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Pages in category "Railway stations in Bangladesh opened in 2024" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Bangladesh Railway is a department under the Railway Ministry. It is responsible for the management of 2,791 kilometer rail network of Bangladesh. ... (2019–2024 ...
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In May 2024, the railway minister said that the soil of Barisal Division is unsuitable for railway construction, so the entire line has to be elevated. [12] On 3 July 2024, Export–Import Bank of China in a meeting with ERD expressed interest in lending for the proposed railway line.
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]
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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.
On 23 October 2022, the government signed an agreement with Nippon Koei Bangladesh Limited to join the company as a consultant for MRT Line 1. [8] In the same year, the government entered into an agreement with Tokyo Construction and Max Infrastructure for the land development work of the only depot of the proposed project at Pitalganj. [ 5 ]