Trial train on Dhaka-Khulna route reaches Khulna via Padma Bridge

Aiming to introduce the Dhaka-Khulna divulge hyperlink, the last trial shuffle on the 87-km route from Bhanga to Jashore by means of Padma Rail Bridge reached Khulna on the present time (24 November).

The practice with 12 compartments left from Dhaka Kamalapur rail region around 9:10am and reached Khulna region around 1:10pm with a hotfoot of 100km per hour by means of Narail.

The practice will dart from Dhaka, crossing the Padma Bridge, and drag by means of Bhanga-Narail-Jashore route forward of reaching in Khulna.

Excitements had been seen among the many passengers and industry folks with the operation of the rail by means of Bhanga-Narail-Jashore by means of Padma Bridge from Dhaka.

Secretary to the Railway Division Abdul Baki, Railway Director Total Sardar Shahadat Hossain, Railway West zone managing director Mamunul Islam and excessive officials had been unique on the practice.

Thanking the residents of this region, Abdul Baki acknowledged: “We beget efficiently accomplished three trials. We seen that it took 3 hours and 45-50 minutes. All senior authorities and technical officers had been unique all the way by means of the trial. We notion to birth up commercial practice companies and products on this route within the first week of December.”

Sardar Shahadat acknowledged it is no longer but finalised the different of trains that can operate on the Dhaka-Khulna route by means of Padma.

“We’re facing a shortage of ample compartments. To meet the quiz of, we are in a position to beget to coordinate our operations. We are in a position to try our only to provide maximum carrier to the folks with the on hand belongings,” he added.

Sources acknowledged the practice will dart at 100 kilometres per hour from Faridpur’s Bhanga Junction to Padmabila Place apart in Jashore while the practice will shuffle at a hotfoot of 75 kilometers per hour from Padmabila to Singia and then to Khulna.

On 10 October 2023, a half of the Padma Bridge Rail Hyperlink Mission used to be opened, enabling practice companies and products from Dhaka to Bhanga, maintaining an 82-kilometre rail route.

Now, an additional 87 kilometres from Bhanga to Jashore will doubtless be added, making a directly rail hyperlink between Dhaka and Jashore, maintaining a complete distance of 169 kilometres.