'No accident occurred due to railway signal system'

Railways Minister Md. Zillul Hakim claimed that no accident has occurred so far due to signal system error of Bangladesh Railway, reports UNB.
The minister said this while replying to a tabled question of ruling party MP elected from Chattogram M Abdul Latif in parliament.
He said various projects are underway to convert the entire railway into double line, establish railway connections in all districts of the country, modernise the signalling system of the railway and procure high quality engines and coaches.
He said the implementation of Automatic Train Stop/Protection (ATS/ATP) technology is underway to automatically stop trains in any emergency to avoid accidents.
The railways minister said that there are 1,679,83 km of meter gauge and, 8,79,85 km of broad gauge and 5,33,70 dual gauge railway lines out of 3,93,38 km of railway lines in the country.