Parbatipur Junction Railway Station

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^{Cover Photo. I took this picture from the overbridge at Parbatipur Railway Station}

The largest of Bangladesh's numerous railway junction stations is Parbatipur Junction Railway Station. If you search online for the largest railway junction in Bangladesh, you will find that Isswardi is the largest, but the Parbatipur railway junction is currently one of the largest due to the inclusion of a broad gauge railway line to Panchgarah. However, it was not updated on many websites. I am very pleased with this upgrade. I am going to share some information about this railway junction station with you.

General Information

Opened	1878
Type	Junction Station
Functional	Yes
Number of Platform	5
Tracks	20


^{Old Bengali name of Parbatipur Junction Railway Station}

Map	Location Code Of Parbatipur Junction Railway Station
Steem-atlas	[//]:# (!steematlas 25.653142 lat 88.915937 long Parbatipur Junction Railway Station d3scr)
Google Map	MW38+793 Parbatipur link


^{Starting point of Platform No. 1}

Parbatipur Railway Junction Station first opened in 1878 during the British period. I would be happier if I saw the old structure of this railway station. The railway station still has a touch of old British architecture, which is interesting. I am going to share the main railway station's layout. The old railway station is a bit further away from the main railway station, which I did not photograph. My father gave me information about the old railway station where passenger trains used to stop. The old one was significantly smaller than the main station.


^{Railway over bridge over platform No. 1}


^{Inside view of the Platform No. 1}

I did not receive any specific information regarding the opening of the old and main stations. Maybe the entire station area opened in 1878. Parbatipur Railway Junction station has five platforms. Every railway platform is operational, and passenger trains arrive and depart from each one. Platform no. 1 is the most important platform at the station. Because all of the facilities are connected to platform no.1. Platform one provides easy access to the railway ticket counters, station master's office, high-quality passenger restrooms, railway security, railway mosque, and other essential facilities.


^{Railway lines running between Platforms 1 and 2. I took this picture from the overbridge}


^{Starting point of Platform No. 2}

Most intercity trains arrive and depart from platforms 1–3, travelling to major cities such as Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Saidpur, Nilphamari, and Chilahati. The majority of local and mail trains arrive and depart from platforms No. 3-5, heading to the closest major stations, including Rangpur, Dinajpur, Kurigram, Bonarpara, and others. I am sharing the names of the pessenget trains from Parbatipur Railway station.

#	Train Name	Origin Station	Destination Station
1	Ekota Express	Panchagarh	Dhaka
2	Rupsha Express	Chilahati	Khulna
3	Barendra Express	Chilahati	Rajshahi
4	Titumir Express	Chilahati	Rajshahi
5	Simanta Express	Chilahati	Khulna
6	Drutajan Express	Panchagarh	Dhaka
7	Nilsagar Express	Chilahati	Dhaka
8	Dolonchapa Express	Panchagarh	Santahar
9	Panchagarh Express	Panchagarh	Dhaka
10	Banglabandha Express	Panchagarh	Rajshahi
11	Kurigram Express	Kurigram	Dhaka
12	Rocket Express	Parbatipur	Khulna
13	Chilahati Express	Chilahati	Dhaka
14	Uttara Express	Parbatipur	Rajshahi
15	Ram Sagar Express	Bonarpara	Panchagarh
16	Kanchan Commuter	Parbatipur	Panchagarh
17	Rangpur Commuter-2	Parbatipur	Lalmonirhat
18	Burimari Commuter	Parbatipur	Lalmonirhat
19	Parbatipur Commuter	Parbatipur	Lalmonirhat
20	Panchagarh Commuter 2	Panchagarh	Lalmonirhat
21	Dinajpur Commuter	Birol	Lalmonirhat


^{Middle part of the platform No. 2}


^{Railway platform no. 3}


^{Railway platform No. 4}


^{Railway platform No. 5}

Some facilities, such as waiting seats, fans and tea stalls are available on each platform. The atmosphere at the end of platform no. 4-5 was appealing to me. I spent a lot of time here with my friends, walking, sitting, and gossiping together. Because platforms 4-5 are not as busy as the other platforms.


^{This beautiful place located at the end of the platform No. 4 & 5}


^{An entrance point to the railway over bridge located on platform number. 4 & 5}

The railway station's overbridge has been upgraded. The overbridge has been shaded. People can now cross the overbridge whether it is sunny or raining. It is upsetting to see vulnerable people lying on the bridge.


^{This passenger train was waiting on platform No. 3 to leave for Rangpur}


^{Railway over bridge walkway}


^{Railway switch cabin office. This building located at the middle of the platform No. 2 & 3}

There is a railway switch cabin office in between the platform no 2 & 3. It is an important railway office. A train is scheduled to arrive at the designated platforms based on the signal from this office. The signal is provided by a manual board with an old operating system. I find the operation of this board to be complex. In the modern age, it appears a bit incompatible to use such outdated technology. I believe that more advanced technology should be used at such important stations.


