Dhaka-N'ganj route gets new train
Railways Minister Suranjit Sengupta waves a green flag and announces the inauguration of a new train on Dhaka-Narayanganj route at Kamalapur Railway Station yesterday. Photo: STAR
The Bangladesh Railway yesterday introduced a new train on the Dhaka-Narayanganj-Dhaka route. With the new one, 13 trains will now operate on the route making a total of 26 trips to and from Dhaka. Railways Minister Suranjit Sengupta inaugurated the new train at Kamalapur Railway Station. He also announced plans of turning the Dhaka-Narayanganj single rail track to double tracks. “We will also improve the signaling system on the route”, he said. Narayanganj City Cor-poration Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy, who was present on the occasion, thanked the minister for introducing the new train. She said the railway has lots of properties in Narayanganj, but those cannot be utilised. She urged the minister to take measures so that the properties can be used for the development of railways and other purposes. Lawmaker Nasim Osman, Railways Secretary Fazle Elahi, Director General of Bangladesh Railway Abu Taher, and senior officials of the railway were also present. The railway minister announced last week that one new train each on Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Sylhet will be introduced soon.
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