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Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka: Annual budget ৳ 18072 crore (US$1.5 billion) (2024-2025) Adviser responsible: ... Bangladesh Railway
In the first phase, a 172 km broad gauge railway line is being constructed from Dhaka's Kamalapur to Jessore in the southwestern district. The rail link project is scheduled to be completed in 2024. From December 2022, trains have been running on the 51 km railway from the stations of Mawa to Bhanga. [2]
Ministry of Railways is constructing 172 km broad-gauge railway.The railway line starts from Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh to Jessore.Under the Railway Link Project of Padma Bridge, 14 railway stations will be built and 6 railway station will be repaired. 310 rail bridges will be built for the new railway line. 66 of 310 are major and 244 are minor bridges. [3]
In 2023, Bangladesh Railway operated 402 trains daily, [48] and 40 were operated by private companies (as of 2022), [49] a practice permitted since the early 2000s. [50] New legislation drafted in 2024 as a successor to a centuries-old law includes provisions allowing private companies to own rolling stock for carrying passengers, goods, and ...
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". [4] The Bangladesh Railway system has a total length of 3,600 kilometres (2,200 mi). [5]
In May 2024, the railway minister said that the soil of Barisal Division is unsuitable for railway construction, so the entire line has to be elevated. [12] On 3 July 2024, Export–Import Bank of China in a meeting with ERD expressed interest in lending for the proposed railway line.
After the World Bank agreed to finance the railway line project, a survey on land acquisition was carried out, but the project was stopped due to political and business opposition. In 2011, the construction of Bogra–Sirajganj line was promised by Sheikh Hasina , but for unknown reasons, the construction was not started within four years.
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, commonly known as DMTCL, is a government-owned company responsible for operating Dhaka Metro Rail, a mass rapid transit system in Dhaka and adjoining areas. The company was established on 3 June 2013 under the Companies Act 1994, a law that governs companies in Bangladesh. [ 1 ]