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Suborno Express (Train no. 701/702) is an intercity train of Bangladesh Railway which runs between Dhaka (the capital of Bangladesh) and Chittagong.Suborno Express has been considered one of the prestigious trains since it is considered the first luxurious non-stop train in the country. [1]
It operates and maintains all railways in the country, and is overseen by the Directorate General of Bangladesh Railway. The Bangladesh Railway is governed by the Ministry of Railways and the Bangladesh Railway Authority with a reporting mark known as "BR". [5] The Bangladesh Railway system has a total length of 3,600 kilometres (2,200 mi). [6]
Class 2900 locomotive of Bangladesh Railway. This is locomotive no. 2934. Bangladesh Railway Class 2900 is a 1500 hp locomotive. The Electro Motive Division export model of this locomotive is GT18L-2. The wheel arrangement of this locomotive is A1A-A1A. This locomotive can speed up to 107 kilometres per hour (66 mph) with passenger trains.
Bangladesh Railway Class 3000 is the latest class of meter-gauge locomotive of the Bangladesh Railway. As of 2020, total 476 meter-gauge and broad-gauge diesel locos (including the old 11 class 3000 locos) have been imported in Bangladesh. Most of them are diesel-electric, but 80 locos are diesel-hydraulic.
The first railway line in Bangladesh was laid in 1862 by the British Raj. At that time Bangladesh didn't exist and its land was part of the Bengal Presidency. On 15 November of that year, Eastern Bengal Railway, the predecessor of Bangladesh Railway, opened the first railway line from Darshana railway station to Jagati railway station.
In 2020, 10 [2] locos produced by Hyundai Rotem of South Korea under the license of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) of USA, entered the fleet of Bangladesh. They were also given the 3000 series. Though in the first phase, 10 locos came, 20 more in the second phase [3] [4] and 70 more in the third phase [5] are planned to come in Bangladesh. The ...
These 40 locomotives came to the Eastern Bengal Railway in 3 phases. [1] They were: 1953: 2000–2009; 1954: 2010–2025; 1956: 2026–2039; These locomotives were painted and delivered in Eastern Bengal Railway yellow-black livery before changing to red and then to green/yellow-green after the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971. [2]
BR 2609 with container train at Akhaura Junction. The Class 2600 locomotive can be used both for passenger services and freight services. In the early days, the Class 2600 locomotive was highly recommended for prominent Bangladeshi trains like Subarna Express, Mohanagar Express, Parabat Express etc. Currently, Class 2600 locomotives are mostly used for freight trains.