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The Shonar Bangla Express (Train no. 787/788) is an inter-city rail service run by Bangladesh Railway. This service provides a swift and luxurious passenger rail connection between the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka to the port city of Chattogram. This service only has one intermediate stop at Dhaka Airport. [1]
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]
The Dhaka Circular Railway (Bengali: ঢাকা চক্ররেল, romanized: Dhaka Chokrorel) is a proposed orbital suburban rail system which is expected to serve Dhaka and Greater Dhaka once completed, and reduce traffic marginally in the city.
In 2016 the ministry proposed a 7.8% hike in the ticket prices of Bangladesh Railways. [2] The announcement faced criticism and demands for reduced corruption in the ministry. [ 3 ]
Bangladesh Railway's Parabat Express at Sylhet railway station. Bangladesh Railway has approximately 3,100 kilometres (1,900 mi) of main and branch lines (route km) linking 43 of the 64 districts. [46] [52] Of these, the majority, covering 1,680 km (1,040 mi), are metre-gauge tracks, mainly in the central and eastern regions.
Bangladesh Railway long aimed to introduce a commuter train service to facilitate quicker travel for the working population of Narayanganj to and from Dhaka.Shortly after the arrival of DEMU trains from China, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Narayanganj Commuter service at Kamalapur railway station on 24 April 2013.
The Chittagong Metro Rail, officially the Chattogram Metro Rail (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম মেট্রোরেল), is an approved mass rapid transit system intended to serve Chittagong and its adjoining areas.
Department of Railway Inspection (Bengali: রেলপথ পরিদর্শন অধিদপ্তর) is a Bangladesh government regulatory agency under the Ministry of Railways responsible for railway safety and rail inspection. The department is responsible for inspecting railway lines and infrastructure in Bangladesh.