After a long wait, the country’s longest Jamuna Railway Bridge built over the Jamuna River is finally going to be inaugurated on Tuesday (March 18). As a result, a new horizon will be opened in the rail communication between Dhaka and the north and south. Trains will cross the railway bridge in just three and a half minutes today. Although the bridge is double-lane, passengers will not get the full benefit of the bridge as it will be opened as a single lane at first.

Authorities say that a double-lane railway line will be built through the new project. As a result, new horizons of communication, trade and economy will be opened. The double-lane bridge, built on the infrastructure of state-of-the-art steel technology on 50 pillars and 49 spans, indicates the potential progress of Bangladesh. The Railways Department has made all preparations for the inauguration.

Secretary of the Ministry of Railways Md. Fahimul Islam will inaugurate it. According to the program, the guests and concerned will cross the Jamuna Rail Bridge in the inaugural train from Ibrahimabad Station east of the bridge to Sayedabad Railway Station on the western side of Sirajganj at 11:20 am. Then, a press conference will be held at Sayedabad Railway Station at 11:40 am and the train will return to the eastern side of Ibrahimabad Railway Station at 12:00 noon. Shahin Mia, Station Master of Ibrahimabad Railway Station on the western side of the bridge, said that trains will be able to run at a speed of 120 kilometers over the bridge.