Saidpur railway workshop
 Entrance of Saidpur railway workshop in 2020 | |
Native name | সৈয়দপুর রেলওয়ে কারখানা |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| Industry | Railway |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Headquarters | Saidpur, , |
| Services | Maintenance, repair and operations |
| Owner | Bangladesh Railway |
Number of employees | 2825 |
Saidpur railway workshop is a railway workshop in Bangladesh situated at Saidpur, Nilphamari District and operated by Bangladesh Railway.[1] It is one of the two railway workshops in Bangladesh (the other being Pahartali railway workshop in Chittagong) where maintenance and repair of railway coaches and wagons are done. It is also the largest railway workshop of the country.[2]
Details
[edit]In 1870, Saidpur railway workshop was established as a meter-gauge steam locomotive repair shed on a 110-acre land. Later, with the installation of plants and machines to repair meter-gauge and broad-gauge coaches and wagons, the workshop became fully equipped in 1953 at 800 acres of land. There are 25 different shops where repair work is done and around 1,200 items of spare parts and tools for carriage and wagon are manufactured.
References
[edit]- ^ "Saidpur Railway Workshop". Nilphamari.info.
- ^ "On the track of history: Century-old locomotives in Saidpur". The Daily Star. 2020-08-03.
External links
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