<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">A freight train of Bangladesh Railway successfully completed a test run from Faridpur’s Bhanga station crossing the Padma Bridge on Saturday (September 16, 2023).</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The goods train left Bhanga station at 7:40 am and reached the Mawa Station via Padma Bridge and again returned to Bhanga Station, said Project director of Faridpur Rail Project, Brig: General Syed Ahmed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“ Five bogies carried 350 metric tonnes of stone during the trial run and the speed limit was 80 kilometers per hour,” he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Locals block Hili rail track demanding restoration of stopover of all trains</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">President of Faridpur Chamber of Commerce Nazrul Islam said people will be able to transport their goods using the train service at a low cost.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier, the test run of a passenger train from Dhaka’s Kamalapur Railway Station to Faridpur’s Bhanga Station was successfully completed on September 7.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the rail link on October 10. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>