosen, Anwar (2 January 2022). "চট্টগ্রাম-কক্সবাজার রেল: স্টেশনে লাগেজ রেখেই ছুটতে পারবেন পর্যটকেরা". Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
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