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to get government funds. After the meeting held on 22 October 2023, the
Bangladesh Planning Commission sent back its proposal advising to suspend the project for the time being considering the economic situation of the country. As of 2024, Economic Relations Division has not been found no foreign
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In 2019, a joint venture of South Korea's Doha, Spain's TIPSA and
Bangladeshi consulting firm DDC was tasked with the feasibility study of the project. After the feasibility study was completed in 2021, it was revealed that 5,638 acres of land would have to be acquired for the construction of the
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The Padma Bridge Rail Link
Project brought South and Southwestern regions of Bangladesh under the railway network. In the first phase, an initiative was taken to construct a broad gauge railway spanning 172 km from Dhaka's
1023:. Construction was to start in 2022 with deadline in 2030. The feasibility study proposal along with detailed design was approved by the Planning Minister on 9 October 2016. A consulting contract was signed on 19 June 2018.
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railway. It was also learned that the proposed railway might be an electrified broad gauge double line with a potential construction cost of
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investors for the project, so there is uncertainty about its implementation. In May 2024, the railway minister said that the soil of
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in the southwestern district. On 9 October 2016, permission was given to build a railway from
Faridpur's
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is unsuitable for railway construction, so the entire line has to be elevated. On 3 July 2024,
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in a meeting with ERD expressed interest in lending for the proposed railway line.
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1073:"Bhanga-Payra Rail Link project: Railway asks Providus about investment process"
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On 5 April 2022, the proposal for the railway project was submitted to the
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1294:"ঢাকা-কুয়াকাটা রেলপথ নির্মাণে ব্যয় ৪২ হাজার কোটি টাকা"
990:. It is planned to build by 2030. It will also connect
1408:"ঢাকা-ভাঙ্গা-রাজবাড়ী রুটের কমিউটার ট্রেনের উদ্বোধন"
1169:"Installation of rail tracks on Padma Bridge begins"
978:is a planned railway line in Bangladesh to connect
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1019:. Later, the project was extended from Payra to
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1349:"রেলের ৪২ হাজার কোটি টাকার প্রকল্প ফেরত"
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1106:Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra (2021-06-02).
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1108:"Payra rail link to cost Tk 40,000cr"
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1374:Sadiq, Mafidul (24 February 2024).
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1388:from the original on 5 March 2024
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1270:(in Bengali). 24 October 2023.
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1300:(in Bengali). 13 December 2021
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35:ভাঙ্গা–কুয়াকাটা রেলপথ
1174:The Business Standard
1078:The Business Standard
321:Pachuria–Bhanga line
976:Bhanga–Kuakata line
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22:Bhanga–Kuakata line
1144:DailyInqilabOnline
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1042:and to the
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406:Kumar River
150:Broad-gauge
145:Track gauge
136:Line length
108:Operator(s)
32:Native name
1464:Categories
1267:Dhaka Post
1247:2022-12-28
1216:2022-12-28
1185:2022-12-28
1154:2022-12-28
1124:2022-12-28
1089:2022-12-28
1059:References
988:Patuakhali
838:Payra Port
764:Patuakhali
62:Bangladesh
1413:Jaijaidin
1005:Kamalapur
671:Bakerganj
519:Wazirpur
497:Gaurnadi
452:Madaripur
383:Baraitala
177:Route map
131:Technical
112:West Zone
1386:Archived
1272:Archived
1241:Archived
1236:jugantor
1210:Archived
1179:Archived
1148:Archived
1118:Archived
1083:Archived
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