Kamalapur railway station

Kamalapur Railway Station, officially Dhaka Railway Station, is the central railway station in Kamalapur, Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. It is the largest station and the busiest infrastructure for transportation in the country that acts as a gateway to the country's capital. It was opened on 1 May 1968. It was built during the Pakistan period, but its railway line was built during the British period. After the creation of Pakistan, another railway station was constructed at Kamalapur as the old railway station in Dhaka was inadequate, and a part of the existing railway line was moved from the previous position. Built in 1968, this railway station was witness to the massacre that took place during the liberation war in 1971. After the liberation, the country's first inland container depot was established here. After that, several proposals and decisions were made to relocate and demolish the station building, but due to objections from the authorities and dignitaries, it was not done. A multimodal transport hub around the station is currently under construction, which is expected to be completed by 2030. This station is plagued with various issues. Among them are homeless people, the height of platforms, insecurity, criminal activities, reluctance of passengers to use foot overbridges, the problem of railway porters, and unavailability of information. This central railway statio

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