West Zone (Bangladesh Railway)

West Zone is a railway zone operated by Bangladesh Railway. 2,800 km of railway lines in Bangladesh are operated through four divisions in two Zones, West Zone being one of the two zones. This Zone consists of Rangpur Division, Rajshahi Division, Khulna Division, as well as Tangail and Faridpur districts of Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. The head office of West Zone is located in Rajshahi.

Operational Divisions There are two divisions under the west zone. They are

Paksey railway division Lalmonirhat railway division

Line under West Zone Operational Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line Darshana–Jessore–Khulna line Jamtoil–Joydebpur line Khulna–Mongla Port line Santahar–Kaunia line Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line Ishwardi–Sirajganj line Old Malda–Abdulpur line Pachuria–Bhanga line Poradah–Goalundo Ghat line Kalukhali–Gobra line Parbatipur–Panchagarh line Dhaka–Jessore line (partial)

Under construction Madhukhali–Magura line

Defunct Rupsha–Bagerhat line Jashore–Jhenaidah Line

Proposed Darshana–Meherpur line Nabharan–Satkhira–Munshiganj Forest line Katakhali–Bagerhat line Gobra–Pirojpur line Gopalganj–Kotalipara–Poysharhat-Gaurnadi line Bhanga–Kuakata line

See also

Bangladesh Railway Bangladesh Railways East Zone

References