Kamalapur Railway Station wears eerie look
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Kamalapur Railway Station wears eerie look

Kamalapur Railway Station wears eerie look
Passenger train services will remain shut until April 28. Photo: UNB/Adnan Adid


The railways offering a cheaper and safer alternative is the preferred mode of transportation for the people. But public transportation has remained suspended since a lockdown was enforced earlier this month. Kamalapur Railway Station, which usually teems with life, has fallen silent.

With the extended lockdown, passenger train services will remain suspended until April 28, as part of the government’s measures to curb the transmission of coronavirus.

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In the last 24 hours until Thursday morning, the country recorded 98 deaths and 4,014 new infections pushing the total number of cases to 736,074, said the Directorate General of Health Services.

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An UNB photographer captured photos of an empty and eerie Kamalapur Railway Station wearing a dejected look.

Kamalapur Railway Station wears eerie look
The corridor through which passengers passed to the platform now lies empty.
Kamalapur Railway Station wears eerie look
A deserted platform of the Kamalapur Railway Station. On normal days, it would be overcrowded.
Kamalapur Railway Station wears eerie look
A train stands idle near the platform.
Kamalapur Railway Station wears eerie look
Curious teens roam the closed railway station during lockdown.
Kamalapur Railway Station wears eerie look
Security guards pass idle time at the railway station.
Kamalapur Railway Station wears eerie look
The outside of the country’s busiest railway station wears an unfamiliar deserted look amid the countrywide strict lockdown.
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