The Assam Bengal Railway completed the construction of the Chittagong–Sholosohor railway line in 1929. The following year they constructed a railway line from Sholosahar Junction to Nazirhat and in 1931, the following year, another railway line was constructed from the same junction to Dohazari.[3] In 2010, a railway construction project was taken up from Dohazari to Cox's Bazar via Ramu. The length of railway line under construction is 128 km. A target was then taken to complete the project within 3 years of initiation which was later extended by another 5 years till 2018. However, the contractor is appointed in the year preceding the target year.[4] The construction of the railway line started in July 2018.[5] The railway line's completion date was pushed back due to the August 2023 flood damage.[6][7] Locals and experts blamed the rail project and bad water management practices for the high flood damages.
