Cox’s Bazar rail link to be connected to Matarbari port

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 16: The renovation works of old Kalurghat Bridge will be completed by the current month.
Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan said this when he visited Monday the old Kalurghat bridge to assess the progress of its repair work as well as the newly constructed Chattogram-Dohazari-Cox's Bazar-Gumdhum (CDCG) rail route.
Bangladesh Railway (BR) started the renovation work on August 1.
He further said, "The government will start construction of a new road-cum-rail bridge at Kalurghat next year."
A bdnews24.com report adds: Sujan also announced a government plans to connect the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar rail link to the Matarbari deep-sea port.
"I hope the rail track leading to Cox's Bazar will be completed by Oct 30, although some work on new rail stations will still be in progress," he said.
"The rail link is a multi-purpose project and it will be connected to the Matarbari seaport in the future."
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the train service in Cox's Bazar on Nov 12, and the tourist city is abuzz with last-minute preparations for the momentous occasion.
The trial run of trains on the route, initially scheduled for Oct 15, has been shifted to the first week of November for the completion of repair work on the Kalurghat Bridge.

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