Banalata Express

The Banalata Express is a Bangladeshi Intercity train (Train no. 791/792) which runs between Chapainawabganj and Dhaka under Bangladesh Railway.

Banalata Express
Overview
Service typeNon stop train
First service25 April 2019 (2019-04-25)
Current operator(s)Bangladesh Railway
Route
StartDhaka
Stops4
EndChapainawabganj
Distance travelled316 km (196 mi)
Average journey time5 hr 50 minutes
Service frequencySix days each week (Friday off)
On-board services
Class(es)AC First Class and AC Chair Car
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Auto-rack arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNo
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Technical
Track gaugeBroad Gauge

History

A new passenger train with modern facilities had started serving people to connect the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with its northern city of Rajshahi in 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
  • Chapainawabganj Station

Train schedule
TrainCityDepartureArrival
Banalata ExpressChapainawabganj06:00 am07:30 pm
Banalata ExpressDhaka01:30 pm11:30 am

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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]

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See also

References
  1. https://newupdateoffer.com/bonolota-express-train-schedule/
  2. https://bd-info.com/bonolota-express-schedule-rent/
  3. https://newsnextbd.com/?p=7054
  4. https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/bonolota-express-starts-journey-1735111
  5. https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/pm-opens-first-ever-non-stop-train-service-on-dhaka-rajshahi-route/ar-BBWgGW0

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