Dhaka-N'ganj train service to resume from Aug 1

Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan has said that the Dhaka-Narayanganj train service will resume from August 1, eight months after its suspension.

The minister disclosed the information while talking to journalists at Chashara railway station after visiting the works on Dhaka-Narayanganj dual gauge double railway line and Padma Bridge rail link project on Tuesday.

Noting that the work of the Dhaka-Narayanganj double line project will also start soon, he said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the railway operation from Dhaka to Vanga via Padma Bridge in early October.

"Now the process of starting the trial lane from Kamlapur to Vanga is going on," he added.

There was a delay in the work of the dual gauge line while coordinating with the railway line of the Padma Bridge, he said, adding that the dual gauge single line is being upgraded to a double line.

He said that the project work of new and old lines on the Dhaka-Narayanganj route is progressing simultaneously.

The rail minister hoped that the work of the dual gauge double line would be completed within the stipulated time in June next year. Besides, he also mentioned that there is a plan to finish the work of the railway line of Padma Bridge by 2024.

Padma Bridge Rail Link Project's Project Director (PD) Md Afzal Hossain and the Project Director of Dhaka-Narayanganj Dual Gauge Line Selim Rauf were also present there with the minister, among others.

Earlier, the Ministry of Railways announced the suspension of the Dhaka-Narayanganj train service for three months from December 4 last year due to the construction of the Padma Bridge rail line project over Narayanganj.

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