Indian Railways hands over 10 Broad Gauge Locomotives to Bangladesh

Indian Railway has handed over ten broad-gauge diesel locomotives to Bangladesh on 27 July 2020. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar flagged them off online in presence of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and several dignitaries from across the border.

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The locomotives arrived at the Darshana station of Bangladesh after being flagged off at the Gede railway station on the Indian side.

Railway cooperation between India and Bangladesh has grown substantially over the years. India has extended a Line of Credit (LoC) worth over 2.4 billion dollars for 17 railway projects out of which 9 have been completed.

Recently, parcel and container train services have also commenced between India and Bangladesh.

The railway link from Agartala to Akhaura in Bangladesh is also being built under grant in aid scheme to connect Tripura with Bangladesh by railways.

Gede is the last railway station and border checkpoint on the Indian side of the Bangladesh-India border in Nadia district of West Bengal. The corresponding station on the Bangladesh side is Darshana.