Bangladesh Railway (BR) introduced new passenger coaches to run two modern train services between Dhaka and Dinajpur.
Railways Minister M Mujibul Huq today formally inaugurated the train service on Dhaka-Dinajpur-Dhaka route at Kamalapur railway station in the city, said an official release.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister said the government is working to improve the standard of train services.
“New railways are being constructed and more engines and coaches are being procured,” he said, adding that the government has taken initiatives to turn all railways into dual gauge across the country.
BR has already procured 150 coaches from Indonesia with the financial assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB). Of them, 100 are meter gauge and 50 broad gauge.
Referring to the 46 ongoing projects, the minister said remarkable improvement will take place in the railway sector with the completion of those projects.
Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Ministry Sirajul Islam Molla and Railways Secretary M Firoze Salah Uddin, among others, were present on the occasion. Nowadays, people like Train Journey. It provides extra pleasure to the users. Two Intercity Train available on the Dhaka to Dinajpur Route. One is Ekota Express and another is Drutajan Express. We will also inform you the Return Train Schedule (Dinajpur to Dhaka train Schedule). If you make a Train journey from Dhaka to Dinajpur, You may like to Return from Dinajpur to Dhaka via Train. So, both pieces of information are important to you.
You become happy to know that, Both Trains are Quality on the Dhaka – Dinajpur Route. So, these Train provides some quality features. The Price isn’t too high. So, I think is will cheap from a Bus journey. Let’s check the Train Timing, Ticket Price and online Ticket Purchase system.
Dhaka to Dinajpur & Dinajpur to Dhaka Train Ticket Price:
 Dhaka to Dinajpur ShovonTicket Price 360 BDT.
 Dhaka to Dinajpur First Seat Ticket Price 570 BDT.
 Dhaka to Dinajpur Shovon ChairTicket Price 430 BDT.
 Dhaka to Dinajpur SnigdhaTicket Price 822 BDT.
 Dhaka to Dinajpur 1st Birth Ticket Price 855 BDT.
 Dhaka to Dinajpur AC SeatTicket Price 983 BDT.
 Dhaka to Dinajpur AC BirthTicket Price 1478 BD

An intercity train, ‘Bijoy Express’, has been introduced on Chittagong-Mymensingh route within the name of Victory Day. Railways Minister Mazibul Hoque inaugurated the train service on the new route in Mymensingh train depot at eight pm on nineteen Gregorian calendar month. Addressing the occasion, the minister aforementioned the govt. has been operating unrelentingly to modernize the railway communication system in order that folks will fancy a snug journey at the lower price. The aforementioned the railway ministry is implementing forty-five comes for building a contemporary railway communication network within the country. He expressed the hope that the railway communication of all district headquarters with national capital is going to be established by 2021. Minister for nonsecular Affairs Principal Motiur Rahaman, native MP Fatema Zohura patrician, senior officers, and native business leaders were a gift on the occasion. The train stops at some necessary stations appreciate Gouripur train depot, Kishoreganj train depot, Bhairab train depot, Comilla train depot., Laksam train depot, Feni train depot. The ‘Bijoy Express’, having twelve bogies leaves Mymensingh for the city at eight pm whereas city for Mymensingh at seven.20 am on a daily basis. Tues could be a closing day at Mymensingh and weekday could be a closing day at the city. The train reaches Gouripur Junction at twenty-five pm. once the shunting method to roll engine, the train leaves Gouripur Upazila at 8:45 pm.

Passenger railway services between Bharat and East Pakistan got a lift with the inauguration of the Bandhan categorical, which can travel between the urban center (West geographic area, India) and Khulna (Bangladesh) each weekday.

The inaugural run happened on Gregorian calendar month nine with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, East Pakistan Prime Minister tribal sheikh Hasina and state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee collectively flagged off the train through video conferencing. Regular service is regular to start out from November sixteen, 2017.

The Bandhan Express can cowl a distance of 172 metric linear unit a method — seventy-seven metric linear unit in Bharat and ninety-five metric linear unit in East Pakistan. The train can travel via the Petrapole-Benapole route. it’ll leave the urban center station each weekday at seven.10am and reach Khulna at noonday, same day. it’ll begin on the comeback leg from Khulna at one.20pm same day and reach the urban center at half-dozen.10 pm the same evening.

With the gap of the International rider Terminal at the urban center depot, passengers are going to be ready to complete their immigration checks here for the Indian half. In East Pakistan, the checks are going to be done at Benapole for the Bandhan Express.
The other train running between Bharat and East Pakistan is that the Maitree categorical, since 2008. It runs six days every week between the urban center and also the capital town of East Pakistan – Dhaka. Earlier, passengers aboard the Maitree categorical had to travel through immigration and customs checks at Gede (last depot on the Indian side) and Darshona (Bangladesh). Now, in step with latest reports, the immigration checks are going to be command at the recently opened international terminal at the urban center station and not at Gede. Passengers travel from urban center to Dhaka by the Maitree categorical are schooled by the Japanese Railway to hit the International Passengers’ Railway Terminal at the urban center station by five.10am. The regular departure of the train is at seven.10am.