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Paralakhemundi Light Railway was a two-foot six-inch gauge railway. The Maharaja of Paralakhemundi decided to connect his capital with Naupada which was only 40 km (25 mi) away. With the government giving its sanction in 1898, work began in fully. The line was opened to traffic in 1900. This railway line was built at a cost of Rs 700,000.
The Parlakhemundi Light Railway was a two-foot six-inch gauge railway. The Raja of Parlakhemundi decided to connect his capital with Naupada which was only 40 km away. With the government giving its sanction in 1898, work began in fully. The line was opened to traffic in 1900. This railway line was built at a cost of Rs 700,000.
Paralakhemundi is an ancient estate lying in the western corner of the southern portion of then larger Ganjam district (now constitute Ganjam district, Gajapati district, Srikakulam district and parts of Vizianagaram district), and it is bounded in the west by the district of then larger Visakhapatnam district (now constitute Visakhapatnam district, Koraput district, Malkangiri district ...
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation; Bangladesh Road Transport Authority; Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh; Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority; Chittagong Port Authority; Mongla Port Authority; Payra Port Authority; Bangladesh Railway; Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited; Public transits; Dhaka Metro Rail. Stations; Line 1 ...
Paralakhemundi formerly known as Parlakimedi Light Railway was established by Maharaja Goura Chandra Gajapati Narayan Dev KCIE of Paralakhemundi, the erstwhile Maharajah of Paralakhemundi. The Raja of Paralakhemundi decided to connect his capital with Naupada, which was only 40 km (25 mi) away. With the then British Government giving sanction ...
It operates and maintains all railways in the country, and is overseen by the Directorate General of Bangladesh Railway. The Bangladesh Railway is governed by the Ministry of Railways and the Bangladesh Railway Authority with a reporting mark known as "BR". [5] The Bangladesh Railway system has a total length of 3,600 kilometres (2,200 mi). [6]
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.
In 2016 the ministry proposed a 7.8% hike in the ticket prices of Bangladesh Railways. [2] The announcement faced criticism and demands for reduced corruption in the ministry. [ 3 ]