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It is expected to reduce travel time to between 55 and 73 minutes between Dhaka and Chittagong while current inter-city trains has to spend around six hours of travel time are needed to cover the distance by the current 321 km (199 mi) metre-gauge railways. The new route will be 227.3 km (141.2 mi), making the route 90 kilometres (55 mi) shorter.
The reverse journey starts from Panchagarh at 12.30; Thakurgaon Road at 13:10; Pirganj railway station at 13:35 and reaches Kamalapur Railway Station at 21.55 pm. On its return route, it stops at Thakurgaon, Dinajpur, Parbitpur and Dhaka Airport stations. The approximate times are 1.53 pm, 3.02 pm, 3.55 pm and 10.03 pm respectively. [1]
Dhaka Dewanganj 52 Dewanganj Dhaka 53 Betna Commuter-1 Khulna Benapole 54 Betna Commuter-4 Benapole Khulna 55 Bhawal Express Dhaka Dewanganj 56 Dewanganj Dhaka 57 Iswardi Commuter Ishwardi Rohanpur: 58 Ishwardi Commuter Rohonpur Ishwardi 59 Ramsagar Express Bonarpara Dinajpur 60 Dinajpur Bonarpara 61 Dinajpur Commuter Lalmonirhat Biral: 62 Biral
On 16 December 2016, railway coaches of Ekota Express along with Drutojan Express were changed with newer ones imported from Indonesia. [3] On 11 November 2018, the route of Ekota and Drutojan Express were extended from Dhaka–Dinajpur to Dhaka–Panchagarh. As a result, the shuttle train service between Dinajpur and Panchagarh was closed. [2]
Since its inauguration, the train had started from Dhaka Railway Station. Shonar Bangla gets the 2nd top priority on Bangladesh Railway network. It only gives stoppage at Dhaka Airport Station. The fare of the train is similar with Suborno Express. From 2021,food price doesn't include with ticket supplied by Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation.
Drutajan express departs from Panchagarh railway station at 08:10 am and reaches Dhaka at 06:55 pm every day. It takes 10 hours 40 minutes for a trip. The departure from Dhaka is at 08:00 pm and reaches Panchagarh at 06:10 am every day.
On 16 April 2008, a Dinajpur – Dhaka Ekota express train collided with a local bus on a level crossing on the outskirts of Kalihati, Tangail District. Eighteen people died and thirty were injured. On 14 May 2008, an Upaban express train crashed into the rear of a Noakhali express train at the Ashuganj Upazila station, Brahmanbaria District ...
The Dhaka Metro Rail is a mass rapid transit system serving Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It is owned and operated by the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited . [ 1 ] Together with a proposed subway system it is expected to reduce traffic congestion in the city.