page_title: Rangpur, Bangladesh
section_title: Railway
hierarchical_section_title: Rangpur, Bangladesh / Transportation / Railway
caption_attribution_description: English: 771 Rangpur express is leaving BBE stationবাংলা: ৭৭১ রংপুর এক্সপ্রেস
context_page_description: Rangpur is one of the major cities in Bangladesh and Rangpur Division. Rangpur was declared a district headquarters on 16 December 1769, and established as a municipality in 1869, making it one of the oldest municipalities in Bangladesh. The municipal office building was erected in 1892 under the precedence Raja Janaki Ballav Sen. Chairman of the municipality. During the period of 1890, Shyamasundari canal was excavated for improvement of the town. Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu was 1st Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation.
  The Municipality is located in the north western part of Bangladesh.Begum Rokeya University is situated in the southern part of the city. Previously, Rangpur was the headquarters of Greater Rangpur district. Later the Greater Rangpur district was broken down into the Rangpur, Kurigram, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat and Gaibandha districts. In the great Rangpur region, little economic development took place until the 1990s, mainly because of the yearly flooding the region used to see before the building of the Teesta Barrage. Coal is found near this district. There is a large military cantonment in the town, along with a Ghagot park, in addition to a Carmichael College in town.
context_section_description: The Rangpur Railway Station is the main railway station providing trains on national routes operated by the state-run Bangladesh Railway. The Rangpur Express is a Bangladeshi Intercity train which runs between Rangpur and Dhaka.
caption: Rangpur Express is heading towards Rangpur after leaving Bangabandhu Setu east station
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