Bangladesh Railway (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ রেলওয়ে) also known as Bangla Rail is the state-owned rail transport agency of Bangladesh. It operates and maintains all railways in the country, and is overseen by the Directorate General of Bangladesh Railway. The Bangladesh Railway is governed by the Ministry of Railways and the Bangladesh Railway Authority. Its reporting mark is "BR".
The Bangladesh Railway system has a total length of 2,855 route km. In 2009, Bangladesh Railway had 34,168 employees. In 2014, Bangladesh Railway carried 65 million passengers and 2.52 million tonnes of freight. The railway made 8,135 million passenger-kilometres and 677 million tonne-kilometres.
History
Rail transport in Bangladesh 53.11 km of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm ) (broad gauge) line was opened between Darshana in Chuadanga District and Jogotee in Kushtia District. On 4 January 1885, a further 14.98 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in ) (metre gauge) line was opened. In 1891, the Bengal Assam Railway was constructed with the assistance of the government. It was later run by the Bengal Assam Railway Company.
On 1 July 1895, two sections of metre gauge railway were constructed by English railway companies. One connected Chittagong 149.89 km ). The other connected Laksam Upazila and Chandpur (50.89 km ).
In 1947, at the time of the Partition of India, the Bengal Assam Railway was divided into two parts. The 2,603.92 km of track located in East Pakistan, came under the control of the central Government of Pakistan
In 2005, the total length of the Bangladesh Railway was 2,855 km . There was 660 km of broad gauge track (mostly in the western region), 1,830 km of metre gauge track (mostly in the central and eastern regions) and 365 km of dual gauge track. In 1998, the Jamuna Bridge
In 2010, funding was received for a bridge over the Titas River
In 2011, Sheikh Hasina Wazed, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, officiated at the start of construction of a link which would cross several rivers to reach Cox's Bazar. The 100 km of gauge line started from the railhead at Dohazari, southeast of Chittagong 28 km branch from Ramu to Gundum. In 2013, the Chittagong Circular Railway was completed.
In 2015, construction of a 15 km branch to Agartala, Tripura in Northeast India commenced. In 2017, land acquisition took place to facilitate the construction.
Structure
From the end of the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 until 1982, the railway was governed by a Railway Board. It then came under the Railway Division of the Ministry of Communications. The Director General of the railway was the Secretary of the Railway Division of the Ministry of Communications. In 1995, governance of the railway was assumed by the "Bangladesh Railway Authority" which was chaired by the Minister of Railways. Inspections are made by an external government authority.
The features of Bangladesh Railway include the usage of several gauges and the division of the rail system by the Jamuna River , Brahmaputra into the Western Zone and the Eastern Zone of operations. Crossing the river is one bridge, the Jamuna Bridge
The East Zone and the West Zone each have a General Manager who answers to the Director General of the Railway Authority. Each zone has its own raft of departments for operation, maintenance, and finances. Each zone is divided into two divisions with departments for personnel, transportation, commercial, finance mechanical, way and works signalling, telecommunication, electrical and medical services.
The East Zone has a workshop division in Pahartali. The West Zone's workshop division is in Saidpur. The railway has a central locomotive workshop for broad and metre gauge locomotives in Parbatipur. It also has a Railway Training Academy Dhaka and Parbatipur. Maintenance on coaches and wagons is carried out at the "C and W" shop in Saidpur, Nilphamari and at the "C and W" shop Pahartali.
Rolling stock
Locomotives
Diesel
Bangladesh Railway's fleet of diesel locomotives includes both diesel-electric and diesel-hydraulic machines. In 2007, there were 77 broad gauge diesel-electric locomotives. In 2012, Bangladesh Railway ordered 16 new broad gauge locomotives of 3100 hp from Diesel Locomotive Works, India
In 2019, 40 EMD GT42ACLs were ordered from Progress Rail Services.
Steam
A small number of steam locomotives are preserved in Bangladesh
| Location | Builder | Wheel arrangement | Gauge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaka Railway HQ | Nippon | 2-8-2 | Metre gauge |
| Saidpur Works | W. G. Bagnall | 2-4-0T | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) |
| Saidpur Works | Vulcan Foundry | 0-6-0 | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
| Paksey Railway HQ | Vulcan Foundry? | 2-4-0T | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) |
The 762 mm gauge locomotives are from the Rupsa – Bagerhat railway which was the only 762 mm gauge line in East Pakistan in 1947. It was changed to 1,676 mm gauge in 1970.
Freight and cargo services
As a national carrier, Bangladesh Railway is obliged to carry essential commodities such as grain and fertiliser to remote parts of Bangladesh Port of Chittagong Petrapole , India to Rohanpur and Benapole , Bangladesh
Accidents
On July 10, 2014, a major freight train accident occurred near Faujdarhat Railway Station at 6.30 am. A freight train from Patenga was carrying furnace oil to a power plant, but near Faujdarhat the train derailed and leaked around 21,255 imp gal (96,630 l ; 25,526 US
On September 14, 2016, a freight train derailed in the Faujdarhat area. The loco driver and the assistant driver were injured.
Passenger services
Railway is a principal mode of transport in Bangladesh
In 2017, Bangladesh Railway operated 90 inter-city trains (up & down), 52 mail or express trains, 64 commuter trains (DEMU), 135 shuttle or local trains and 2 international services.
Two times per week, a passenger train operates a service to India Dhaka and Kolkata came into operation on the Gede – Darsana route. On 9 November 2017, a new weekly train, the Bandhan Express, came into operation between Khulna 172 km ).
Tickets for Bangladesh Railway services are available at all stations. Most stations are computerised and tickets which can be purchased within four days of departure, are printed. Full refunds (excluding clerical charges) are available up until two days before departure. The railway reserves ten percent of tickets for online sales. Of these tickets, fifteen percent are reserved for mobile phone sales.
