Bangladesh Railway on Saturday pressed into service three DEMU railcars in Chittagong, two of them for the commuters in the port city. The third DEMU railcar would shuttle between the port city and Laksham, railway officials said.
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BR opens DEMU railcar service in Ctg May 25
Bangladesh Railway is set to open its Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit railcar service on two routes in Chittagong from May 25, said officials. It also has a plan to open DEMU railcar service between Chittagong University and the port city on the same day, they said.
DEMU train service yet to be in full swing
The Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit railcar commuter service between Dhaka and Narayanganj has not yet started in full swing. Although the Bangladesh Railway had planned to run the new train for 16 trips, up and down, at present it runs only six trips.
Dhaka-N’ganj DEMU railcar service yet to resume
Bangladesh Railway is yet to resume its Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit railcar commuter service between Dhaka and Narayanganj. The DEMU railcar service remained suspended since Thursday, a day after its inauguration as 20 passengers fell sick at Chashara railway station due to suffocation. BR replaced the local train service between Dhaka
DEMU train service starts today
The Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit locomotives (trains) service on the Dhaka-Narayanganj route will be launched today. Though the Bangladesh railway was scheduled to launch two sets of these metre-gauge trains separately, it is going to launch a ‘rake’ or combined two-set DEMU trains.