Bangladesh Railway (BR) has undertaken an initiative to import 100 more metre gauge (MG) diesel electric locomotives for its fleet soon to provide improved services to the passengers as well as carrying goods, reports BSS.
"The government has already procured 46 broad gauge (BG) and metre gauge locomotives and engaged them in service," Railways Minister M Mazibul Hoque told the news agency Thursday.
He said initiative is already underway to import 100 MG locomotives from different sources, of which 20 locomotives will be procured through Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) of Korea, 10 through Asian Development Bank's (ADB) finance and 70 under Suppliers Credit financing.
The minister said the government has undertaken various development projects to minimise rolling stock crisis and provide better services to the common people at cheap fare.
Mr Hoque said the government approved 85 new and revised projects for modernising signaling systems, rehabilitating damaged tracks and expanding its network.
He said 20 MG and 26 BG locomotives were added in the railway fleet during the present government's last tenure and the BR launched 45 train services and expanded service of 20 train routes.
The government has approved a master plan for development of Bangladesh Railway and its service along with expanding railway network across the country.
100 locomotives to be added to BR fleet soon
FE Team | Published: May 29, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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