Dhaka Airport railway station

Dhaka Airport railway station (also known as Dhaka Biman Bandar railway station) is a railway station in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is situated 2 km away from the Shahjalal International Airport and can be accessed from the Airport Road.[1]

Dhaka Airport railway station

ঢাকা বিমানবন্দর রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
Other namesDhaka Biman Bandar railway station
LocationDhaka
Dhaka Division
 Bangladesh
Owned byBangladesh Railway
Operated byBangladesh Railway
Platforms2
Tracks4 (2 loop lines)
Construction
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusOperating
Station codeDABB
Services
Passenger

Infrastructure

The station has two platforms and there are two loop lines adjacent to their respective platforms. The height of the platform was 1 feet 6 inches.[2] The platform shed is made out of plastic.[3] The station also has parking facility outside the station building.

In 2014, railways authorities carried out drives to demolish illegally built structures in the parking lot of the station.[4]

In 2018, a development project of 1 crore and 8 lakh BDT was made in a total of three stations which included the Dhaka Airport railway station. The height of a 55,000 square-feet platform[5] is upgraded and raised to 2 feet 3 inches. A total of 20 feet is also being added by 10 feet on both the north and south sides of the platform. The work of the mosaic is done on the raised platform. All passenger seats in the platform and the waiting rooms were also renovated.[2] 15,000 sq ft fencing and 21,000 sq ft fencing renovation and 13,000 sq ft access control fencing along with four barriers at Ashkona and Koshaibari level crossing have also been done.[5] Special railings is provided at both ends of the station to prevent people from entering the station without the station gate.[2]

Accidents
  • 31/08/2017: At around 8:00 pm, a plastic-made platform shed collapsed when Eid holidaymakers climbed onto it to board a Dinajpur-bound Parbatipur special train. At least four people were injured as a result.[3]
  • Station building
  • A train entering the station

References
  1. "DHAKA AIRPORT TRAIN". dhaka-airport.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  2. "Airport Railway Station to restart this month with "new looks"". Daily Bangladesh. 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  3. "4 hurt as shed over Dhaka Airport Railway Station platform collapses". The Daily Star. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  4. "Structures evicted along cantonment rail tracks". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  5. "Three busy rail stations reopen around Dhaka". The Financial Express. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-11-08.

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