West Zone (Bangladesh Railway)
West Zone is a railway zone operated by Bangladesh Railway. 2,800 km of railway lines in Bangladesh are operated through four divisions in two Zones, West Zone being one of the two Zone.[1] This Zone consists of Rangpur Division, Rajshahi Division, Padma Division, Khulna Division and Tangail district of Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. The head office of West Zone is located in Rajshahi.[2][3][4]
 Rajshahi Railway Station | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | RRB Building, Rajshahi |
| Locale | Rajshahi Division, Khulna Division, Rangpur Division and ( Tangail District and Greater Faridpur) From Dhaka Division |
| Dates of operation | 3 June 1982– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Broad-gauge(BG) , Meter-gauge (MG) and Dual gauge(DG) |
| Length | 1,427 kilometres (887 mi) |
| Other | |
| Website | www |
History
Line under West Zone
- Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line
- Darshana–Jessore–Khulna line
- Dhaka–Jessore line
- Jamtoil–Joydebpur line
- Santahar–Kaunia line
- Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line
- Ishwardi–Sirajganj line
- Old Malda–Abdulpur line
- Pachuria–Bhanga line
- Khulna–Mongla Port line
- Poradah–Goalundo Ghat line
- Kalukhali - Gobra line
- Parbatipur - Panchgarh line
- Parbatipur - Barashai line
- Tessta Junction - Kurigram - Chilmari line
References
- "চার অঞ্চলে ভাগ হচ্ছে বাংলাদেশ রেলওয়ে". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- Panchagarh, দৈনিক পঞ্চগড় :: Dainik. "পরিত্যক্ত লোহা বেচে পশ্চিমাঞ্চল রেলওয়ের আয় সাড়ে ৩২ কোটি". Dainik Panchagarh. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- দিগন্ত, Daily Nayadiganta-নয়া. "পশ্চিমাঞ্চল রেলওয়ের ২৬টি 'মডেল স্টেশন' করার পরিকল্পনা". Daily Nayadiganta (নয়া দিগন্ত) : Most Popular Bangla Newspaper (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- "পশ্চিমাঞ্চল রেলে কর্মবিরতি ঘোষণার দেড়ঘণ্টা পর স্থগিত". jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
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