Dhaka–Chittagong high-speed railway

The Dhaka–Chittagong high-speed railway is a proposed high-speed rail line connecting the Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh's capital and largest city, with the southeast harbor city of Chittagong, Chittagong Division. The project is estimated to cost ৳ (Tk) 96,752 crore (US$11.4 billion).[1]

Dhaka–Chittagong high-speed railway
Overview
Owner(undeclared)
Line number1
Service
Operator(s)(undeclared)
Technical
Line length227.3 km (141.2 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV AC, 50 Hz, overhead catenary
Operating speed300 km/h (190 mph)
Route map

 Dhaka
 Narayanganj
 Cumilla
 Feni
 Chittagong

Travel time between Dhaka and Chittagong will be 73 minutes for trains stopping at intermediate station, and 55 minutes for nonstop trains. The ticket cost for one-way journey will be Tk 2,000 without any discount or concession, more than three times higher than a seat on current inter-city trains. [1]

History

On May 31, 2018, Bangladesh Railway signed an agreement with the China Railway Design Corporation and Mazumder Enterprise.[2] This contract is designed to verify the design and feasibility of proposed high-speed train lines. According to this agreement, feasibility and design work will be completed in December 2019 at a cost of Tk102.10 crore.[1][3] The government of Bangladesh is bearing this cost.[1][4]

It is expected to reduce travel time to between 55 and 73 minutes between Dhaka and Chittagong while current inter-city trains has to spent around six hours of travel time are needed to cover the distance by the current 321 km (199 mi) metre-gauge railways.[1] The new route will be 227.3 km (141.2 mi), making the route 90 kilometres (55 mi) shorter.[5]

668.24 hectares (1,651.3 acres) of land will be needed to be acquired.

See also

References
  1. "Dhaka to Ctg in one hour!". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  2. "Bangladesh to test high-speed rail feasibility on key route".
  3. "Contract signed for feasibility study of high speed train". New Age. 5 Jun 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. "Dhaka-Chittagong high-speed rail link likely by 2022". Dhaka Tribune.
  5. Dhaka–Chittagong high-speed railway route on OSM
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