Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan said the government has plans to build a railway line from Narayanganj to Cumilla. The minister said, “I have been in charge of the ministry for the last three years. But no one from Comilla raised the issue of a railway line from Narayanganj to Comilla. The Prime Minister believes in development. If the people of Comilla wanted, the Narayanganj - Comilla railway line would have been built already. This would have reduced the distance of Dhaka - Chittagong railway by about 70 km”. He said that the people of Comilla are very lucky. Huge number of expatriates from Cumilla area lives all over the world. If the people want, they can unite and play a role in the development of the Comilla zone.
He was speaking at the inaugural
function of the 24-km long dual gauge Comilla - Laksham section between the
Akhaura - Laksam 72-km double-line dual gauge rail line on 25 September. The
dual gauge was inaugurated by the Mahanagar Express train moved towards
Chittagong.
Director General of Railways Department Dhirendranath Majumdar presided over the ceremony, other guests were MP of Comilla-5 Abul Hashem, Railway Secretary Selim Reza, Chief Engineer of Railways Subakta Gin, Chief Engineer of Max Golam Ahmed and Minister's wife Shammi Akter.
The Minister further said that
development of communication system does not mean development of roads only.
Development of communication system means development of integrated
communication system. The government has focused on the development of an
integrated development system. The need for meter gauge trains is declining now
a days. So the railways across the country will be converted to dual gauge
line.
He also said that work is ongoing of
the dual gauge line from Dohazari to Cox's Bazar. Dual gauge will also be constructed
from Chittagong to Dohazari. Railways have been undergoing extensive
development since the formation of the Ministry of Railways in 2011. There is a
railway line in Padma bridge, there is a railway line in Bangabandhu bridge, Khulna
- Mongla railway line has been built, there will be a railway line on Bhanga - Mawa
bridge, the work of metro rail is ongoing fast. Work on the 72 km double line
dual gauge from Akhaura to Laksam will be completed by June 2023. The Honorable
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate it.
The railway is upgrading the 82 km long railway line from Akhaura to Laksam in Comilla zone to dual gauge double line at a cost of BDT 6,505 crore. Of which work of 24 km from Comilla to Laksam junction of the district has been completed. It was opened to traffic through the inauguration on 25 September 2021. Construction work of the remaining 48 km is underway. Which has been planned to be completed by June 2023.
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