Dhaka to Jashore new Railway Track via Padma Bridge

At present Dhaka- Jessore journey via the existing railway track takes almost 6 hours which is almost same as via road way. But after implementation of the new Padma Bridge railway project, people of the southwestern zone of the country will be able to reach to the capital within a short time, approximately two and half hour. It will improve the socio-economic condition of people of this zone. If the Padma Bridge rail project is implemented, then GDP of the country will approximately increase 1 percent.

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the construction work of Padma Bridge Rail Project on Mawa. The Padma Bridge project is in progress at a fast pace. If the project is implemented, it will take only two and a half hours from Dhaka to Jessore to travel by rail which will definitely provide a positive impact to the economy of the country.

It is known that the work started on 1^st January, 2016 and the expiration of the project is till 3^rd June, 2024. The total cost of the project is fixed at BDT 39,248.88 Crore. Government of Bangladesh will provide BDT 18,210.11 Crore, the assistance of the Chinese government is BDT 21,036.69 Crore. For the construction of the railway, a total of 365.10 hectares of land will need to be acquired.

On 8^th August, 2016 the Commercial contract agreement was signed with the China Railway Group Limited. After a long wait, the intervention of the Government of Bangladesh signed a US$ 2666.94 million loan agreement with Chinese Exim Bank on 27^th April, 2018. The construction agreement was implemented on 3^rd July, 2018.

The railway track has started from Dhaka, it will go via Narayanganj, Munshiganj on the Padma Bridge due to Jessore which is 172 kilometers long. There will be total 20 stations between Dhaka - Jessore railway track, among them 14 stations will be new and other 6 old stations will be rebuilt and renovated. The train will run at a speed of around 120 KM by broad gauge single line. Land acquisition ends till Dhaka to Bhanga. The second phase will start from the Bhanga to Jessore. The total work will be completed approximately within 6-8 months.

Between the Dhaka-Jessore railway track 14 new stations will be: Keraniganj, Nimtala, Shreenagar, Mawa, Jajira, Shibchar, Bhanga Junction, Nagarkanda, Muksudpur, Maheshpur, Lohagara, Narail, Jamadia and Padmabilla. Beside, the existing Dhaka, Gendaria, Bhanga, Kashiani, Rupdia and Singiya railway stations will be renovated. All the railway stations will have modern signaling system. The track will be able to carry a maximum of 25 tons of excel load. Total 66 big bridges and 244 small bridges will be constructed on this track.

In the track, rail and road divisions will be under passed, optical fiber telecommunications system, viaduct, rough-way, rail crossings, rail over bridges, project offices and victims of rehabilitation centers. The modern railroad system has been added to any other track in the country before. Topographic Surveys, Hydrographic Surveys, Soil Investigation works is going to end recent. After the end of the soil test, the original design work will begin. Land acquisition near Nimtala and Srinagar is almost done.

The DORP (Development Organization of the Rural Poor) an NGO has assisted the Bangladesh Railway on CSC (Construction Supervision Consultant). The CSC is composed of local engineer, foreign consultant, Bangladesh Army and BUET. The project had to acquire 1700 acres of land. DORP is working to help the victims whose land has been acquired to get appropriate compensation. The target is to avoid any damage to agriculture land.

A 23-kilometer long elevated viaduct will be constructed without any unbundled railway line. There will be two platforms, one main line and 2 loop line railway stations and elevators installed on elevated viaduct. Underpass will be constructed for the road by the bottom of the 11 meter high railway track, so that trains, cars can be transported uninterrupted and safely in both directions.

Cement mix pills are being used for soft sail treatment. Construction of the bridge transit curve is being done. Construction of 30 level crossing gates, computer-based signaling system will be maintained at 20 stations between this railway track, there will be a central train control system at the Dhaka station. Passenger cars will be collected for broad gauge 100.

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