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Bangladesh
Prime
Minister
inaugurates
Padma
Bridge
Rail
Link
11 October 2023: The 82km Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga section of the Padma Bridge Rail Link has been inaugurated by Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina.

The Mawa-Bhanga section of the Padma Bridge Rail Link is the most important section of the project, as it connects the two banks of the Padma River.

 

SMEC and ACE were appointed as consultants for the feasibility and concept design stages. SMEC and ACE were also involved during the implementation phase as a sub-consultant to the Bangladesh Army who was appointed as the Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC).

Padma Bridge provides four lanes for road traffic on the top deck and, on the bottom deck, a broad-gauge single railway track.  The rai link will form part of the Trans-Asian rail network and is set to make a major boost to the country’s railway connectivity and economic development.

The entire 172-km project is scheduled for completion in 2024 and will connect 21 districts between Dhaka with Jashore in the southwestern region of Bangladesh.