DOT Desk
The west zone of Bangladesh Railway (BR) has implemented more than 10 development projects involving around Tk 7,783.84 crore to infuse dynamism into railway transportation along with boosting
quality of services, reports The Financial Express. “We have implemented diversified infrastructural uplift works like construction of new railway line, station remodeling and launching of new trains on new routes during the last 10 years,” said Mujibur Rahman, general manager of the zone. The zone has been operating 133 trains including 40 intercity ones on
different routes, including the capital Dhaka at present. Forty-seven locals
or shuttle and forty-six commuter or mail trains are operating on various
routes.
Renovation railway tracks in different sections from Parbatipur to Birol
via Panchagarh and Kanchan, from Lalmonirhat to Burimari, from Syedpur to
Chilahati and from Rajshahi to Chapainawabganj via Rohanpur and Amnura were
completed.
He said 120 broad gauge passenger coaches, six BG break vans and one BG and
one MG cranes were procured while passenger coaches and wagons were repaired
and rehabilitated at Syedpur Railway Workshop.
In addition to remodeling Khulna railway station, implementation of
signaling system rehabilitation at 26 stations and signaling work on
Darshana-Ishwardi-Sirajganj Bazar route has been completed.
The west zone covering Rajshahi, Rangpur and Khulna divisions has launched
“Tungipara Express” on Rajshshi-Gopalganj route for the convenience of
passengers in early November last.
To this end, the zone has constructed a 55-kilomter new railway track from
Kasiani to Tungipara via Gopalganj Gobra and renovated another 82-kilomter
line from Kalukhali to Bhatiapara.
There are 14 stations and 120 bridges on the route, said Executive Engineer
Mustafizur Rahman.
The new railway line has ensured connection between the project area people
with the existing railway network along with expanding the facilities of
passenger movement and goods transportation.
Another 78.80- kilometer new line from Ishwardi to Dhalarchar via Pabna
has also been constructed. Under the project, 7.90-kilometer loop line along
with 533-meter big bridges and 952-meter small bridges were constructed.