FIRST CONTAINER TRAIN FROM INDIA REACHES BANGLADESH

July 28, 2020

The first container train from India – carrying FMCG products and other items – arrived at the Benapole railways station of Bangladesh on July 26, 2020. It had started from Majerhat station near Kolkata on July 24, 2020.

About:

The Container Train Service is going to be a regular service connecting various terminals of Indian Railways network to various stations in Bangladesh.
Background:
- The process for facilitating movement of Container trains from India to Bangladesh started in 2017 when an MoU was signed by Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) and the Bangladesh Container Company Ltd.
- It was followed up by a trial run of the first container train from Kolkata to Bangabandhusetu West station (BBW) in April 2018.

Source : All India Radio

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