Rooppur railway station

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Rooppur Railway Station

রূপপুর রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
B-grade station
General information
LocationRooppur, Ishwardi Upazila, Pabna District
Bangladesh
Coordinates24°04′30″N 89°02′20″E / 24.074909°N 89.0390146°E / 24.074909; 89.0390146
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Line(s)Ishwardi–Rooppur line
TracksDual Gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusConstructing
Station codeRPPUR
Zone(s) West Zone
Division(s) Paksey
History
Opened9 February 2023 (2023-02-09)
Services
Preceding station Bangladesh Railway Following station
Ishwardi Bypass
Terminus
Ishwardi–Rooppur Terminus
Route map
Location
Map

Rooppur Railway Station is a railway station on the Ishwardi–Rooppur branch of Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line located in Ishwardi Upazila, Pabna District, Bangladesh.

History[edit]

In 2018, it was planned to construct a railway station at Rooppur to transport its components and cargo to Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. The planned branch line from Ishwardi Bypass railway station to Rooppur was planned to rehabilitate existing 17.52 km and construct 9 km dual-gauge track. The deadline for this ৳335.97 crore railway line construction project was fixed in 2020.[1] The construction of Rooppur railway station and its track started in April of the same year[2] but could not be completed on time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Later, the deadline was pushed back to 2022.[3] Sheikh Hasina inaugurated this B-grade railway station on 9 February 2023.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zaman, Hamiduz (3 April 2018). "নতুন রেলপথ হচ্ছে রূপপুর পারমাণবিক বিদ্যুৎ কেন্দ্রে". Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ "বৃহস্পতিবার ঈশ্বরদী-রূপপুর রেললাইনের উদ্বোধন করবেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী". Somoy TV (in Bengali). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. ^ Hasanat, KMA (26 September 2020). "ঈশ্বরদী-রূপপুর রেল সংযোগ প্রকল্প: ৩ কারণে দেরির শঙ্কা". RisingBD.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. ^ "প্রধানমন্ত্রীর উদ্বোধন ঘিরে সাজ সাজ বর রূপপুর রেলওয়ে স্টেশন". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  5. ^ "রূপপুর স্টেশন পশ্চিম রেলের রাজস্ব আয় বৃদ্ধিতে সহায়ক হবে". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 1 March 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.