Khulna–Mongla Port line

Stations6ServiceTypeRailway lineHistoryOpened1 November 2023TechnicalLine length65 km (40 mi)Track gaugeBroad-gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

Route map
Legend   Darshana–Khulna line Phultala Junction Arranghata Mohammad Nagar Mayur River Rupsha Rail Bridge Old Pashur River Katakhali Chulkati Bazar Bhaga Digraj Mongla Port Yard Mongla Source: Bangladesh Railway Map This diagram: view talk edit

Khulna–Mongla Port line is a 65-kilometre long (40 mi)under-construction broad gauge railway to connect the country with Mongla Port. The Rupsha Rail Bridge is located on this route.

In 2010, the government planned to build a railway from Khulna to Mongla Port. A budget of ৳1,721 crore was fixed for the construction of this railway, a joint financing of India and Bangladesh. But in 2015 it increased to ৳3,802 crores. The deadline for the construction project was 2018. Due to the change in the route of the railway, the construction of a bridge over the Rupsa River became final and the length of the proposed railway increased from 53 km to 65 km.^[1] Two Indian contractors were appointed for the construction in 2015, but construction began the following year.^[2] As of November 2017, 27.5% of railway construction work was completed.^[3] The following year saw another 7.95% progress in construction. However, due to various complications, the railway could not be completed within three and a half years, due to which the deadline was proposed back to 2020.^[2] In 2019, Md. Nurul Islam Sujon, the railway minister of the country, announced that the railway line would be commissioned in 2022.^[4] On 25 June 2022, the construction work of the Rupsha Rail Bridge was completed.^[5] But in the same year, Bangladesh Railway sent a letter to the Ministry of Railways requesting to extend the duration of the project by two more years.^[6] In 2023, the construction budget was proposed to increase by another ৳459 crore.^[7] As of March 2023, the construction of the railway line was 96% complete. According to the project officials, the construction of the railway can be completed in July of the same year.^[8] This line was opened in 1 November 2023.^[9]

• Phultala Junction railway station
• Aranghata railway station
• Mohammadnagar railway station
• Katakhali railway station
• Chulkati railway station
• Bhaga railway station
• Digraj railway station
• Mongla railway station