New rail route between India-Bangladesh to start in Jan

Indian railwaysA new cross-border rail service to connect India with Bangladesh might get operational in January, to coincide with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Shaikh Hasina’s state visit to India. A senior Railway official reportedly said that the new route would connect Kolkata with Khulna. The 155km line between Kolkata and Bangladesh’s third largest city already handles freight traffic, but it will now carry passenger trains.

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