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Rajshahi, Arani, Abdulpur and Ishwari stations, he said. However, they will allow mangoes from other stations too if a large amount of the fruit is pre-booked from those stations, he added.

To transport a kg of mango, one has to pay Tk 1.3, he added. The mango session in Chapainawabganj started in the third week of May this year and will continue till mid-July, while mango harvesting in Rajshahi formally started on May 4 and gained momentum from May 15.

On May 16, Deputy Commissioner of Chapainawabganj AKM Galiv Khan said BR will launch Mango Special Train from May 20.

Asked about the delay, a top BR official, requesting anonymity, said a number of important issues including inauguration of Chilahati Express by PM on June 4, activities related to the handover ceremony of 20 Indian locomotives on May 23, left little time for launching the service this year.