Investor Presentaiton
At present SASEC countries have a very different level of infrastructure
development. Modern innovative construction technologies have been developed
much and that could be very effective for construction of Rail network, associated
infrastructure development and rolling stock procurement.
For construction of railway embankment, bridges, track and maintenance of the
infrastructure, some evolutionary technology and equipment are being used by
the highly industrialized developed countries. In Bangladesh the use of these
technology and equipment is very limited. The reason is, it is a general idea in
Bangladesh that, these technologies, equipment and their maintenance are costly,
even though these equipment can provide high quality and good quantity of
works. For the sake of the quality and volume of the works, specially for the
international railway network, the use of these technology and equipment is
essential. Here ADB and other stakeholders can play important role to make these
equipment available to the concern authority with a competitive price and
maintenance base.
For safety, speedy and large number of train operations, a good signaling system
with automated train management and controlling system can play very vital role.
But in the perspective of Bangladesh the level of signaling system development
is very different. On the other hand there is no automated train controlling and
train management system (CTC system) in BR. The level of signaling system
development and train controlling system are also not in a very good condition.
Here ADB can play a very vital role. ADB can help formulate rules for all the
railways' linked with the corridors. In this regard ADB can support formulating
standards among organizations for this part of the world, which ultimately will
help achieve international standards and specifications for track, rolling stock,
signaling system, CTC system, traction, ticketing system, etc.
The difference in gauze is a vital obstacle for unification of the international
railway in our region. As a midterm solution, suitable infrastructure can be
developed in the border of two countries having difference in track gauge, for
transshipment of freight and passengers. But for the long term solution, kind of
consensus will have to be developed by the standardization organization through
mutual consensus and agreement by the member countries.
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