Activities of Hili rail station closed

Hili Correspondent: The long-established Hili railway station, in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur, has been closed for more than a year due to manpower shortage, causing tremendous suffering to daily commuters and traders.

Although the station is officially inactive, trains pass through and make a brief stopover using a secondary track, Line 2, at Hili station. Such limited activities of the station are controlled by nearby stations in Birampur upazila and Panchbibi upazila.

Since all the trains use Line 2, that is not adjacent to the platform, passengers face challenges embarking on and disembarking from the train. Boarding these trains is highly risky and often causes accidents. Passengers also face difficulties in purchasing tickets and getting seats on trains. Under the circumstances, local commuters and traders have urged the authorities concerned to open the Hili station as early as possible.     

Locals said apart from long-distance travelers, there are many students in Hili—who study in Rajshahi, Dhaka, and other parts of the country—and thus regularly commute using this rail link. However, they have been facing serious transportation issues after the station was closed.”

“We, the people of Hili, demand the reactivation of the rail station with the stoppage of all trains that pass through here,” he added.

 

risingbd/Hili/Sept 4, 2019/Moslem/Mukul