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Position Paper on Bangladesh Railway POSITION PAPER ON BANGLADESH RAILWAY Ahmed Murshed Md. Monirul Islam Firozi Joint Secretary Director (Engineering) Ministry of Railways Bangladesh Railway Presentation Sequence Brief of Bangladesh Railway • Operational Information • Vision, Historic Land Mark, Major Regional Connectivity Related to Bangladesh • TAR, SAARC, SASEC, BIMSTEC, BCIM, SILK ROUTE • Opportunities of Bangladesh to be Transport Hub Major Initiatives for Regional Connectivity • Impediments and Initiatives • Progress, Issued to be Addressed for Connectivity 2 Brief about Bangladesh Railway 1947: India and Pakistan separated 1961: Renamed as Pakistan Eastern Railway. 1862: Started its journey as Eastern Bengal Railway with 53.11 km Jagoti- Darsana BG Rail link. 1972: Started providing services as Bangladesh Railway. 1998: East-West Railway connectivity over river Jamuna was established from the day of opening Bangabandhu Bridge. 2003: Direct BG train communication between East and West zone was established over Bangabandhu Bridge. 2007: Bangladesh signed TAR agreement. 2008: Direct passenger train “Maitree Express” between Dhaka and Kolkata established. 2011: Ministry of Railways formed under SRO-361. Covers and connects 44 Districts of the country out of 64 Districts. 2015-2016: 71 mi Passengers and 2.55 mi tonnes freight carried by BR. Operational Information of Bangladesh Railway Two Zones: East and West Zone • East Zone: 1308.27 km • MG: 1273.38 km • BG: 0.00 km • DG: 34.89 km • West Zone: 1568.83 km • MG: 534.67 km • BD: 659.33 km • DG: 374.83 km Operational Division: 4 divisions • Dhaka • Chittagong • Paksey • Lalmonirhat Total Route Kilometer: • 2877.10 km • MG: 1808.05 km • BG: 659.33 km • DG: 409.72 km Existing Railway Network Historic Land Mark On 23 June 1998: The first revolutionary development in BR was to connect east and west zone by rail link through Bangabandhu Bridge. Padma Bridge Project On 14 April On 14 August 2003: 2009: BG Trains Direct BG train come Dhaka communication directly after between East zone Dhaka- (Joydevpur) and Joydevpur West Zone section was (Rajshahi) was converted into started. dual gauge. 5 Vision • To expand and improve the railway system to provide safer, better, a more environment friendly and cost effective transport facility to the national and international traffic. Foster international rail links to serve regional/sub-regional connectivity and Trans Asian Railway.(perspective plan) • To play an important and dominant role in an integrated transport system by emphasis its strength.(Master Plan) Strategy to Achieve the Vision • Gauge conversion and maintenance enhancement-Regional Integration • Unlocking line capacity-Signal and Telecom • New Rail line construction • Rolling stock procurement and maintenance enhancement • Establishment of RDS Unit • To increase market share 6 Corridors in Bangladesh Railway 7 8 Establishment of Regional connectivity Vision ▪ To establish Trans-Asian Railway network and SAARC, BIMSET, SASEC etc. regional railway corridors through Bangladesh. ▪ To achieve seamless movement of freight and passengers across borders. ▪ To establish transport hub in Bangladesh. Objectives • To establish a Preferential Trade Area with South Asian Countries by Improving railway Connectivity, Interoperability, Interchange- ability etc. • To fast track regionalisation within South Asian countries to reduce Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs). • To harmonise Legal, Commercial and Technical Standards. 9 Regional Connectivity Relating to Bangladesh Railway TAR Network SAARC Route SASEC Corridors BIMSTEC BCIM Route Silk Route 10 Regional Transport Connectivity in South Asia ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations BIMP-EAGA Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area CAREC Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation GMS Greater Mekong Subregion IMT-GT Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Growth Triangle PIF Pacific Islands Forum SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Note: Map not to scale There are 8 (Eight) interchange points between India and Bangladesh, namely 1. Darshana (BR)-Gede(IR) are in operation 2. Benepole(BR)-Petrapole(IR) are in operation 3. Rahonpur(BR)-Singabad (IR) are in operation 4. Birol(BR)-Radhikapur (IR) are in operation from 08 April 2017 5. Shahbazpur(BR)-Mohishashan (IR) are closed since 07.07.2002 6. Chilahati(BR)-Holdibari(IR) are closed since 1965 7. Burimari(BR)-Chenrabandha (IR) are closed since 1971 8. Moghalhat (BR)- Gitaldah (IR) are closed since 1976 Akhaura(BR)-Agartala(IR)- new Railway link. Feni-Belonia 12 REGIONAL RAILWAY CONNECTIVITY IN BANGLADESH Existing Connectivity with India: •Benapole – Petrapole •Darsana – Gede •Rohanpur – Singhabad Existing Regional