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List of railway lines in Bangladesh

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The following is a list of conventional lines of rail transport in Bangladesh.

The first railway line in Bangladesh was laid in 1862 by the British Raj. At that time Bangladesh didn't exist and its land was part of the Bengal Presidency. On 15 November of that year, Eastern Bengal Railway, the predecessor of Bangladesh Railway, opened the first railway line from Darshana railway stationtoJagati railway station. In 1885 another railway line was built from NarayanganjtoMymensingh.^[1] In 1895, the railway line from ComillatoChittagong was built. In 1914, a new railway was built from AkhauratoTongi. After three years of construction, the railway line that connects ShayestaganjtoHabiganj was opened in 1915. Another section from Shayestaganj to Balla was opened in 1929. Before the partition of India, many railway lines were built in Eastern Bengal, such as Chittagong–Dohazari, regional lines in Mymensingh region and others.

After 1947, East Bengal got 2606.59 km railway. Until Bangladesh became independent in 1971, the railways were operated by Pakistan Eastern Railway.^[2] After independence this was taken over by Bangladesh Railway.

• Chittagong Circular Railway
• Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak line
• Akhaura–Laksam–Chittagong line
• Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj–Balla line
• Kulaura–Shahbajpur line
• Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line
• Tongi–Bhairab–Akhaura line
• Mymensingh–Gouripur–Bhairab line
• Chittagong–Cox's Bazar line
• Dhaka–Jessore line

• Rajbari–Bhanga line
• Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line
• Darshana–Jessore–Khulna line
• Iswardi–Sirajganj line
• Joydebpur–Bangabandhu Shetu East line
• Jessore–Jhenidah Light Railway
• Kalukhali–Gobra line
• Khulna–Bagerhat Railway
• Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line
• Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line
• Old Malda–Abdulpur line
• Iswardi–Sirajganj line
• Santahar–Kaunia line
• Parbatipur–Panchagarh line
• Khulna–Mongla Port line

• MRT Line 1
• MRT Line 2
• MRT Line 4
• MRT Line 5
• MRT Line 6

• Benapole–Petrapole^[3]
• Darshana–Gede^[3]
• Rohanpur–Singhabad^[3]
• Biral–Radhikapur^[3]
• Chilahati–Haldibari^[3]
• Akhaura–Agartala
• Old Malda–Abdulpur
• Changrabandha–Burimari (now abandoned but set to be revived)
• Shahbazpur–Maishashan (now abandoned but set to be revived)
• Mogalhat–Gitaldaha (was destroyed by 1978 flood]
• Hatisinghmari–Rowmari–Dewanganj (was destroyed in 1950 Assam earthquake)
• Lalgola–Damukdia–Bheramara (was dismantled after 1947 partition)
• Companyganj–Dawki–Cherrapunji (was destroyed in 1897 Assam earthquake)

• Sirajganj–Bogra line

• Bhanga–Kuakata line
• Tongi–Manikganj–Paturia Ghat line
• Janalihat–Kaptai line
• Narayanganj–Laksam chord line
• Nabharan–Munshiganj line
• Darshana–Mujibnagar–Meherpur line