Railways
The railway network of Bangladesh is relatively small but it plays an important role in transporting heavy goods, industrial and agricultural products and labourers. It connects the main sea-port, cities, trade and industrial centres
Bangladesh has 659 kilometres of broad gauge railways which exits on the western side of the Jamuna river in the division of Khulna and Rajshahi.Bangladesh has 375 kilometres of dual gauge railways from Jamtoil to Joydebpur.Metre gauge railways on the eastern bank of the Jamuna river in the division of Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet which is 1,843 kilometres in length.
The plain land is perfect to construct the railways. It costs little and is easy to construct. Most of the areas of Bangladesh are plain land. The railways developed everywhere except the hilly areas, forests and wetlands.Location of the sea Ports develop in the coastal areas. The railways developed to connect the ports even though there are problems in constructing it. In Chittagong the railway has developed only in the plain land not in the hilly areas.
Rugged topography It is very difficult and more expensive to construct the railways on the rugged topography. So, railways are hardly seen in the hilly areas of Bangladesh.
Soil and lowland The railways do not develop on the soft soil. Besides it is difficult to develop railways in riverine areas. So, there is no railways in southern part of Bangladesh.One metre wide rail line is known as metre gauge and 1.68 metre wide rail line is known as broad gauge.At present two railways ferries are running| from Tistamukhghat to Bhahadurabad ghat| and from Sirajganj to Jagannathganj.
The Kamalapur rail station of Dhaka is the largest rail station of Bangladesh. People can travel from Dhaka to almost all important towns of Bangladesh by railways. There are 443 rail stations in total (Source : Bangladesh Statistical Pocket Book, 2012/June 2013, Table 8.01). The railways have been playing an important role in marketing of agricultural and industrial products, regular movement of raw materials, passengers and labourers, employment opportunity along with the balanced economic development and reconstruction of Bangladesh.
The Government of Bangladesh has taken different projects to achieve the commercial and economic success of railways. If these projects are implemented successfully then Bangladesh railways will become a modern transport system.
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