Connectivity •Birol – Radhikapur (since 01-04-2005, Reopen,2017) Radhikapur At present Closed Connectivity Closed Connectivity (work is going on to restore Proposed new connectivity Singhabad the connectivity) : •Shahbazpur – Mohishasan (since 07-07-02) Proposed new Connectivity: •Chilahati – Holdibari •Burimari – Chengrabandha •Akhaura - Agartala Agartala •Dohazari – Cox’s Bazar - Gundum Connectivity with Nepal & India: •Rohanpur – Singhabad (by addendum to MOU). •Birol – Radhikapur (By conversion MG into DG). Connectivity with Bhutan & India: •Chilahati – Holdibari (by constructing 7 km missing link in Bangladesh side and signing a new MOU). •Burimari – Chengrabandha (transshipment facilities at Burimari and signing a new MOU). Trans-Asian Railway network Bangladesh TAR-3 Radhikapur Birol Dinazpur (India) Parbatipur TAR-2 TAR ROUTE – 1 : Singabad Mohishasan Shahbazpur Gede (West Bengal, India) –(India)Darsana – Rohanpur (India) Ishurdi – Jamtoil – Joydebpur – Tongi – Akhaura – Chittagong – Dohazari – Abdulpur Kulaura Gundum – (Mynmar border station). Ishurdi Tongi Sub-route – I : Tongi – Dhaka. Sub-route – II : Akhaura – Kulaura – Dhaka Akhaura Shahbazpur – Mahisasan (India) Darsana Bhanga TAR ROUTE – 2 : Jessore Singabad (West Bengal, India) – TAR-1 TAR-4 Rohanpur – Rajshahi – Abdulpur – Benapole Gede Ishurdi and thereafter following the rest KHULNA Chittagong (India) of the route/sub-routes of Route – I. Dohazari TAR ROUTE – 3 : Radhikapur (West Bengal, India) – Birol Ramu – Dinajpur – Parbatipur – Abdulpur – Gundum Ishurdi and thereafter following the rest of the route/sub-routes of Route – I. Myanmar SAARC Railway corridors in Bangladesh Following SAARC railway corridors passes through Bangladesh (as per SAARC Regional Railways Agreement): 2. Pakistan-India-Bangladesh-India i. Lahore(Pakistan) - Wagah (Pakistan) - Atari (India) - Delhi(India)- Kolkata(India)- Gede/Petrapol (India) - Darshana / Benapol (Bangladesh) - Dhaka(Bangladesh)- Shahbazpur (Bangladesh) - Maishashan (India) – Imphal (India) ii. Lahore(Pakistan) - Wagha (Pakistan) - Atari (India)-Delhi(India)- Kolkata(India)-Gede/Petrapol (India) - Darshana / Benapol (Bangladesh)–Dhaka(Bangladesh)-Akhaura/ Gangasagar (Bangladesh) - Agartala (India) 3. India-Bangladesh • Imphal(India) - Agartala (India) – Akhaura/Gangasagar (Bangladesh) – Chittagong Port (Bangladesh) 5. Nepal-India-Bangladesh i. Birgunj (Nepal) – Raxaul (India) - Singhabad (India) - Rohanpur (Bangladesh) - Mongla Port/ Chittagong Port (Bangladesh) ii. Biratnagar (Nepal) - Jogbani (India) - Radhikapur (India) - Birol (Bangladesh) -Khulna (Bangladesh) - Mongla Port (Bangladesh). iii. Bardibas(Nepal) – Inarwa (Nepal) - Jaynagar (India) - Radhikapur (India) - Birol (Bangladesh) - Khulna(Bangladesh) - Mongla Port (Bangladesh). 7. Bangladesh-Bhutan • Mongla Port/Chittagong Port (Bangladesh) - Chilahati (Bangladesh) - Haldibari (India) – Hasimara (India) - Bhutan. 16 SAARC RAILWAY CORRIDORS 17 Railway corridors in Bangladesh ▪ The South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Program, set up in 2001, brings together Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka in a project-based partnership to promote regional prosperity by improving cross- border connectivity, boosting trade among member countries, and strengthening regional economic cooperation. ▪ The shared vision of SASEC is to increase trade and cooperation within South Asia, create linkages to East and Southeast Asia, ensure fast and least-cost cross-border movement of goods, people, and business, and improve opportunity and the quality of life for the people of the SASEC sub-region. ▪ Till date 66 projects taken in hand out of which only 6 projects are in railway sector of Bangladesh. 18 SASEC CORRIDOR MAP 19 BIMSTEC • The “Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)” is an international organization involving a group of 7(seven) countries in South Asia and South East Asia. These are: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal. • “BIMSTEC Transport Infrastructure and Logistics Study (BTILS)” was taken in hand in 2006 under financing of ADB and the study was completed in 2007. • The railway corridors 1 and 3 through Bangladesh identified by BTILS are same as SAARC rail corridor 2 and 5: BTILS Route-1: Lahore (Pakistan)- Delhi/Kolkata(India)- Dhaka/ Kulaura (Bangladesh)-Mohishason-Imphal (India). BTILS Route-3: Birgunj (Nepal)-Kaatihar/Singhabad (India)-Rohanpur- Chittagong Port (Bangladesh), with links to Jogbani, Biratnagar (Nepal) and Agartala (India). 20 BCIM ECONOMIC CORRIDOR ▪ The Bangladesh–China–India–Myanmar Forum for Regional Cooperation (BCIM) is a sub-regional organization of Asian nations aimed at greater integration of trade and investment between the four countries. ▪ Through linking the ASEAN Free Trade
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