Dhaka–Jessore line explained

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Dhaka–Jessore line
Native Name:ঢাকা–যশোর রেলপথ
Native Name Lang:bn
Type:Railway line under construction in Bangladesh
System:Bangladesh Railway
Status:Operational
Locale:Bangladesh
Start:Kamalapur railway station
End:Singia Junction railway station
Stations:18
Planopen:2024 (Bhanga–Jessore)
Open:10 October 2023 (Dhaka–Bhanga)
Owner:Ministry of Railways
Linelength:172 km
Gauge:
Speed:120 km/h
Elevation:11 meter
Yearcommenced:2018

Dhaka–Jessore line is a 172 km long under construction broad gauge railway. It is being constructed under the Ministry of Railways, Government of Bangladesh. The line will connect the capital of Bangladesh to Jessore via Dhaka District, Narayanganj District, Munshiganj District, Shariatpur District, Madaripur District, Faridpur District, Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, and Narail District. It is a project related to Padma Bridge.[1] [2] [3]

Project

The railway connection project of Padma Bridge brings the greater regions of Faridpur and northern Jessore of Bangladesh under the railway network. The first phase includes the construction of a 172 km long broad gauge line starts from Dhaka to Jessore. According to the schedule of the authority, the Padma Bridge Rail link project will be completed in 2024. Including the railway related works over the bridge of Padma, the primary estimated budget of the project was . In this project Bangladeshi government is financing, the remaining will be financed by China.[4] Later the budget was increased by .

Route

According to the sources of the project authority, the proposed line starts from Gendaria in Dhaka.[5] It pass through the districts of Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Madaripur, Shariatpur, Faridpur and Gopalganj of Dhaka Division, Narail and end at Jessore of Khulna Division. The route is divided by four sections for the construction process, The first section includes double line of dual gauge railway from Kamalapur to Gandaria. The second section, includes four railway stations, is a 36 km long single broad gauge line from Gandaria to Mawa. The next section, another single broad gauge line, is 42 km long that starts from Mawa and ends to Bhanga Junction. The section has five railway stations. The last section of the project is an 86 km broad gauge single line. From Bhanga to Rupdia, there will be ten railway stations. The Dhaka–Jessore line is a 172 km railway including 22 km viaduct line and the project authority is building 14 railway stations excluding six realigned railway stations.[6]

Planning

The plan of the railway project consists of the construction of a line 11 meter above the ground, a 43 km long loop, bridges and culverts, 30 level crossings and 40 underpasses etc. The project was scheduled to run from 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2024.[7]

Construction

In 2018, the railway construction of this line, covering 40 km on both sides of the river bridge on Padma, began. However, due to the lack of permission, it was not possible to install the railway on the bridge.[8] On 17 July 2022, permission was given to lay railway tracks on the Padma Bridge.[9] As of May 2022, 60% of the construction of 81 km of the line is complete.[10] On 29 March 2023, the laying of the railway track over the Padma bridge over which the line would run was completed.[11] The construction of Bhanga–Jessore section was inaugurated on 10 June 2023.[12]

Trials and operation

On 4 April 2023, after completing 42 km of the line, a train was run from Bhanga to Padma Bridge on a trial basis.[13] Another trial from Gandaria to Mawa was done on 19 August 2023.[14] It is scheduled to open the first section in September 2023[15] and the second section of the line in June 2024.[12]

Stations

Railway stations on the Dhaka–Jessore line are mentioned below:

Phase 1 (44 km)

Phase 2 (42 km)

