UNB, Dhaka :
Bangladesh Railway (BR) has taken an initiative to upgrade all the rail routes across the country to double-track
ones in a bid to improve its services amid the growing number of train passengers.
Sources at the Bangladesh Railway said 323 km out of 2877.1 km rail lines across the country have already been made double-track ones. An agreement was recently signed among Bangladesh Railway and Dohna Engineering Company Ltd. Korea, Oriental consultants Global Company Limited, Japan, Balaji railroad Systems Ltd, India, and Development Design Consultants Ltd, Bangladesh, for
monitoring the consultation of the 72-km Akhaura-Laksam double-track project. The Tk 650-crore project will be implanted with funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). Nearly Tk 231 crore will be spent on only consultation service of the project, according to the sources.
Talking to UNB, Railways Minister Mujibul Haque said the ministry will chalk out a plan to convert every single rail-track into double-track one across the country. “When all the rail lines in the country will be double-tracked, train communication will be easier and smoother enabling commuters to reach their destinations within a short time,” he said.
Bangladesh Railway (BR) has taken an initiative to upgrade all the rail routes across the country to double-track
ones in a bid to improve its services amid the growing number of train passengers.
Sources at the Bangladesh Railway said 323 km out of 2877.1 km rail lines across the country have already been made double-track ones. An agreement was recently signed among Bangladesh Railway and Dohna Engineering Company Ltd. Korea, Oriental consultants Global Company Limited, Japan, Balaji railroad Systems Ltd, India, and Development Design Consultants Ltd, Bangladesh, for
monitoring the consultation of the 72-km Akhaura-Laksam double-track project. The Tk 650-crore project will be implanted with funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). Nearly Tk 231 crore will be spent on only consultation service of the project, according to the sources.
Talking to UNB, Railways Minister Mujibul Haque said the ministry will chalk out a plan to convert every single rail-track into double-track one across the country. “When all the rail lines in the country will be double-tracked, train communication will be easier and smoother enabling commuters to reach their destinations within a short time,” he said.
