FINDING THE CHALLENGES OF PLANNING AN INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR THE TIME OF CRISIS: A CASE OF KHULNA RAILWAY STATION AREA

Khulna railway station is one of the oldest establishments which situated almost at heart city center, known as Central Business District (CBD) city. To support growing demand for transport services in CBD area, existing three major modes (railway, waterway, and roadway) area are fully functioning. Though they same serving purposes but work separately. This separate route plan demands more cause traffic congestion space scarcity to accommodate heavy weight vehicles like cargo trucks lorry. The rapid growth economy population an upgraded transportation infrastructure. paper aims explore context-specific challenges planning infrastructure its settlement area. A field survey study face-to-face interviews different stakeholders, questionnaire were conducted gather necessary primary data. Detailed Area Development Authority (KDA), City Master plans, newspaper cuttings, journal conference papers, etc. analyzed. provides overview hazardous conditions caused by public freight transportation. Respecting problems limitations, integrated guideline has been provided meet future densely populated urban