Khulna-Dhaka train service
We, the regular travellers of Khulna-Dhaka route, want to draw the kind attention of the railway minister to the current condition of passenger train service between the two major cities. Of the two intercity trains, Sundarban and Chitra Express, Chitra is running with only eight compartments. All the compartments get jam-packed during the journeys making it very difficult to move inside the compartments. On Chitra Express, the suffering of women and children is beyond description during summer days.
Railway is a cheap mode of transportation. But Bangladesh railway has a long way to go to cope with the increasing demand.
After the formation of a separate ministry for railway, we expected that it would work for bringing about a real change in this sector curbing internal corruption.
Taking into consideration the rising passenger pressure and importance of the route, railway should launch two more intercity trains for Khulna-Dhaka route with fewer stations to halt. And the Chitra Express should get more compartments immediately to ease passenger suffering. This is the demand of the people of Khulna and Jessore.
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