Nabharan–Munshiganj line | |
Native Name: | নাভারন–মুন্সিগঞ্জ রেলপথ |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Type: | Railway line |
Status: | Proposed |
Locale: | Bangladesh |
Start: | Nabharan railway station |
End: | Munshiganj railway station |
Stations: | 8 |
Owner: | Bangladesh Railway |
Operator: | West Zone |
Linelength Km: | 98.42 |
Speed: | 80 km/h |
The Nabharan–Munshiganj line is a proposed railway line in Bangladesh to connect Nabharan in Jessore District with Munshiganj in Satkhira District.
In 2010, the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, while addressing a political public meeting organized in Shyamnagar Upazila of Satkhira District, promised the people to connect Satkhira District with Jessore District through a railway line.[1] After making the promise, the government started survey activities for the project, but due to unknown reasons, the work on the project stalled.[2] As of 2020, the estimated budget of the proposed railway was and 80% of the money was asked to China as loan. The construction period was estimated from 2020 to 4 years.[3] On 12 May 2022, Satkhira's Cultural Society sent a memorandum to the prime minister demanding the implementation of the project.[4] On 15 January 2023, the Jatiya Sangsad gave in-principle approval for the construction of the line.[1] On the same day, the railway minister Md. Nurul Islam Sujon said that the government is looking for investors to implement the project.[5]