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1862 Rail transport in Bangladesh began when the first section of 53.11 kilometers of board gauge line was opened for traffic between Darsana and Jagati of what is now Bangladesh Railway.
Google | 1885 The railway connection opened to traffic between Dhaka and Narayangonj, a distance of 14.98 kilometers of what is now Bangladesh Railway.
Google | 1895 Two sections of metre gauge railway were constructed by English railway companies. One connected Chittagong and Comilla (149.89 km). The other connected Laksam Upazila and Chandpur (50.89 km).
Google | 1895 The railway connection opened to traffic between Laksam and Cahndpur, a length of 50.89 kilometers of what is now Bangladesh Railway.
Google | 1942 The Assam –Bengal Railway was amalgamated with the Eastern Bengal Railway under the name “Bengal and Assam Railway.
Google | 1961 Eastern Bengal Railway was renamed as Pakistan Railway with the control remaining with the central Government of Pakistan.
Google | 1968 Kamalapur Railway Station, the central railway station in Dhaka and the most important terminal for transportation between Dhaka and the rest of Bangladesh, was inaugurated.
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