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The first railway line in Bangladesh was laid in 1862 by the British Raj.At that time Bangladesh didn't exist and its land was part of the Bengal Presidency.On 15 November of that year, Eastern Bengal Railway, the predecessor of Bangladesh Railway, opened the first railway line from Darshana railway station to Jagati railway station.
The Bangladesh Railway system has a total length of 3,600 kilometres (2,200 mi). [6] In 2009, it had 34,168 employees working for the operations. [7] In the year 2014, Bangladesh Railway recorded a ridership of 65 million passengers for a total of 8,135 million passenger-kilometres, and transported 2.52 million tonnes of freight racking up to ...
Railway map of Bangladesh. This is a list of railway stations in Bangladesh division-wise: Existing. Chittagong Division. Brahmanbaria District Akhaura Junction ...
The national rail infrastructure is primarily passenger-focused, [44] managed by the state-owned Bangladesh Railway (BR), which was largely inherited from the British Assam Bengal Railway system after the partition of India in 1947. [45] There are about 500 railway stations, [46] with Dhaka Kamalapur being the largest and busiest. [47]
Note: This map most likely contains inaccuracies or errors because the available sources were scarce and possibly outdated. Especially there was little information available on the railways in Rangpur division. Please notify me in case of errors or correct them by yourself. Date: 28 March 2016: Source: This file was derived from: Karte von ...
In 2005, the World Bank published a study report, recommending that the government of Bangladesh build a mass transit system in Dhaka. In the same year, American consultancy firm Louis Berger Group prepared a strategic transport plan for Dhaka. [ 2 ]
The Dhaka Metro Rail is a mass rapid transit system serving Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It is owned and operated by the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited. [1] Together with a proposed subway system it is expected to reduce traffic congestion in the city.
Railway lines in Bangladesh (8 C, 2 P) P. Proposed rail infrastructure in Bangladesh (3 P) S. Railway stations in Bangladesh (10 C, 1 P) This page was last edited on ...