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Regional Meeting on Harmonization of Rules and Regulations for Facilitation
of International Railway Transport, Ankara, Turkey, 3-4 May 2018
Country Position PaperBANGLADESH
Md. MiajahanAdditional Director General(Operation),
Bangladesh Railway, Rail Bhaban, Dhaka.
Presentation SequenceBrief of Bangladesh Railway
Operational InformationVision, Historic Land Mark, Major
Regional Connectivity Related to Bangladesh TAR, SAARC, SASEC, BIMSTEC, BCIM, SILK ROUTE Opportunities of Bangladesh to be Transport Hub
Major Initiatives for Regional ConnectivityImpediments and InitiativesProgress, Issued to be Addressed for Connectivity
1862: Started its journey as Eastern Bengal Railway with 53.11 km Jagoti-
Darsana BG Rail link.
1947 : India and Pakistan seperated
1947: Started East Pakistan Railway
1961: Renamed as Pakistan Eastern Railway.
1972: Started providing services as Bangladesh Railway.
1998: East-West Railway connectivity over river Jamuna was established
from the day of opening Bangabandhu Bridge.
2003: Direct BG train communication between East and West zone was
established over Bangabandhu Bridge.
2007: Bangladesh signed TAR agreement.
2008: Passenger train “Maitree Express” between Dhaka and Kolkata
Started Operation.
2011: Ministry of Railways formed under SRO-361.
Covers and connects 44 Districts of the country out of 64 Districts.
2015-2016: 71 mi Passengers and 2.55 mi tonnes freight carried by BR
Brief about Bangladesh Railway
Total Route KM2877.10 km
MG: 1808.05 km
BG: 659.33 km
DG: 409.72 km
East Zone: 1308.27 km
West Zone: 1568.83 km
Operational Division: 4
Dhaka
Chittagong
Paksey
Lalmonirhat
On 23 June 1998: The first
revolutionary development in
BR was to connect east and west zone by rail
link through Bangabandhu
Bridge.
Historic Land Mark
VisionTo expand and improve the railway system to provide safer, better, a more environment friendly and cost effective transport facility to the national and international traffic. Foster international rail links to serve regional/sub-regional connectivity and Trans Asian Railway.(perspective plan)To play an important and dominant role in an integrated transport system by emphasis its strength.( BR Master Plan)
Strategy to Achieve the Vision
Gauge conversion and maintenance enhancement-Regional IntegrationUnlocking line capacity-Signal and TelecomNew Rail line constructionRolling stock procurement and maintenance enhancement To increase market share
Regional Connectivity Relating to Bangladesh Railway
TAR Network
SAARC Route
SASEC Corridors
BIMSTEC
BCIM Route
Silk Route
ASEAN
Regional Transport Connectivity in South
& South East Asia
There are 9 (Nine) Cross Border points between India and Bangladesh, namely
1. Darshana (BR)-Gede(IR) are in operation 2. Benepole(BR)-Petrapole(IR) are in operation 3. Rahonpur(BR)-Singabad (IR) are in operation 4. Birol(BR)-Radhikapur (IR) are in operation5. Shahbazpur(BR)-Mohishashan (IR) are Re- Linking6. Chilahati(BR)-Holdibari(IR) are closed since 1965 7. Burimari(BR)-Chenrabandha (IR) are closed since 1971
8 . Akhaura(BR)-Agartala(IR)- new Railway link Under Construction..
9.Feni-Belonia - Under study for Re-Linking
INDIAN & MYANMAR RAILWAYS CONNECTIVITY WITH BANGLADESH
Existing Connectivity with India:•Benapole – Petrapole
•Darsana – Gede
•Rohanpur – Singhabad
•Birol – Radhikapur
Closed Connectivity (work is going on to
restore the connectivity) :
•Shahbazpur – Mohishasan (since 07-07-02)
Proposed new Connectivity:
•Chilahati – Holdibari
•Burimari – Chengrabandha
•Akhaura - Agartala
•Dohazari – Cox’s Bazar - Gundum
Connectivity with Nepal & India:
•Rohanpur – Singhabad (by addendum to
MOU).
