Referring to the closure of the Khulna-Bagerhat-Mongla rail route by Khaleda Zia during her tenure, the chief said that now they are constructing a new rail bridge along with the rail track on this route.
He said that Akhaura-Lakshm double gauge double-line, Dhaka-Tongi 3rd and 4th double gauge line and Tongi-Jaidevpur double gauge double-line are under construction.
In addition, the government is constructing Dhaka-Narayanganj dual-gauge line, Bhanga-Barisal-Paira Port railway line, Joydevpur-Ishwardi dual-gauge double-line, Khulna-Darshana dual-gauge double-line, Sirajganj-Bogura dual-gauge railway line, she said.
In addition, work is underway on Joydevpur-Mymensingh-Jamalpur dual-gauge double-line, Rooppur Atomic Power Plant rail-link, Akhaura-Agartala railway line, Dhirashram ICD project.
The head of government said that for the purpose of transporting goods to the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, he took up with his own funding the project entitled “Rehabilitation and construction of a railway line with signaling for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant”.
He said that under the project, a total of 26.52 km of railway track including loop line, Rooppur railway station building, 7 culverts, 13 level crossing gates and signalling-telecom works have been completed.
As a result, the project area is connected by rail to other parts of the country, he continued.