Bangladesh: MFF - Railway Sector Investment Program (Subproject 1)
This multitranche financing investment program aims to improve the performance of Bangladesh's railway sector by implementing (i) a reform project for sector policy, organizational, and capacity building to make Bangladesh Railway more commercially focused and improve governance and accountability; and (ii) an investment project of infrastructure and rolling stock capacity improvement investments to overcome capacity bottlenecks in economically and financially viable sectors.
| PROJECT DETAILS | ||
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Commitment Date Funding Type Country Sector Status Total Cost |
15 Feb 2007 Loan Bangladesh Transport/Rail Closed $162.50 million | |
| KEY OUTPUTS |
Doubling of 64 kilometers of Tongi-Bhairab Bazar rail line Completed detailed design of follow-on approved subprojects Completed re-rating study of the Jamuna Bridge Procurement of rolling stock |
| FINANCING |
$130 million (Asian Development Bank) $32.5 million (Government of Bangladesh) |
