The first consignment of 18 broad gauge (BG) passenger carriages out of 200 arrived at Darshana International Railway Station in Chuadanga from India on Friday afternoon.
The carriage-laden rake reached the station at 2:40pm, marking a major step toward enhancing passenger service quality and capacity in Bangladesh Railway's Western Zone.
Supplied by India's RITES Limited under a procurement project and manufactured at the Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala, Punjab, the consignment departed for Bangladesh on October 12.
