| Khulna–Mongla Port line | |
| Type: | Railway line |
| Status: | Operational |
| Locale: | Bangladesh |
| Start: | Phultala Junction railway station |
| End: | Mongla railway station |
| Stations: | 6 |
| Open: | 1 November 2023 |
| Owner: | Bangladesh Railway |
| Linelength Km: | 65 |
Khulna–Mongla Port line is a 65km (40miles)under-construction broad gauge railway to connect the country with Mongla Port. The Rupsha Rail Bridge is located on this route.
In 2010, the government planned to build a railway from Khulna to Mongla Port. A budget of was fixed for the construction of this railway, a joint financing of India and Bangladesh. But in 2015 it increased to . The deadline for the construction project was 2018. Due to the change in the route of the railway, the construction of a bridge over the Rupsa River became final and the length of the proposed railway increased from 53 km to 65 km.[1] Two Indian contractors were appointed for the construction in 2015, but construction began the following year.[2] As of November 2017, 27.5% of railway construction work was completed.[3] The following year saw another 7.95% progress in construction. However, due to various complications, the railway could not be completed within three and a half years, due to which the deadline was proposed back to 2020.[2] In 2019, Md. Nurul Islam Sujon, the railway minister of the country, announced that the railway line would be commissioned in 2022.[4] On 25 June 2022, the construction work of the Rupsha Rail Bridge was completed.[5] But in the same year, Bangladesh Railway sent a letter to the Ministry of Railways requesting to extend the duration of the project by two more years.[6] In 2023, the construction budget was proposed to increase by another .[7] As of March 2023, the construction of the railway line was 96% complete. According to the project officials, the construction of the railway can be completed in July of the same year.[8] This line was opened in 1 November 2023.[9]