The Dhaka–Chittagong high-speed railway is a proposed high-speed rail line connecting Dhaka, the capital and largest city, with the southeast harbour city of Chittagong. The project is estimated to cost ৳96,752 crore (US$11.4 billion).[1]
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| Line number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 227.3 km (141.2 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz, overhead catenary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating speed | 300 km/h (190 mph) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The travel time between Dhaka and Chittagong will be 73 minutes for trains stopping at intermediate stations, and 55 minutes for nonstop trains. The ticket cost for one-way journey will be ৳2,000 without any discount or concession, more than three times higher than a conventional seat on current inter-city trains.[1]
History
editOn 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 spend around six hours of travel time are needed to cover the distance by the current 321 km (199 mi) metre-gauge railways. The new route will be 227.3 km (141.2 mi), making the route 90 kilometres (55 mi) shorter.[a] 464.2 hectares (4.642 km2) of land will be needed to be acquired by Bangladesh Railway to implement the project.[1]
Chinese companies and the World Bank have shown interest in providing funding for the project through public–private partnership and build-own-operate models.[5][6][7]
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e "Dhaka to Ctg in one hour!". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ "Bangladesh to test high-speed rail feasibility on key route". Railway Technology. 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Contract signed for feasibility study of high speed train". New Age. 5 Jun 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Dhaka-Chittagong high-speed rail link likely by 2022". Dhaka Tribune.
- ^ "WB considering aid to Dhaka-Ctg high-speed train, 4 more projects". The Business Standard. 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra (2022-12-10). "Dhaka-Ctg high speed railway project: China firm seeks to 'build-own-operate'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "Two China firms offer $4.9b bid". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-03-11.