Opening of train services on Khulna-Mongla-Jashore route postponed

KHULNA, Jan 01 (UNB): Though commuter train services on Jashore-Khulna-Mongla route was supposed to start from January 01, it has been postponed due to incompletion of construction work of the train tracks.
Asim Kumar Talukdar, general manager of Railway Western Zone, said "Trains on the route are not operating from today. Some works of the rail line still remain incomplete. The contractor firm has not handed over the rail line to the railway authorities yet while a new date for opening the train service is yet to be fixed."
Md Arifuzzman, projector director of Khulna-Mongla Rail Line Construction Project, said the new date for opening the train services will be set upon completion of the remaining work.
Earlier, the authorities concerned set January 01, 2024 to begin the train services on the route with three pairs of commuter trains.
According to Bangladesh Railway (BR), two pairs of trains will run between Jashore and Mongla, while one pair will operate between Khulna and Jashore.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the railway line on November 01 last year.