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{{Short description|Defunct railway station in Bangladesh}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Fulbaria Railway Station
| native_name = ফুলবাড়িয়া রেলওয়ে স্টেশন
| native_name_lang = bn
| other_name = Dacca Railway Station
| type =
| image = Fulbaria-railway-station-Dhaka-1880s.jpg
| address = Fulbaria, Dhaka
| borough =
| country = Bangladesh
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.7244444|90.4059179|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:BD|display=inline,title}}
| owned =
| lines = [[Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line]]
| platforms = 1
| tracks = {{RailGauge|1000mm}}
| code = DA
| status = Defunct
| closed = {{End date|df=yes|1968|5|1}}
| former = {{plainlist|*[[Assam Bengal Railway]] (1895–1947)
* [[Pakistan Eastern Railway]] (1947–1968)}}
| opened = {{Start date|1895}}
}}
'''Fulbaria Railway Station''' is a defunct railway station in Bangladesh which was located near [[Bangabazar]], Dhaka. It was the central railway station of Bangladesh (then [[East Pakistan]]) before [[Dhaka railway station]] became operational on 1 May 1968. Fulbaria station was closed on 1 May 1968.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/preserving-the-past-passion-that-never-dies-1612448832|title=Preserving the past: Passion that never dies|first=Shihab|last=Sarkar|date=4 February 2021|website=Thefinancialexpress.com.bd|access-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506122035/https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/preserving-the-past-passion-that-never-dies-1612448832|archive-date=6 May 2021|url-status=}}</ref><ref name="Hasan-2016"/><ref name="Khan-2022"/>

== History ==
[[File:Fulbaria Railway Station 1904.jpg|thumb|Fulbaria railway station in 1904]]
In 1885, Dacca State railway built [[Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line]] and opened its part for train service from Dacca (now [[Old Dhaka]]) to [[Narayanganj]]. In that time Fulbaria railway station was built with other facilities.<ref name="Aziz-2022">{{cite news|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/onnoalo/prose/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE|title=ফুলবাড়িয়া রেলস্টেশনের হুইলার, ঢাকার এক বিস্মৃত বইয়ের দোকান|trans-title=Wheeler at Fulbaria Railway Station, a forgotten bookstore in Dhaka|language=bn|first=Tareq|last=Aziz|date=1 July 2022|access-date=18 November 2022|newspaper=[[Prothom Alo]]}}</ref> It was established on the south side of the then main city of Dacca. In the same year, railway connections from [[Dhaka]] to [[Narayanganj]] and [[Dhaka]] to [[Mymensingh]] were established. After the [[partition of India]] in 1947, Dhaka became the main city and capital of [[East Bengal]]. Then the area of Fulbaria became densely populated which became a major obstacle for train movement. As a result, it was planned to move this station. Later, in the late 1950s, the construction of the [[Kamalapur railway station|new central railway station]] for the province and a new railway line was started on a large scale in the Kamalapur, Shahjahanpur area of Dhaka and it was completed in 1968.<ref name="Hasan-2016"/>

Earlier, the railway used to go straight from [[Tejgaon railway station]] to Fulbaria. Due to the opening of Kamalapur station, the railway line was shifted from Tejgaon. From Tejgaon the line took a left to Kamalapur. As a result, the earlier Fulbaria–Tejgaon line was abandoned. Later the line was removed and a road was built in the same place. On the other hand, all the structures of Fulbaria station were also removed. At present, there are bus counters of [[Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation|BRTC]], shops, runways etc.<ref name="Hasan-2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF|title=ফুলবাড়িয়া স্টেশন নেই, আছে শুধুই স্মৃতি|trans-title=There is no Fulbaria station, only memories remain.| language=bn|first=Shariful|last=Hasan|date=23 September 2016|newspaper=[[Prothom Alo]]|access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref>

== Structure ==
Fulbaria railway station had a station house and three lines in front of it. The station belonged to the [[metre-gauge]] railway. Although the station was named Fulbaria, the nameplates at both ends of the platform were inscribed with "Dacca", as the station was officially operated as "Dacca Railway Station". The same rule was later applied to Kamalapur railway station.

== Ticket selling point ==
In 2019, train tickets were sold from this station building on the occasion of Eid. Two years later the counter was shifted from the building after it was demolished.<ref name="Khan-2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.newsbangla24.com/news/188776/Fulbaria-railway-counter-after-54-years|title=ফুলবাড়িয়া রেল কাউন্টার সরব ৫৪ বছর পর|trans-title=Fulbaria rail counter reopens after 54 years|language=bn|first=Abdul Jabbar|last=Khan|date=23 April 2022|access-date=7 November 2022|website=Newsbangla24.com}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline}}

[[Category:Old Dhaka]]
[[Category:History of Dhaka]]
[[Category:Demolished railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Dhaka District]]
[[Category:1895 establishments in British India]]
[[Category:History of rail transport in India]]
[[Category:1968 disestablishments in East Pakistan]]
[[Category:Former railway stations in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Bangladesh opened in 1895]]

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