Rajshahi Railway Station


Rajshahi Railway Station is a railway station at Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The railway station is the main station of the city, and links to Dhaka via the Iswardi–Sirajganj line. The station is one of the most modern, largest and important stations of Bangladesh Railway along with Dhaka and Chittagong railway station. Headquarter of Western Zone of Bangladesh Railway is also located within the station complex.

History

In 1878, the railway route from Kolkata, then called Calcutta, to Siliguri was in two laps. The first lap was a 185 km journey along the Eastern Bengal State Railway from Calcutta Station to Damookdeah Ghat on the southern bank of the Padma River, then across the river in a ferry and the second lap of the journey. A 336 km metre gauge line of the North Bengal Railway linked Saraghat on the northern bank of the Padma to Siliguri.
Kolkata-Siliguri main line was converted to broad gauge in stages. The Hardinge Bridge was opened in 1915, while Sara-Sirajganj line was constructed by the Sara-Sirajganj Railway Company in 1915-1916. Then in 1930 Abdulpur-Amnura broad gauge was opened as a branch from Sara-Sirajganj line. Rajshahi railway station was opened as a station of Abdulpur-Amnura branch line. The station terminal building, platform and yard was remodeled and revamped in 2003.

Train services

Four inter-city train services are operated by Bangladesh Railway, named Silk City Express, Padma Express and Dhumketu Express, and Bonolota Express between Dhaka and Rajshahi regularly from this station.Bonolota Express, which is first ever non-stop train service on Dhaka-Rajshahi route connects this station with Dhaka. There are other inter-city, mail/express and local trains which are operated from here to connect Khulna and other regions of Bangladesh. International train service to Kolkata railway station is expected to be inaugurated by 2020

Intercity trains

Train NoNameOff DayFromDepartureToArrival
716Kapotaksha ExpressSaturdayRajshahi14:15Khulna20:00
731Barandra ExpressSundayRajshahi15:00Chilahati21:50
733Titumir ExpressWednesdayRajshahi06:20Chilahati13:00
754Silkcity ExpressSundayRajshahi07:40Dhaka13:30
756Madumati ExpressThursdayRajshahi07:00Goalando Ghat12:00
760Padma ExpressMondayRajshahi16:00Dhaka21:40
762Sagordari ExpressMondayRajshahi06:40Khulna12:45
770Dhumkatu ExpressFridayRajshahi23:20Dhaka04:50
780Pabna ExpressMondayRajshahi17:15Pabna19:50
784Tungipara ExpressMondayRajshahi15:30Gobra22:10
791Bonolota ExpressFridayRajshahi18:00Chapainawabganj19:10
792Bonolota ExpressFridayRajshahi07:00Dhaka11:40

Mail & commuter trains

Train NoNameOff DayFromDepartureToArrival
5Rajshahi ExpressNoRajshahi20:15Chapainowabgonj22:20
6Rajshahi ExpressNoRajshahi10:30Sirajgonj Bazar17:10
15Mohananda ExpressNoRajshahi19:45Chapainowabgonj21:40
16Mohananda ExpressNoRajshahi07:55Khulna16:40
31Uttara ExpressNoRajshahi12:30Parbatipur20:15
57Rajshahi CommuterTuesdayRajshahi09:25Chapainowabgonj11:10
58Rajshahi CommuterTuesdayRajshahi5:30Ishurdi07:00
77Rajshahi CommuterTuesdayRajshahi15:20Rohanpur17:00
78Rajshahi CommuterTuesdayRajshahi19:35Iswadi21:20