West Zone of Bangladesh Railway has earned revenues worth around Taka 1.20 lakh through operating special mango and cattle trains between Chapainawabganj and Dhaka via Rajshahi this year.
Nurul Alam, additional commercial officer of the zone, said that special trains earned revenues through transporting mangoes and cattle to Dhaka from June 10 to 15.
During the five-day operation, the special train earned revenues worth around Taka 27,345 through transporting 18,146 kilograms of mangoes, while another train Taka 92,820 after transporting 105 cattle in two days, reports BSS.
Mentionable that the mango special train was launched on June 5, 2020, for the first time.
It has transported 39,95,798 kilograms of mangoes. The train has earned revenues worth Tk 46,29,140 during the last four years from 2020 to 2023.
