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====Bangladesh==== [[File:Bangladesh Railway, Komlapur Railway Station.jpg|thumb|A DEMU train (right) at [[Kamalapur railway station]], [[Dhaka]]]]Chinese manufactured (CNR Tangshan) DEMU was introduced in Bangladesh from 25 May 2013. DEMU is the country's first-ever commuter train service starting its journey on the Chittagong–Faujdarhat line. These DEMUs also operate on the [[Chittagong Circular Railway]] and on the [[Bangladesh Railway]]'s service between [[Dhaka]] and [[Narayanganj]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/05/25/demu-trains-begin-debut-run-in-ctg | title=DEMU trains begin debut run in Ctg | publisher=[[Bdnews24.com]] | access-date=2013-05-26}}</ref> However, these trains faced reliability issues soon after the final delivery in 2015, with all 20 trains becoming inoperable past 2018.<ref name="SomoyNews">{{Cite web |author=Somoy National Desk |title=Railway to sell Tk 650cr worth of DEMU trains as scrap |url=https://en.somoynews.tv/news/2025-01-20/WZ7HMI1v |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Somoy News}}</ref> In 2020, technicians from Bangladesh Railway were able to repair one of the inoperative trains to working condition. However, the proposed project to repair the rest of the trains were deemed to be too expensive in the long run. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-20 |title=Another wasteful railway project |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/editorial/news/another-wasteful-railway-project-3147811 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> By January 2025, after 10 years of service, Bangladesh Railway announced its intention to sell the DEMU trains as scrap.<ref name="SomoyNews" />
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