•Birol – Radhikapur
Connectivity with Bhutan & India:
•Chilahati – Holdibari (by constructing 7 km
missing link in Bangladesh side and signing a
new MOU).
•Burimari – Chengrabandha (transshipment
facilities at Burimari and signing a new MOU).
Trans-Asian Railway network and Bangladesh
BirolTAR-3
Radhikapur (India)
Mohishasan(India)
Myanmar
Shahbazpur
TAR-2Singabad
(India)
Dhaka
Ishurdi
Abdulpur
RohanpurTAR ROUTE – 1 :Gede (West Bengal, India) – Darsana –Ishurdi – Jamtoil – Joydebpur – Tongi –Akhaura – Chittagong – Dohazari –Gundum – (Mynmar border station).Sub-route – I : Tongi – Dhaka.Sub-route – II : Akhaura – Kulaura –Shahbazpur – Mahisasan (India)
TAR ROUTE – 2 :Singabad (West Bengal, India) –Rohanpur – Rajshahi – Abdulpur – Ishurdiand thereafter following the rest of the route/sub-routes of Route – I.
TAR ROUTE – 3 :Radhikapur (West Bengal, India) – Birol –Dinajpur – Parbatipur – Abdulpur –Ishurdi and thereafter following the rest of the route/sub-routes of Route – I.
TAR-1Gede(India)
Ramu
Dinazpur
Parbatipur
Kulaura
Darsana
TAR-4
Tongi
Akhaura
Chittagong
Gundum
Dohazari
Jessore
KHULNA
Benapole
Bhanga
Government’s Strategic Position to Facilitate Regional Rail Transportation
•Adopting a master plan to be developed Railways in phases • Prioritize physical infrastructure development of
Main Rail corridor • Closing the infrastructure gaps and up gradation
of others Rail Corridor
• Address Rail transport facilitation bottlenecks• Regional transit agreements to enable cross
border movements of Passenger & Freight.
Government’s Strategic Position on establishing TAR
Metre Gauge Track Dual Gauge Track
Metre Gauge TrackDual Gauge Track
Bangladesh Railway’s Future ProjectsStep Toward Development
PHASE NO OF PROJECTS
PROJECT VALUE MUSD
REMARKS
COMPLETED PROJECTSPhase-1: 2010-2015 (Existing MP)
25 513.97
ONGOING PROJECTSPhase-1: 2016-2020 (Existing MP)
36 1644.23 Investment Project-36
TA projects-07 (24.81)
Phase-I: 2016-2020 76 18696.12 ➢ 20 Nosgauge conversion projects
➢ 39 Nos RS Relatedprojects
Phase-II: 2021-2025 63 14946.62
Phase-III: 2026-2030 30 10744.50
Phase-IV: 2031-2035 22 12068.85
Phase-V: 2036-2040 12 10300.75
Phase-VI: 2041-2045 4 1365.00
Maitree Express Dhaka- Kolkata14-April 2008
Bandan ExpressKhulna- Kolkata9 Nov.2017
Passenger Train Between Bangladesh and India
GOODS TRAIN FROM INDIA
FIRST CONTAINER TRAIN FROM INDIA
3-4 APRIL 2018
Management Level Meeting Between BR & IR
Historical Origin of the International Freight Train Operation
between Bangladesh and Indian Railway :• In the regime British India different railways started being constructed having common junctions with each other, • For Train Operation and Interchanging Rolling stock an Indian Conference Association was formed in 1879
• One of its major functions on going over Inter-Railway movement between Bangladesh and Indian Railway.
With regard to the clearance of traffic from One railway to Another, two important issues arose :-
(i) Whether wagons loaded with foreign railway traffic should be permitted to go to the adjoining Railways . If permitted to go how it should be returned to the Owning railways.