Phase 3 (86 km)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: পদ্মা সেতুর রেল সংযোগ নির্মাণের উদ্বোধন রবিবার. Bangla Tribune. bn. 25 February 2020. 25 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200225153451/https://www.banglatribune.com/national/news/374087/%25E0%25A6%25AA%25E0%25A6%25A6%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%25AE%25E0%25A6%25BE-%25E0%25A6%25B8%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%25A4%25E0%25A7%2581%25E0%25A6%25B0-%25E0%25A6%25B0%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%25B2-%25E0%25A6%25B8%25E0%25A6%2582%25E0%25A6%25AF%25E0%25A7%258B%25E0%25A6%2597-%25E0%25A6%25A8%25E0%25A6%25BF%25E0%25A6%25B0%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%25AE%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25A3%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%25B0-%25E0%25A6%2589%25E0%25A6%25A6%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%25AC%25E0%25A7%258B%25E0%25A6%25A7%25E0%25A6%25A8-%25E0%25A6%25B0%25E0%25A6%25AC%25E0%25A6%25BF%25E0%25A6%25AC%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25B0. live.
  2. Web site: আড়াই ঘণ্টায় যাওয়া যাবে ঢাকা থেকে যশোর. bn. 18 February 2019. Dhaka Tribune. 25 February 2020. 25 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200225144204/https://bangla.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2019/02/18/7883/%25E0%25A6%2586%25E0%25A7%259C%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%2587-%25E0%25A6%2598%25E0%25A6%25A3%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%259F%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A7%259F-%25E0%25A6%25AF%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%2593%25E0%25A7%259F%25E0%25A6%25BE-%25E0%25A6%25AF%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25AC%25E0%25A7%2587-%25E0%25A6%25A2%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%2595%25E0%25A6%25BE-%25E0%25A6%25A5%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%2595%25E0%25A7%2587-%25E0%25A6%25AF%25E0%25A6%25B6%25E0%25A7%258B%25E0%25A6%25B0. live.
  3. News: ঢাকা-যশোর নতুন রেলপথ নির্মিত হচ্ছে. Prothom Alo. bn. 25 February 2020. 25 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200225145044/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/164407/%25E0%25A6%25A2%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%2595%25E0%25A6%25BE-%25E0%25A6%25AF%25E0%25A6%25B6%25E0%25A7%258B%25E0%25A6%25B0-%25E0%25A6%25A8%25E0%25A6%25A4%25E0%25A7%2581%25E0%25A6%25A8-%25E0%25A6%25B0%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%25B2%25E0%25A6%25AA%25E0%25A6%25A5-%25E0%25A6%25A8%25E0%25A6%25BF%25E0%25A6%25B0%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%25AE%25E0%25A6%25BF%25E0%25A6%25A4-%25E0%25A6%25B9%25E0%25A6%259A%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%259B%25E0%25A7%2587. live.
  4. News: সময়ে শেষ করাই চ্যালেঞ্জ. bn. Jugantor. 25 February 2020. 25 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200225151217/https://www.jugantor.com/todays-paper/city/279635/%25E0%25A6%25B8%25E0%25A6%25AE%25E0%25A6%25AF%25E0%25A6%25BC%25E0%25A7%2587-%25E0%25A6%25B6%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%25B7-%25E0%25A6%2595%25E0%25A6%25B0%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%2587-%25E0%25A6%259A%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%25AF%25E0%25A6%25BE%25E0%25A6%25B2%25E0%25A7%2587%25E0%25A6%259E%25E0%25A7%258D%25E0%25A6%259C. live.
  5. News: ঢাকা–নারায়ণগঞ্জ পথে সাড়ে তিন মাস ট্রেন চলাচল বন্ধের সিদ্ধান্ত. bn. 30 November 2022. 30 November 2022. Prothom Alo. 30 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221130151834/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/7iuy7060wl. live.
  6. Web site: ব্যালাস্টবিহীন রেললাইন নির্মাণ শুরু, ৬০ বছরেও মেরামত লাগবে না. 7 March 2019. Sarabangla.net. bn. 25 February 2020. 25 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200225150619/https://sarabangla.net/post/sb-227754/. live.
  7. News: ভাঙ্গা-মাওয়া ট্রেন আগামী বছরেই. bn. Bangladesh Pratidin. 25 February 2020. 8 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200408010503/https://www.bd-pratidin.com/last-page/2019/03/09/406613. live.
  8. News: পদ্মা সেতুতে রেলের কাজ শুরু হতে বিলম্ব: ঢাকা-যশোর লাইনে মূল প্রকল্পে নজর. bn. Shipon. Habib. 15 May 2022. 12 November 2022. Jugantor. 12 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221112085612/https://www.jugantor.com/todays-paper/last-page/551010/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B0. live.
  9. News: পদ্মা সেতুতে রেললাইন স্থাপনের কাজ উদ্বোধন. bn. 20 August 2022. 12 November 2022. Prothom Alo. 12 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221112090322/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/2ih73f9vke. live.
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  11. News: লাইন স্থাপন শেষ, পদ্মা সেতুতে পরীক্ষামূলক ট্রেন চলবে ৪ এপ্রিল. bn. 29 March 2023. 30 March 2023. The Daily Star.
  12. News: আগামী বছরের জুন থেকে পদ্মা সেতু হয়ে যশোর পর্যন্ত ট্রেন চলবে: রেলমন্ত্রী. bn. 10 June 2023. 10 June 2023. Prothom Alo.
  13. News: Bangladesh Railway conducts first trial run over Padma Bridge. 4 April 2023. 5 April 2023. The Daily Star.
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  15. News: Dhaka to Bhanga: Padma Bridge rail line to open by September. 5 April 2023. 7 April 2023. The Daily Star.

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