Cox's Bazar railway station

Cox's Bazar Railway Station is the proposed railway station of Bangladesh. It is a railway station which is building 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.

Cox's Bazar Railway Station

কক্সবাজার রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Proposed railway station in Bangladesh
LocationChowdhurypara, Cox's Bazar, Cox's Bazar District,
Chittagong Division,
 Bangladesh
Coordinates21°25′36″N 92°01′04″E
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Operated byBangladesh Railway
Line(s)Chittagong-Cox's Bazar
Platforms4
TracksDual Gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusConstructing
Station codeCB

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 from Dohazari to Cox's Bazar and proposed railway station in Cox's Bazar is building simultaneously. Construction started in the month of august in 2017 and expected to be completed by June in 2022.[2]

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References
  1. "Chittagong-Cox's Bazar rail route construction to begin in August". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-04-08.
  2. "Sujan: Tourism to improve when Dohazari-Cox's Bazar rail line completed". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-09-12.


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