A consignment of 18 broad-gauge railway coaches purchased from India arrived through Darsana port in Chuadanga at 2:30pm on Friday.
Officials from Bangladesh Railway Paksey Division received the coaches.
The incoming shipment includes 11 non-AC Shovan chair cars, three AC chair cars, two AC sleeper cars, and two AC power cars.
The coaches were dispatched on 12 October from Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala, Punjab, India.
They subsequently halted at Ranaghat Railway Station in West Bengal before entering Bangladesh via Gede port.
Following customs clearance and administrative formalities at Darsana, the coaches will depart for Saidpur Railway Workshop in Nilphamari for inspection and testing.
Commenting on the arrival, Paksey Divisional Commercial Officer Hasina Khatun said the coaches will be inducted into the Bangladesh Railway fleet following inspection and testing, which will enhance passenger services.
Paksey Divisional Mechanical Engineer Md Rabiul Islam noted that the coaches will be transferred to Saidpur Railway Workshop for trial runs before their performance can be evaluated.
This shipment marks the first consignment of 200 LHB broad-gauge railway coaches to be supplied under an agreement signed in 2024 between Bangladesh Railway and Rail India Technical and Economic Service Ltd (RITES).
