Bangladesh Jamuna Railway Bridge (Bangabandhu Bridge) Open
-Contribute to the increase of demand, safety, transport network in rail transportation-

-March 19, 2025-

IHI Infrastructure Systems Co., Ltd. (Location: Sakai City, Osaka, President: Kazuya Ueda, hereinafter “IIS”) and Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd. (Location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President: Toshio Shibata, hereinafter “SMCC”) Joint Venture had received the order in April, 2020 and has completed construction of Jamuna Railway Bridge (Bangabandhu Bridge, hereinafter “Bridge”).
Thus, the opening ceremony was held on March 18, 2025 in the presence of H.E. Shinichi Saida Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan, Mr. Teruyuki Ito JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Director General of South Asia Department, Mr. Md. Fahimul Islam Secretary of Ministry of Railways and Mr. Md. Afzal Hossain Director General of Bangladesh Railways.

Bridge was constructed, utilizing JICA ODA Loan, as railway bridge in parallel with existing Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge used as road and railway over Jamuna River in the central of Bangladesh. The opening of Bridge will enable to meet the increasing demand for rail transportation, so that the speed and weight restrictions previously stipulated on Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge can be improved, making it a valuable bridge that will contribute to the country future economic development. Bridge becomes a part of Trans-Asian Railway and will be used as important network connecting India. IIS-SMCC JV constructed WD2 (West) in this project.

IIS will continue to contribute to development of infrastructure in Bangladesh and other countries around the world by combining the experience gained through the construction of this Bridge and Japanese technological capabilities.

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