(ii) Should the Railway supply its own wagons or should each railway supply its own stock to load commodity to areas served by that railway.
Till now each railway managed with its own wagons to the extent possible and even when a loaded wagon was exchange to another railway, it will be returned, loaded or empty, by the same route by which it was received .
Carriage & wagon Interchange Control:With regard to the maintenance question , it was decided tohave carriage and wagon Interchange control at theInterchange Junctions/ points and a certain standard ofExamination of stock laid down at these junctions/ points.The defects found on wagons are classified into two type:
(i) Penalty Item(ii) Reject- able Items.
Whenever a defect classified as a Penalty item is found adebit is raised the railway handing over the wagon.
A Reject-able defect renders the wagon to be rejected atinterchange point till the defect is repaired and thewagon offered again.
Cross Border or Interchange Instructions:
In order that each Railway’s wagon holdings do not get unbalanced by inter- railway movement of traffic it is necessary that in the overall transactions between adjacent railways, the railway does not gain or lose in wagons. This could be done by arranging strict equalization at each junction but traffic requirements demand that there should be greater flexibility in the matter.
Record of Cross Border or Interchange Transaction :
To maintain record of movement of wagons interchanged atinterchange junctions/points , junction verifiers(TXR) are posted at thejunction who are drawn from number taking staff. These junctionverifiers issue a report/message every day giving the Interchangetransactions between individual railways from midnight to midnight.In giving the total number of wagons handed over by each railway, thebreakdown into loaded & Empties and covered and Open is given.
Vehicle Movement Record:Besides the Interchange message, the junction verifiers also maintain daily statement of individual number and type of wagons Interchanged.
Towards this aim, Both IR & BR has to –(i) keep an intensive watch over the working of marshalling and
terminal yards;(ii) Supervise the ordering and working of goods trains;(iii) Maintain an effective control on the utilization and movement of
goods locos from the time it leaves the home shed till it arrives back to the home shed;
(iv) Arrange for equitable distribution and economics utilization of empties;
(v) Watch the detention to wagons in marshalling yards, terminal depots, stations and transshipment points.
Cross Border Formalities of Railways & Custom :Railway station Authority :•Received Railway Receipt ( RR)• Received Packing list• Received Vehicle Guidance•After receiving all documents station authority made manifest by individual wagon no. and submit to Custom authority for Clearance.
Custom Authority :•Collect Bill of entry• Invoice• Packing List• cargo manifest from station authority• After necessary checking Custom Authority Give clearance. Getting clearance from custom, Station AuthorityRebooking the cargo to destination or Release the cargo.
Key Challenges for Harmonization of Rules & Regulation in Cross Border Railway Transport
i) Perceptions of unequal benefit from Rail connectivity.
ii) Political interest groups- eg : Negative reactions
iii) Social issues and associated criminal activities- eg : Illegal
migration, human & drug trafficking are trans boundary problems
that could be aggravated by greater connectivity.
iv) Security issues- eg : border issue, communal violence, religious
extremism etc. Play signified role in the political rhetoric.
v) Perception of unequal benefit and uneven development.
vi) Gaps in the stages at intra-regional economic integration
under the different regional arrangements.
vii) Sensitive sectors and economic adjustments.
The way forward : Closing coordination gaps and long runobstacles from Cross-Regional Transport and Cooperation.i) Strengthen links between GMS, SASEC , ASEAN and
BIMSTEC.ii) Align national priorities with regional/bilateral
undertakings.iii) Dovetail physical and institutional connectivity needs.iv) Support Myanmar’s economic reform, especially in border
areas.v) Consider the feasibility of a common loan/funding
mechanism for connectivity related projects.Vi) There should be an agreement among the signatories toeliminate the restrictions of movement of trains in theterritory of member countries.
Thanks to All