BSS, Dhaka :
Via Benapole-Petrapole rail link on Saturday reached Bangladesh opening up huge opportunity for bilateral trade via rail routes between the two neighbouring nations.
“With this newly introduced Container Train Service, a huge opportunity has opened up for bilateral trade via rail and it is expected that this initiative will substantially boost business and trade between the two countries,” an Indian High Commission press release said here.
The first Container Train carrying FMCG Cargo and Fabrics loaded in 50 containers was flagged off from the Container Corporation of India Ltd’s (CONCOR) terminal at Majerhat, Kolkata while it was received at Benapole station on Saturday.
Noting that currently there has been a disruption of supply chain with the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic, the release said government agencies of both the countries have taken measures to utilize railway as a viable option for minimizing disruption in bilateral trade between Bangladesh and India.
Container Train Service is an additional service which is going to transport cargo by rail other than the traditional Freight Trains Service and the recently introduced Parcel Train Service.
It will be a permanent service connecting the nominated Inland Container Depots and Terminals of Container Corporation of India and various stations in Bangladesh Railway’s system, said the release.
Container Corporation of India and the Bangladesh Container Company had signed a MoU to start the service during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India in April 2017.
A trial run of the first container train from Kolkata to
Bangabandhusetu West station (BBW) was successfully conducted on April 3 in 2018.
Via Benapole-Petrapole rail link on Saturday reached Bangladesh opening up huge opportunity for bilateral trade via rail routes between the two neighbouring nations.
“With this newly introduced Container Train Service, a huge opportunity has opened up for bilateral trade via rail and it is expected that this initiative will substantially boost business and trade between the two countries,” an Indian High Commission press release said here.
The first Container Train carrying FMCG Cargo and Fabrics loaded in 50 containers was flagged off from the Container Corporation of India Ltd’s (CONCOR) terminal at Majerhat, Kolkata while it was received at Benapole station on Saturday.
Noting that currently there has been a disruption of supply chain with the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic, the release said government agencies of both the countries have taken measures to utilize railway as a viable option for minimizing disruption in bilateral trade between Bangladesh and India.
Container Train Service is an additional service which is going to transport cargo by rail other than the traditional Freight Trains Service and the recently introduced Parcel Train Service.
It will be a permanent service connecting the nominated Inland Container Depots and Terminals of Container Corporation of India and various stations in Bangladesh Railway’s system, said the release.
Container Corporation of India and the Bangladesh Container Company had signed a MoU to start the service during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India in April 2017.
A trial run of the first container train from Kolkata to
Bangabandhusetu West station (BBW) was successfully conducted on April 3 in 2018.
