Janalihat–Kaptai line
Proposed railway line in Bangladesh
- Janalihat railway station
- Kaptai railway station
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Janalihat–Kaptai line is a proposed railway line in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.
History
Bangladesh Railway Master Plan was prepared in 2016. According to that master plan, there is a plan to establish a railway from Chittagong to Kaptai in Rangamati District by 2022. The feasibility study of the proposed railway line was conducted in 2019. In 2021, the Ministry of Railways officially started work on the railway project, which is scheduled to be completed by 2026.[1] The budget of the 42.17 km railway has been fixed at ৳8,926 crore of which ৳1,785 crore will be provided by the government from its own revenue.[2] In 2022, A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury, chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways, said that they expect the construction of the railway line sooner.[3]
References
- ^ Saif, Saifuddin (24 August 2021). "CHT rail link plan afoot". The Business Standard. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Ahmed, Zafar (5 September 2021). "Railway to Rangamati: A Tk 89bn project on the horizon". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Ctg-Kaptai rail line soon". Thedailynewnation.com. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
