Tokyu Construction has won a contract to build a railway system in Bangladesh from Dhaka Mass Transit Company. The project, worth around 8 billion yen (USD 70.7 million), is part of a Dhaka transportation system development plan being spearheaded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. Line 6 of the Mass Rapid Transit system, the first commuter railway in the capital, will link Uttara, in northern Dhaka, to Motijheel.
The Japanese contractor is to provide ground improvement and development work for the site to be used as a train depot. Work will likely start around June and be completed in the summer of 2018.
Tokyu Construction is the first Japanese company contracted to build a railway system in Bangladesh. The deal comes amid growing competition with Chinese and European companies also trying to supply railway infrastructure to the region.
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