Pabna-Dhaka direct train from next March

Direct train service from Pabna to Dhaka will begin in March 2026.

Chief Adviser's Special Assistant on Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges Sheik Moinuddin revealed the information while speaking to reporters at the Pakshi Divisional Railway Office in Pabna on Tuesday morning.

Mentioning that the railway department is currently facing a shortage of coaches, Sheik Moinuddin said that the issue is expected to be resolved soon, and preparations are underway to start direct rail operations from Pabna to Dhaka from March.

Sharing the plan to build a modern and integrated communication system via waterways, railways and roads across the country, the special assistant said the government has already started work to upgrade district-level connecting highways into four lanes and widen major roads. The government is giving priority consideration to widening the main Abdul Hamid Road in Pabna, he added.
Besides, the Aricha Khaschar ferry connection project, Pakshi-Badherhat road expansion project and Kashinathpur-Ullapara road widening project are under active consideration of the government, he said, also assuring that an overpass would be constructed to ease traffic congestion at Ishwardi rail gate.

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