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Nabharan–Munshiganj line

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The Nabharan–Munshiganj line is a proposed railway line in Bangladesh to connect Nabharan in Jessore District with Munshiganj in Satkhira District.

Native nameনাভারন–মুন্সিগঞ্জ রেলপথ
StatusProposed
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Nabharan–Munshiganj line
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Native nameনাভারন–মুন্সিগঞ্জ রেলপথ
StatusProposed
OwnerBangladesh Railway
LocaleBangladesh
Termini
  • Nabharan railway station
  • Munshiganj railway station
Stations9
Service
TypeRailway line
OperatorWest Zone
Technical
Line length98.42 km (61.16 mi)
Track gaugeBroad-gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed80 km/h
Route map
Nabharan–Munshiganj line
Nabharan
Bagachra
Bankal River
Kalaroa
Pran Sayer Canal
Satkhira
Labanyabati River
Saapmara Canal
Parulia
Kaliganj
Kaankshiali River
Shyamnagar
Munshiganj
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History

In 2010, the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, while addressing a political public meeting organized in Shyamnagar Upazila of Satkhira District, promised the people to connect Satkhira District with Jessore District through a railway line.[1] After making the promise, the government started survey activities for the project, but for unknown reasons, the work on the project stalled.[2] As of 2020, the estimated budget of the proposed railway was ৳166.224 billion and 80% of the money was asked to China as loan. The construction period was estimated from 2020 to 4 years.[3] On 12 May 2022, Satkhira's Cultural Society sent a memorandum to the prime minister demanding the implementation of the project.[4] On 15 January 2023, the Jatiya Sangsad gave in-principle approval for the construction of the line.[1] On the same day, the railway minister Md. Nurul Islam Sujon said that the government is looking for investors to implement the project.[5]

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