Banalata Express
 Banalata Express | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Non stop train |
| First service | 25 April 2019 |
| Current operator(s) | Bangladesh Railway |
| Route | |
| Start | Dhaka |
| Stops | 4 |
| End | Chapainawabganj |
| Distance travelled | 316 km (196 mi) |
| Average journey time | 5 hr 50 minutes |
| Service frequency | Six days each week (Friday off) |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC First Class and AC Chair Car |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Auto-rack arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Yes |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Broad Gauge |
The Banalata Express is a Bangladeshi Intercity train (Train no. 791/792) which runs between Chapainawabganj and Dhaka under Bangladesh Railway.
History[]
A new passenger train with modern facilities had started serving people to connect the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with its northern city of Rajshahi on 25 April 2019. After few days this train route extended up to Chapainawabganj. Now its running Chapainawabganj-Rajashahi to Dhaka. The train has modern facilities like bio-toilet, recliner chair, Wi-Fi connections, LED display, and save at least one and a half hour journey time than those of the existing three express trains plying between Dhaka and Rajshahi. The train starts from Chapainawabganj at 5:50 am and arrives Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka at 11:40 am. Then it leaves Dhaka at 1:15 pm and reaches Chapainawabganj at 7:10 pm. [1]
Naming[]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated the train ‘Bonolota Express’ named after a famous Bangla poem Bonolota Sen by renowned poet Jibanananda Das.
Route[]
Banalata Express is a non stop train from Chapainawabganj to Dhaka. It stops at 4 stations. Those are:
- Kamalapur Railway Station
- Airport railway station, Dhaka
- Rajshahi Railway Station
Train schedule[]
| Train | City | Departure | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banalata Express | Chapainawabganj | 06:00 am | 07:30 pm |
| Banalata Express | Dhaka | 01:30 pm | 11:30 am |
Coach composition[]
The 928 seated ultramodern and high speed train with 12 coaches including two air-conditioned chairs and seven non-air conditioned chairs are running on the route without any stoppage between Dhaka and Rajshahi.[3] It has 12 coaches, imported from Indonesia recently, and two engines, imported from India in 2013. It was taken to Rajshahi from Ishwardi junction on April 23.[4] Bangladesh Railways procured 50 high-speed and modern coaches from Indonesia for new trains on different routes, including the Rajshahi-Dhaka route. [5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Bonolota Express Train Schedule, Time Table, Off Day". 21 April 2019.
- ^ https://bd-info.com/bonolota-express-schedule-rent/
- ^ https://newsnextbd.com/?p=7054
- ^ https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/bonolota-express-starts-journey-1735111
- ^ https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/pm-opens-first-ever-non-stop-train-service-on-dhaka-rajshahi-route/ar-BBWgGW0
External links[]
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- Named passenger trains of Bangladesh
- Transport in Dhaka