Padma Bridge rail link: BR conducts test run of goods train on Bhanga-Mawa route

A freight train of Bangladesh Railway successfully completed a test run between Bhanga and Mawa station via the Padma bridge today.

The goods train left Faridpur's Bhanga station at 7:40am and reached Mawa, then again returned to Bhanga station, said Project Director of Faridpur Rail Project Brig General Syed Ahmed.

"Five bogies carried 350 tonnes of stone during the trial run and the speed limit was 80 kilometers per hour," he said.

President of Faridpur Chamber of Commerce Nazrul Islam said people would be able to transport their goods using the train service at a low cost.

Earlier, the test run of a passenger train from Dhaka's Kamalapur Railway Station to Faridpur's Bhanga Station was successfully completed on September 7.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the rail link on October 10.