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The first railway line in Bangladesh was laid in 1862 by the British Raj.At that time Bangladesh didn't exist and its land was part of the Bengal Presidency.On 15 November of that year, Eastern Bengal Railway, the predecessor of Bangladesh Railway, opened the first railway line from Darshana railway station to Jagati railway station.
Train No. Train Name 701–702 Subarna Express: 703–704 Mohanagar (Morning/Night) Express: 705–706 Ekota Express: 707–708 Tista Express: 709–710
Mymensingh–Bhairab Bazar Railway Company constructed the railway sections of Mymensingh–Gouripur–Netrokona–Mohanganj railway track between 1912 and 1918. It was acquired by the government in 1948–49 and is now under the jurisdiction of Bangladesh Railway.
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It operates and maintains all railways in the country, and is overseen by the Directorate General of Bangladesh Railway. The Bangladesh Railway is governed by the Ministry of Railways and the Bangladesh Railway Authority with a reporting mark known as "BR". [5] The Bangladesh Railway system has a total length of 3,600 kilometres (2,200 mi). [6]
On May 31, 2018, Bangladesh Railway signed an agreement with the China Railway Design Corporation and Mazumder Enterprise. [3] This contract is designed to verify the design and feasibility of proposed high-speed train lines. According to this agreement, feasibility and design work will be completed in December 2019 at a cost of Tk102.10 crore.
[12] [8] On September 25, 2021, Railway Minister Md. Nurul Islam Sujon promised a new plan to construct the chord line, which will reduce the railway distance from Dhaka to Chittagong by 70 km. [13] On January 11, 2023, the Cabinet Committee on Public Procurement gave permission to the Ministry of Railways to undertake a feasibility study and ...
A railway track (CwthE and UIC terminology) or railroad track (NAmE), also known as permanent way (CwthE) [1] or "P Way" BrE [2] and Indian English), is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, sleepers (railroad ties in American English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade.