Chittagong-Cox's Bazar line

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Chittagong-Cox's Bazar line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerBangladesh Railway
Locale Bangladesh
Termini
Stations25
Service
TypeRail line in Bangladesh
Operator(s)Bangladesh Railway
History
Opened
  • Chittagong-Sholosahar = 1929
  • Sholosahar-Nazir Hat = 1930
  • Sholosahar-Dohazari = 1931
  • Dohazari-Cox's Bazar = 2022[1]
Technical
Track gauge
  • Dual Gauge
  • 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)

Chittagong-Cox's Bazar line is a rail line under Bangladesh Railway. It is operated by Eastern Railway of Bangladesh.[2]

List of railway stations[]

Cox's Bazar and Gundum links[]

Construction of a railway track from Dohazari to Cox's Bazar has been initiated. Thereafter, it is proposed to be extended to Gundum on the BangladeshMyanmar border for linking with Myanmar Railways as part of Trans-Asian Railway.[3][4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ Report, Star Digital (22 September 2021). "Dohazari-Cox's Bazar rail route to open December 2022: Railways minister". The Daily Star. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Chittagong-Cox's Bazar Railway line". Railway Technology.
  3. ^ "Work begins on Bangladesh rail link". Democratic Voice of Burma. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Railway to link Cox Bazar". The Daily Star. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Trans-Asian Railway project finally set to take off". The Daily Star. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2011.


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