Rupsha-Bagerhat train

The narrow gauge railway service between Rupsha and Bagerhat was in operation for more than one hundred years. This railway service was the lone communication mode between Khulna and Bagerhat, though during the winter bus service was in existence along the muddy district board road. No bus could ply during the rainy season because of the muddy road. After partition of India in 1947, a moderately good all weather road was built leading to bus service throughout the year. The narrow gauge railway track was converted into broad gauge railway line during the Pakistani days of great disparity.
Unfortunately, the railway service was totally closed nearly a decade back resulting in untold miseries of the travelling people, especially women, children and elderly people because of poor quality mini-bus service. The bus owners are too powerful and BRTC buses were compelled to withdraw. The BRTC bus services from Bagerhat to other destinations are likely to be shut down due to pressure exerted by minibus owners.
The government should look into the matter for restoring the railway service along with BRTC bus. Incidentally, the prime minister got elected to parliament twice from Bagerhat.