Bangladesh-Railway

Train services with Sylhet resumed after about four hours following an incident in which the hook of the engine of the Chattogram bound intercity Paharika Express broke while the train was climbing a hill slope inside Lawachara National Park in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar. Seven coaches became detached from the train. As a result, rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country was suspended. A technical team from Bangladesh Railway immediately began repair work at the scene to re...

After spending Tk 1.5 lakh crore in 17 years, Bangladesh Railway has lagged behind by five years in passenger transportation and 20 years in freight transport. Over this period, freight movement dropped by 65,000 tonnes, while passenger numbers declined by nearly two crore.According to officials, despite prioritizing new rail lines and station modernization, train operations are struggling due to an engine crisis. Business leaders said that a freight train takes up to 72 hours to cover the Dhaka...

After the metro rail, electric trains are now being added to the country’s public transportation system. In the first phase, the trains will operate from Narayanganj to Dhaka and Joydebpur. For this purpose, the Ministry of Railways is going to undertake a project costing Tk 3,822 crore 51 lakh. Of this amount, Tk 942 crore will come from government funds while Tk 2,880 crore 42 lakh will come as loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). The proje...

A pair of new trains named the ‘Abhijatri Commuter’ has been launched on the Dhaka Gopalganj Dhaka route via the Padma Bridge. Railway Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam inaugurated the two trains at Dhaka Kamalapur Railway Station on Monday afternoon. Through these trains, commuters including employees, students, businesspeople and general passengers from Gopalganj and surrounding areas will be able to travel to Dhaka every day at a low cost and with reliability and return to their respective a...

Bangladesh Railway is seeking to procure 30 meter-gauge diesel-electric locomotives. A project proposal in this regard has been submitted to the Planning Commission, and a meeting of the Project Evaluation Committee (PEC) has already been held. During the meeting, officials concerned faced questions...

Railway authorities began advance train ticket sales on Wednesday ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. On the first day, 31,240 seats were released for online booking. Within the first 30 minutes, the system recorded 9.3 million hits as passengers rushed to secure Eid tickets. Ticket sales for the western...

Advance tickets for intercity trains for the upcoming Holy Eid-ul-Adha were nearly exhausted within an hour of going on sale, according to railway authorities. This year, 100% of advance Eid tickets are being sold online.Earlier, the sale of advance tickets for the railway’s Western Zone (Rajshahi,...

The fuel crisis is now drying up railway tracks. Bangladesh Railway is suffering from a severe oil shortage, with regular supply deficits depleting the country's fuel storage. Bangladesh's monthly stockpiles have plummeted to a mere seven-day supply, pushing the country’s largest public transpo...