Bangladesh Railway ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ
রেলওয়ে) is the state owned rail transport
agency of Bangladesh. It operates and
maintains all railways in the country, and is
overseen by the Directorate General of
Bangladesh Railway. The Bangladesh Railway
is governed by the Ministry of Railways and
the Bangladesh Railway Authority. Its
reporting mark is "BR". [4]
Type: Department of the Government of Bangladesh.
Industry: Railways and locomotives
Founded: 1862
Headquarters: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Area served: Bangladesh
Key people: Mohammad Amzad Hossain, Director General of
Bangladesh Railway[1]
Revenue: ৳ 8,002 million[2] (2014)
Net income: ৳ - 8,015 million[2] (2014)
Number of employees: 27,535 [3] (2015)
Parent: Government of Bangladesh
Divisions: East Zone and West Zone
Website: www.railway.gov.bd
★Bangladesh Railway
Operation
National railway: Railway ministry
Major operators: Bangladesh railway
★Statistics
Ridership: 65 million (2014) [2]
Passenger km: 8,135 million[2]
Freight: 2.52 million tonnes [2]
★System length
Total: 2,885 km[2]
Double track: 364 km[2]
★Track gauge
Metre gauge: 1,838 km[2]
Broad gauge: 682 km[2]
★Features
No. bridges: 3,650 [2] Major= 546
Minor=3,104
Longest bridge: Bangabandhu Bridge (dual gauge, 4.8 km)
Hardinge Bridge (broad gauge, 1.8 km)
No. stations: 498
The Bangladesh Railway system has a total
length of 2,855 route km. In 2009, Bangladesh
Railway had 34,168 employees. [5] In 2014,
Bangladesh Railway carried 65 million
passengers and 2.52 million tonnes of freight.
The railway made 8,135 million passenger-
kilometres and 677 million tonne-kilometres. [2]
