Eastern Bengal Railway opened this station in 1871 as part of the Calcutta to Goalando main line. The railway yard retains its red-brick colonial station building, Victorian wrought-iron pillars and a large locomotive carriage shed. Railway buffs can view old hand-operated points, a classic locomotive turntable and colonial-era staff quarters scattered along the tracks. The station concourse remains an atmospheric hub where tea vendors call out to passengers passing between north and south Bengal.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Platform ticket roughly ৳10; rickshaw from town centre about ৳20
How to get to Historic Rajbari Railway Station
In the centre of Rajbari town, on Station Road. Within walking distance or a short rickshaw ride from any hotel in town.
Rajbari town is about 120 km from Dhaka, around 3 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Rajbari guide.
More to see in Rajbari
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Goalando Ghat and Daulatdia গোয়ালন্দ ঘাট ও দৌলতদিয়া
The historic river junction on the Padma where British paddle steamers met the railway, famous for fresh fried hilsa.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; fried hilsa lunch about ৳300–500; shared auto from Rajbari roughly ৳40
Mir Mosharraf Hossain Memorial Center মীর মশাররফ হোসেন স্মৃতি কমপ্লেক্স
The tranquil estate and memorial museum at Padamdi honouring the pioneer novelist who penned Bisad Shindhu.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳20; local auto-rickshaw from Baliakandi about ৳30–40
Photo: Sakib8785, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Rajbari High School Red Building রাজবাড়ী সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়ের লাল ভবন
An ornate 1892 red-brick zamindar estate building in Rajbari town, now protected as a historic archaeological site.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Free to view from the school compound; rickshaw in town about ৳20