Kapotaksha Express

Kapotaksha Express

Overview
Service type	Intercity
First service	1 May 1986 (1986-05-01)
Current operator(s)	West Zone
Route
Start	Khulna
Stops	15
End	Rajshahi
Distance travelled	263.2 km (163.5 mi)
Average journey time	5 hrs & 25 min
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	715/716
On-board services
Class(es)	AC chair cars, non-AC chair cars
Seating arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Entertainment facilities	Yes
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

v Khulna-Rajshahi line
Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Legend
Rajshahi to Chilahati Abdulpur to Sirajganj Bazar Ishwardi Hardinge Bridge Poradah to Goalundo Ghat Chuadanga to Darshana Kotchandpur to Benapole Jessore Phultala to Mongla Khulna

Kapotaksha Express (Bengali: কপোতাক্ষ এক্সপ্রেস) (Tr 715/716) is a Bangladeshi Intercity train service runs between the two western cities of Bangladesh Khulna and Rajshahi.

History[]

The first inaugural run of Kapotaksha Express was on 1 May 1986. In 1988 the service was temporarily stopped. In late 1989 the service started again from Khulna to Rajshahi. Initially this train halted only in Jessore, Chuadanga and Ishwardi. Now it has 15 stoppages in between the routes.

This train was named after the river Kapotaksha.

Schedule[]

This train departs Khulna at 6:15 am and reaches Rajshahi at 12:20 pm. The returning journey starts at 2:10 pm by departing Rajshahi. This train reaches Jessore, Jhenaidah, Chuadanga, Kushtia, Pabna and Natore district.^[1] Its weekly off day is Sunday.^[2]

Facilities[]

The rake of Kapotaksha Express consists of 11 PT Inka Coaches. It has one AC chair car and eight8 non-AC chair cars with two power cars.^[3] It usually gets Class 6500 locomotives.

Stoppages[]

• Jessore Junction
• Ishwardi Junction

See also[]

• Sagardari Express
• Chitra Express
• Sundarban Express

References[]