BSS-75 Railway to buy 150 meter-gauge passenger carriages from S Korea

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Railway to buy 150 meter-gauge passenger carriages from S Korea

DHAKA, July 29, 2020 (BSS)- Bangladesh Railway (BR) has signed a contract with Sung Shin RST and POSCO International, a South Korean joint venture company, to procure 150 meter-gauge passenger carriages for improving its services.

With the presence of Railway Minister Mohammad Nurul Islam Sujan, Project Director Hassan Mansur and Posco International Country Manager Jong Bum Lee signed the Taka 658.81 crore contract on behalf of their respective sides today, a press release said.

The South Korean ‘EXIM Bank’ will finance it under the project titled ‘Procurement of 20 meter-gauge diesel-electric locomotives and 150 meter-gauge passenger carriages for Bangladesh Railway’.

Railways Ministry Secretary Salim Reza and BR’s Director General Md Shamsuzzaman were present, among others, on the occasion.

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