Dhaka–Chittagong high-speed railway

The Dhaka–Chittagong high-speed railway is a proposed high-speed rail line connecting the Dhaka, Dhaka Division, the Bangladesh's capital and largest city with the southeast harbor city of Chittagong, Chittagong Division. The project is estimated to cost ৳ (Tk) 96,752 crore (US$11.4 billion).[1]

Dhaka–Chittagong high-speed railway
Overview
Owner(undeclared)
Line number1
Service
Operator(s)(undeclared)
Technical
Line length227.3 km (141.2 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV AC, 50 Hz, overhead catenary
Operating speed300 km/h (190 mph)

Travel time between Dhaka and Chittagong will be 73 minutes for trains stopping at intermediate station, and 55 minutes for nonstop trains. The ticket cost for one-way journey will be Tk 2,000 without any discount or concession, more than 3 times higher than AC seat on current inter-city trains. [1]

History

On May 31, 2018, Bangladesh Railway signed an agreement with the China Railway Design Corporation and Majumder Enterprises.[2] This contract is designed to verify the design and feasibility of proposed high-speed train lines. According to this agreement, feasibility and design work will be completed in December 2019 at a cost of Tk102.10 crore.[1][3] The government of Bangladesh is bear this cost.[1][4]

It is expected to reduce travel time to between 55 and 73 minutes between Dhaka and Chittagong while current inter-city trains has to spent around 6 hours of travel time are needed to cover the distance by the current 321 km railways of 1000mm gauge.[1] The new route will be 227.3 km, makes the route 90 km shorter.[5]

668.24 hectares of land will be needed to acquire.

Dhaka–Chittagong high-speed railway
 Dhaka
 Narayanganj
 Cumilla
 Feni
 Chittagong

References
  1. "Dhaka to Ctg in one hour!". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  2. "Bangladesh to test high-speed rail feasibility on key route".
  3. "Contract signed for feasibility study of high speed train". New Age. 5 Jun 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. "Dhaka-Chittagong high-speed rail link likely by 2022". Dhaka Tribune.
  5. Dhaka–Chittagong high-speed railway route on OSM
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