Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar rail route opening in December 2022: Railways Minister

Dhaka: Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan on September 22 said the new rail route from Chattogram's Dohazari to Cox's Bazar will open on December 16, 2022.

The minister made the announcement while visiting the work progress of the project at the iconic station building's construction site in Cox's Bazar, a press release said.

The project implementation has been delayed by six months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, the project inauguration has been fixed for December 2022, the minister added.

If the new rail link opens, many tourists will be able to visit Cox's Bazar by railways, he claimed.

There are multiple projects going on in Cox's Bazar to boost the economy and another rail link stretching 18 kilometres will be built from Chakaria to Matarbari, the minister noted.

A 100-kilometre single line dual gauge railway on Dohazari-Cox's Bazar route is being constructed with a progress of 62 per cent.

Cox's Bazar-3 constituency lawmaker Saimum Sarwar Komol, Project Director Mafijur Rahman, and Bangladesh Railway General Manager (East Zone) Zahangir Hossain were present on the occasion, among others.