Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (October 10) inaugurated the 82-kilometre rail line from Dhaka to Bhanga via the Padma Bridge. 

Hasina inaugurated the line from a programme at Mawa Rail Station at 12:25pm.

According to the project details, the premier will cross the Padma Bridge by a special train as the special train will arrive at Bhanga in Faridpur from Mawa Railway Station.

Bangladesh Railway is constructing the 172km-long new rail tracks from Dhaka to Jashore under Padma Bridge Rail Link Project as its 82km part connecting Dhaka and Bhanga will be opened tomorrow while the remaining portion connecting Jashore is likely to be launched in June next year, it said.

Dhaka-Bhanga rail service via Padma Bridge is set to be inaugurated one year and two months after opening the landmark Padma Bridge in June last year.

On September 7, the trial run of a special train on the Dhaka-Bhanga route through the Padma Bridge was completed.

BDST: 1248 HRS, OCT 10, 2023
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