The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway has been implementing 16 development projects at a total cost of around Tk 10,924 crore aiming at bringing dynamism into the railway transportation along with boosting quality of services.
Mujibur Rahman, General Manager of the zone, said works of eight of those were completed after spending around Taka 3,186.5 crore during last nine years since 2009 and the rest eight are progressing fast with an estimated cost of around Taka 7,737.54 crore.
He said 120 broad gauge passenger coaches, six BG break vans and one BG and one MG cranes were procured at a cost of around Taka 1,288.66 crore while passenger coaches and wagons were repaired and rehabilitated in Syedpur Railway Workshop by spending Taka 223.84 crore.
Construction works of a 65-kilomter new railway line from Khulna to Mongla are moving ahead with an estimated cost of Taka 3,800 crore. Remodeling works of Khulna station and rehabilitation of 326 railway gates are progressing at a cost of Taka 142 crore.
Engineer Rahman said construction works of two 122-kilometer new railway lines one from Kasiani to Gopalgonj Gobra and other from Ishwardi to Dhalarchar via Pabna is touching to end at a cost of Taka 3,497 crore.
Renovation works of railway tracks on different sections from Parbatipur to Birol via Panchagarh and Kanchan, from Lalmonirhat to Burimari, from Syedpur to Chilahati and from Rajshahi to Chapainawabgonj via Rohanpur and Amnura were completed at a cost of around Taka 1,673 crore.
Implementation works of signaling system rehabilitation in 26 stations and signaling works on Darshana-Ishwardi-Sirajgonj Bazar are on final stage.
