Gorai Railway Bridge
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Gorai Rail Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Carries | Train |
| Crosses | Gorai River |
| Locale | Kaya, Kumarkhali Upazila, Kushtia District, Khulna Division,  Bangladesh |
| Other name(s) | Kaya Railway Bridge |
| Owner | Bangladesh Railway |
| Maintained by | Railway Pakshi Division |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | |
| Total length | 515 meters |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | Broad gauge |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Eastern Bengal Railway |
| Construction start | 1865 |
| Construction end | 1871 |
| Rebuilt | 1936–1938 |
Gorai Railway Bridge is a railway bridge built over the Gorai River in the Kushtia District. Construction of the bridge began in 1865.[1] It is the first major railway bridge in Bangladesh.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Cite error: The named reference
কুষ্টিয়ার প্রত্ননিদর্শনwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Major (Retd.) Mahmud (2023-12-10). "'Gorai Rail Bridge' – The Country's First Major Railway Bridge". Swadesh Bangla. Archived from the original on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
Bibliography
[edit]- Md. Rezaul Karim (2022). কুষ্টিয়ার প্রত্ননিদর্শন [Archaeological site of Kushtia] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Gatidhara. pp. 208, 209. ISBN 9789848950418.
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