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STATEMENT ON THE PRESENTATION
Mr. Ko Sakamoto, Senior transport specialist, ADB and all
distinguished participants from different stake holders present in this forum.
Bangladesh, a member of South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation
(SASEC), is implementing Railway network linking to the neighboring SASEC
member countries like India, Myanmar and Nepal under the financial assistance
from Asian Development Bank, among others. There are two SASEC Rail
corridors as of today:
SASEC Rail Corridor-1: Nepal-Kolkata Trade Corridor: Birgunj-Raxaul
(Nepal)-Muzaffarpur-Patna-Gaya-Asansol-Kolkata-
Haldia (912Km);
SASEC Rail Corridor -2: India-Bangladesh Rail Corridor: Kolkata-
Ranaghat-Gede-Tangail-Dhaka-Comilla-Chattogram-
Cox's Bazar (675 Km);
Spur Line 2A: Comilla- Akhaura - Agartala (57Km);
Spur Line 2B: Birol (BR) - Radhikapur (IR) and Rohanpur (BR) - Singhabad
(IR); (79km and 156Km): links Northwest Bangladesh
Spur Line 2C: Darsana-Khulna-Mongla (150Km);
Spur Line 2D: Dhaka to Payra Port (236 Km);
India-Bangladesh Rail Corridor Total: 1353 Km.
The proposed SASEC rail link of Bangladesh crosses Indian border in five
locations, such as: (Darsana (BR) - Gede (IR); Birol (BR) – Radhikapur (IR);
Rohanpur (BR) Singhabad (IR); Chilahati(BR)-Chilahati Border(IR);
Akhaura(BR)-Agartala (IR).
The SASEC Rail Corridor -2 at it's Cox's Bazar End, will cross Myanmar border
in location Gundum through Ramu (BR)-Gundum (BR) railway line near
Mayanmar Border.
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