The first phase includes the construction of a 172 km long broad gauge line from Dhaka to Jessore.

Including the railway related works over the bridge of Padma, the primary estimated budget of the project was ৳39,246 crore.

The second section, includes four railway stations, is a 36 km long single broad gauge line from Gandaria to Mawa.

The next section, another single broad gauge line, is 42 km long that starts from Mawa and ends to Bhanga Junction.

[8] The plan of the railway project consists of the construction of a line 11 meter above the ground, a 43 km long loop, bridges and culverts, 30 level crossings and 40 underpasses etc.

[13] On 4 April 2023, after completing 42 km of the line, a train was run from Bhanga to Padma Bridge on a trial basis.