On Track In Bangladesh
Trains were running in the sub-continent 142 years ago. Bangladesh Railways is state owned, employs 34,168 people and covers a length of 2,855 route kilometers.
Tea cup and saucer in first class carriage, 2008
Tea is served in China cups with complimentary sandwiches in first class carriages. The photograph (above) was taken on a journey from Chittagong to Dhaka.
Boy running next to a train, Bangladesh 1992
Bangladesh train fairs work out cheaper than bus fairs. As well as supporting the economy by providing economic travel for students and the movement of goods many people, not employed by the railway, make a living from selling food to passengers and carrying luggage.
Man walking next to railway track, 2008
Passengers will see many people walking next to the tracks as well as shanty towns close to the railway as it enters urban areas.
Railway workers maintaining track in Sylhet, 1992
Some 42 million passengers are transported each year by the railway.
Boy with his head sricking out of a train, 1992
Queuing for tickets at Chittagong station, 2009
Chittagong Station, 2009
Man walking on Rail Track. Bangladesh 2008
Women and children look out towards a river from the railway track they have occupied. Bangladesh 2008
Abandoned train. Bangladesh 2008
Shanty town next to railway tracks. Bangladesh 2008
A man walks by a lake in the opposite direction to the train. Bangladesh 2008
Train and Rickshaw. Bangladesh 2008
Photomontage, New York & Bangladesh 2010
