East Zone (Bangladesh Railway)
Chattogram Railway Station | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | CRB Building, Chattogram |
| Locale | Chattogram Division, Sylhet Division, Mymensingh Division and Dhaka Division(excluding Tangail District and Greater Faridpur) |
| Dates of operation | 3 June 1982– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Metre gauge (MG) and Dual gauge(DG) |
| Length | 2,151.79 kilometres (1,337.06 mi) |
| Other | |
| Website | www |
Bangladesh Railway has two zones, one of which is the East Zone of Bangladesh Railway. This zone covers the Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet, and Mymensingh divisions. Also, the parts of Cumilla, Kishoreganj, Noakhali, and Cox's Bazar have recently.[1][2]
There are three types of rail lines as well as broad gauge, meter gauge, and dual gauge. By the way, the eastern zone uses most of the line is meter gauge.[3]
Divisions
East zone has two operational divisions.[4] They are
- Dhaka railway division
- Chattogram railway division
References
- ^ "Bangladesh Railway East Zone Trains Information & Schedule". 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ^ "Connectivity boost: New zone division of Bangladesh Railway on the cards". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ^ "Bangladesh Railways to Convert the Dhaka-Chattogram Railway Line to Broad Gauge". SASEC. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
- ^ "Bangladesh Railway". 6 February 2025.
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