News Desk : dhakamirror.com
The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway is going to launch a ‘special mango train’ on Chapainawabganj-Dhaka route via Rajshahi on June 13 for the second consecutive time.
Asim Kumar Talukder, the general manager of the zone, told New Age on Thursday that they had completed all kinds of necessary preparation for launching a pair of trains on June 13 to transport mangoes at a lower cost for the welfare of the mango traders and farmers.
He said that the train would depart from Rohanpur station in Chapainawabganj at 4:00pm, while from Rajshahi station at 9:00pm.
Asim Kumar Talukder said that according to local farmers and traders, there would be enough mangoes to be sent by train in the next one and a half months.
According to the railway officials, the cargo train will carry a maximum of 150 tons of mangoes in five wagons every day. Farmers and traders can transport goods at their will. It will cost Tk 1.17 to carry a kilogram of mango to Dhaka
from Rajshahi and the same is Tk 1.30 from Chapainawabganj to Dhaka.
The train will make stoppages for loading mangoes at 14 stations on the Chapainawabgonj-Dhaka railway route via Rajshahi. The parcel train may have stoppages at other stations based on parcel booking and unloading, officials said.
Earlier, in 2020, the Mango Special Train was launched for the first time to mitigate the transportation problems of the growers.
Officials said that mangoes were cultivated on 26,150 hectares of land in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts where it is expected to yield 2,44,000 tonnes of mangoes this year.
– With New Age input
