Cox's Bazar Railway Station is the proposed railway station of Bangladesh. It is a railway station which is being built 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
General information
Location	Chowdhurypara, Jhilongzha Union, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong. 4700 Bangladesh
Coordinates	21°25′44″N 92°00′54″E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways
Operated by	Bangladesh Railway
Line(s)	Chittagong-Cox's Bazar
Platforms	2
Tracks	Dual Gauge
Train operators	East Zone
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Architectural style	Iconic
Other information
Status	Constructing
Station code	CBZ
Services
Preceding station   Cox's Bazar railway station   Following station Ramu   Line Chittagong-Cox's Bazar line   Terminus
Route map
Location

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 extended to Gundhum[2] and proposed railway station in Cox's Bazar is building simultaneously. Construction started in the month of august in 2017.[3] Its shape is like Oyster, which represent symbolism of the beach.[4] The foundation stone of the station building was laid on 14 January 2021.[5] Its construction cost is Tk 214 crore. In January 2022, the construction of the railway station was 45% complete.[6]

See also

• Cox's Bazar Beach
• List of railway stations in Bangladesh

References

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