<span style="color: #222222;">Bangladesh Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan has said that the train route between Dhaka and Siliguri is expected to be open by June this year. Speaking to the media persons in Dhaka yesterday, the Minister said, the construction of the seven-kilometer long train route at Chilahati-Haldibari border will be completed by June this year to connect Dhaka to Siliguri. After the completion of the train route, Bangladesh and India would take up feasibility and passenger demand studies on the route to decide about running of passenger train services.<br />''<br />''The minister also said that Bangladesh railway will soon start discussion with India to open two more train routes between the two countries. He said, one route would be Rajshahi-Kolkata via Rohonpur -Singabad border and another Dhaka-Siliguri through Chilahati -Haldibari border. He said, there is a public demand to start railway passenger services between Rajshahi and Kolkata.<br />''On Tuesday, the High Commission of India in Bangladesh had announced that the frequency of the Maitree Express and Bandhan Express is being increased from 11th of this month.</span><br />
News On AIR | February 6, 2020 12:11 PM
Train route between Dhaka & Siliguri expected to open by June 2020: B'desh Railway Minister