Accidents
On 11 July 2006, a train collided with a crowded bus at an unmanned railroad crossing at Akkelpur Upazila, Jaipurhat District. Thirty-three people died and thirty were injured.
On 13 October 2007, the rear carriages of the Probhati Express derailed near Dhaka . Four people died and fifty were injured.
On 16 April 2008, a Dinajpur – Dhaka Ekota express train collided with a local bus on a level crossing on the outskirts of Kalihati, Tangail District. Eighteen people died and thirty were injured.
On 14 May 2008, an Upaban express train crashed into the rear of a Noakhali express train at the Ashuganj Upazila station, Brahmanbaria District. Eight people died and one hundred were injured.
On 8 December 2010, a collision between two passenger trains killed at least ten people.
On 23 June 2019, several bogies of Dhaka-bound Upaban Express train from Sylhet veered off the tracks at around 11:40 pm after a culvert over the Barochhara Canal
On 12 November 2019, At least 16 passengers died and score other injured as Dhaka-bound Turna Nishita Express rammed Chattogram-bound Udayan Express from Sylhet at Mandobagh Railway Station in Kasba.Train Driver's Fault' Takes Sixteen Lives
On 14 November 2019, Two days after a deadly train crash in Brahmanbaria, Rangpur Express, bound from Dhaka to Rangpur, braced an accident at Ullapara station in Sirajganj at around 2pm on Thursday. Seven compartments of Rangpur Express, including its engine and power car, derailed in the Ullapara Railway Station area and a fire broke out in three of its compartments.
Accommodation classes
Bangladesh Railway has three main passenger classes, "Air conditioned", "First" and "Second". Most trains do not provide the "Air conditioned" class. On inter-city and long-distance trains, a restaurant car and a power car are included at the centre of the train. All inter-city trains are partially air-conditioned, feature padded leather seats and provide passengers with on-demand sheets, pillows, blankets, as well as meals in a dining car. Some diesel–electric trains provider commuter services.
| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| Tapanukul (তাপানুকূল) First class AC | This is the most expensive class. This air-conditioned coach is used only on popular Inter-City routes. The coaches are carpeted, have sleeping accommodation, ample leg room and have privacy features like personal coupes. |
| First class (প্রথম শ্রেণী) | This class is relatively luxurious, but not air-conditioned; has sleeping berths, and ample leg room. |
| First class Chair (প্রথম শ্রেণী চেয়ার) | Chair car or day coach with a total of five seats in a row on broad gauge trains and four seats in a row on metre gauge trains, used for daily travel. |
| 2nd Class-Shovon Chair (২য় শ্রেণী-শোভন চেয়ার) | The 2nd Class Shovon Chair is basically a chair car preferred by most middle-class passengers. Has a total of five seats in a row on broad gauge trains and four seats in a row on metre gauge trains. |
| 2nd Class-Shovon (২য় শ্রেণী-শোভন) | One of the cheapest classes; seats are not very comfortable. |
| 2nd Class-Shulov (২য় শ্রেণী- সুলভ) | The cheapest accommodation, with seats made of pressed wood or steel and are cushioned. Only found in sub-urban and short-distance routes. Although entry into the compartment is guaranteed, a seat is not guaranteed. These coaches are usually very crowded. |
List of railway stations in Bangladesh
Kamalapur Railway Station is the central railway station in Dhaka . In 2015, Bangladesh Railway serviced 489 railway stations. These include one block hut, thirteen train halts, and four goods booking points. The schedule of Bangladesh Railway has changed 26 Trains in the new year 2020. The East zone Train schedule will active on 10 January 2020
Imambari Railway station, kasba, Chittagong
Jessore railway station, broad gauge junction
Santahar railway station, Bogra District, dual gauge junction
Abdulpur railway station, Natore District, dual gauge junction
Poradoho Jn, Kushtia, broad gauge junction
Ahsanganj railway station Naogaon District
Alamdanga Railway Station, Broad Gauge
Darshana Halt, broad gauge
Chuadanga railway station
Bheramara railway station, Kushtia, broad gauge
Tangail railway station E, dual gauge
Iswardi railway station W, broad gauge junction for Sirajganj and Jamuna.
Ishwardi bypass W, dual gauge
Birampur railway station
Lalmonirhat railway station
Burimari railway station
Pabna railway station
Rangpur railway station
Kaunia railway junction
Dinajpur railway station
Chilahati railway station
Rajshahi railway station
Panchbibi railway station
Joypurhat railway station
Jamalganj railway station
Jafarpur railway station
Akkelpur railway Station
Rohanpur railway station
Sirajganj, W, river port terminus of branch from Iswardi, bypassed by Jamuna Bridge
Hili railway station, W, broad gauge
Joydebpur railway station, E, dual gauge junction
Syedpur, dual gauge
Shaistaganj railway station, Habiganj
Sylhet railway station, metre gauge
Bhairab Bazar, metre gauge
Parbatipur railway station, junction with break of gauge
Jamtoeel, E, dual gauge
Ullapara railway station
Chatmohor railway station
Faridpur, SW
Tongi railway junction, E, dual gauge junction just north of Dhaka
Kamalapur railway station, E, the main rail station in Dhaka
Dhaka Cantonment rail station, E
Airport railway station, Dhaka , E dual gauge
Dewangonj
Mymensingh Junction
Mohonganj
Bongobondhu Shetu Purbo (East), E, dual gauge
Laksam Railway Junction E, metre gauge, junction
Akhaura railway junction
Kulaura railway station, metre gauge, junction
Feni, metre gauge, junction
Belunia, metre gauge, railway terminus and land port
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