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Railway undertakes biggest ever project to revive old route
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)
Syed Shukur Ali
DHAKA, Sept 29, 2012 (BSS) - The state-run Bangladesh Railway undertook it's biggest ever project since 1971 independence to revive an old route constructing a bridge over Jamuna at Bahadurabad-Phulchhari points under public-private partnership (PPP).
"Our proposal suggests completion of the 6 kilometre long bridge by 2020 at a cost of Taka 11,480 crore under the PPP" to link northwestern Gaibandha's Phulchhari upazila with Bahadurabad Ghat of Jamalpur, railway's additional director general M Amjad Hossain told BSS.
He said the railway recently obtained the initial nod from the PPP office under the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) while it was now pending with the railway ministry for completion of some more official formalities ahead of the final government decision on the proposal.
Officials said railway ferries now operates for three months of monsoon season leaving the once crucial route virtually abandoned for rest part of the year while the project aimed at ensuring lower transport cost and quicker travel time in trains.
"A railway bridge over the mighty river Jamuna now appeared crucial for carrying passengers and goods to and from northwestern region of greater Rangpur which was already connected with other districts through railway tracks" he observed.
The old railway route linked by railway ferries apparently lost largely its utility with the construction of railway tracks on the Bangabandhu Bridge but it required Rangpur bound goods and passengers who prefer trains to take a longer travel time for a shorter distance.
"This will likely to be the longest railway bridge in the Indian subcontinent or in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh," a railway official familiar with the project said.
The 4.6 kilometre long Bangabandhu Bridge is the longest railway in Bangladesh followed by the 1.8 kilometre Hardinge Bridge.
"The government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken various projects involving Taka 24,000 crore to improve rail services, procure locomotives, wagons, coaches, construct new bridges and expand tracks and build double lines in different routes for increased frequency of train movements," the official said.
Considering Railway is an important transport, the Prime Minister has also constituted separate Railways Ministry and took a comprehensive plan to improve its network and service, he said.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)
Syed Shukur Ali
DHAKA, Sept 29, 2012 (BSS) - The state-run Bangladesh Railway undertook it's biggest ever project since 1971 independence to revive an old route constructing a bridge over Jamuna at Bahadurabad-Phulchhari points under public-private partnership (PPP).
"Our proposal suggests completion of the 6 kilometre long bridge by 2020 at a cost of Taka 11,480 crore under the PPP" to link northwestern Gaibandha's Phulchhari upazila with Bahadurabad Ghat of Jamalpur, railway's additional director general M Amjad Hossain told BSS.
He said the railway recently obtained the initial nod from the PPP office under the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) while it was now pending with the railway ministry for completion of some more official formalities ahead of the final government decision on the proposal.
Officials said railway ferries now operates for three months of monsoon season leaving the once crucial route virtually abandoned for rest part of the year while the project aimed at ensuring lower transport cost and quicker travel time in trains.
"A railway bridge over the mighty river Jamuna now appeared crucial for carrying passengers and goods to and from northwestern region of greater Rangpur which was already connected with other districts through railway tracks" he observed.
The old railway route linked by railway ferries apparently lost largely its utility with the construction of railway tracks on the Bangabandhu Bridge but it required Rangpur bound goods and passengers who prefer trains to take a longer travel time for a shorter distance.
"This will likely to be the longest railway bridge in the Indian subcontinent or in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh," a railway official familiar with the project said.
The 4.6 kilometre long Bangabandhu Bridge is the longest railway in Bangladesh followed by the 1.8 kilometre Hardinge Bridge.
"The government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken various projects involving Taka 24,000 crore to improve rail services, procure locomotives, wagons, coaches, construct new bridges and expand tracks and build double lines in different routes for increased frequency of train movements," the official said.
Considering Railway is an important transport, the Prime Minister has also constituted separate Railways Ministry and took a comprehensive plan to improve its network and service, he said.