^{An exit way from the railway over bridge}


^{Ticket counters}


^{View of the ticket counter from outside}

I also think that the ticket counter is old. It is suggested that the ticket counter at this train station be upgraded by Bangladesh Railway. Train scheduled and ticket fare has been added on the borads in the ticket counters. But the information on the train schedule board is incorrect. The price of the tickets has not been updated. I did not appreciate such poor management at one of the country's busiest railway junctions. I hope that the ticket prices and LED train schedule board will be accessible at this well-known train station. It's time to improve our old railway stations.

Schedule of Intercity Trains from Parbatipur

I provided a table of Down Trains from Parbatipur only with the arrival and departure times at Parbatipur.

🚆Parbatipur to Dhaka Train Schedule

Train Name	Train No	Off Day	Departure Time	Arrival Time
Ekota Express	706	None	0.10	07:20
Drutajan Express	758	None	10:45	18:55
Nilsagar Express	766	Sunday	21:40	05:25
Panchagarh Express	794	None	15:20	22.10
Kurigram Express	798	Wednesday	09:45	17:05
Chilahati Express	806	Saturday	07:30	14:55

💰 Ticket Fare – Parbatipur to Dhaka

Seat Category	Price (BDT)	Price (USD)	Price (STEEM)
Shovon	365	$3.12	24.04 STEEM
Shovon Chair	440	$3.76	28.98 STEEM
First Seat	585	$5.00	38.53 STEEM
First Berth	875	$7.48	57.64 STEEM
Snigdha	730	$6.24	48.08 STEEM
AC Seat	875	$7.48	57.64 STEEM
AC Berth	1315	$11.24	86.62 STEEM

🚆Parbatipur to Rajshahi Train Schedule

Train Name	Train No	Off Day	Departure Time	Arrival Time
Barendra Express	732	Sunday	06:45	11:10
Titumir Express	734	Wednesday	16:55	21:30
Banglabandha Express	804	Saturday	12:20	17:15

💰 Ticket Fare (Parbatipur to Rajshahi)

Seat Category	Price (BDT)	Price (USD)	Price (STEEM)
Shovon	180	$1.54	11.86 STEEM
Shovon Chair	215	$1.84	14.17 STEEM
First Seat	285	$2.44	18.78 STEEM
Snigdha	355	$3.03	23.39 STEEM

🚆 Parbatipur to Khulna Train Schedule

Train Name	Train No	Off Day	Departure (Parbatipur)	Arrival (Khulna)
Rupsha Express	728	Thursday	10:15	18.25
Simanta Express	748	Monday	20:10	4:10
Rocket Express	24	No Off Day	8:55	22:50

💰 Ticket Fare (Parbatipur to Khulna)

Seat Category	Price (BDT)	Price (USD)	Price (STEEM)
Shovon	350	$2.99	23.05 STEEM
Shovon Chair	495	$4.23	32.61 STEEM
First Seat	754	$6.44	49.66 STEEM
First Berth	1,133	$9.68	74.61 STEEM
Snigdha	943	$8.06	62.12 STEEM
AC Seat	1,133	$9.68	74.61 STEEM
AC Berth	1,697	$14.50	111.74 STEEM

🚆 Parbatipur to Rangpur – Train Schedule

Train Name	Train No	Departure (Parbatipur)	Arrival (Rangpur)	Off Day
Dolonchapa Express	768	09:40	10:35	No Off Day
Kurigram Express	797	03:10	03:58	Wednesday

💰 Ticket Fare (Parbatipur to Rangpur)

Seat Category	Price (BDT)	Price (USD)	Price (STEEM)
Shovon	45	$0.40	2.96 STEEM
Shovon Chair	50	$0.45	3.29 STEEM
Snigdha	115	$0.98	7.57 STEEM
AC Seat	127	$1.08	8.36 STEEM
AC Berth	161	$1.38	10.60 STEEM

🚆 Parbatipur to Chilahati Train Schedule

Train Name	Train No	Departure (Parbatipur)	Arrival (Chilahati)	Off Day
Rupsha Express	727	15:20	17:00	Thursday
Barendra Express	731	19:55	21:30	Sunday
Titumir Express	733	11:30	13:00	Wednesday
Simanta Express	747	5:00	06:45	Monday
Nilsagar Express	765	14:10	16:00	Sunday
Chilahai Express	805	1:00	2:45	Saturday

💰 Ticket Fare – Parbatipur to Chilahati

Seat Category	Price (BDT)	Price (USD)	Price (STEEM)
Shovon	45	$0.38	2.96 STEEM
Shovon Chair	50	$0.43	3.29 STEEM
Snigdha	96	$0.82	6.32 STEEM

When I was writing this post, the price of one steem was 0.1242$, or 15.18 BDT.

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