Kapotaksha Express

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

Kapotaksha Express
Overview
Service typeIntercity
First service1 May 1986 (1986-05-01)
Current operator(s)West Zone
Route
StartKhulna
Stops15
EndRajshahi
Distance travelled263.2 km (163.5 mi)
Average journey time5 hrs & 25 min
Service frequencyDaily
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car Non AC Chair Car
Seating arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes
Entertainment facilitiesYes
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Khulna-Rajshahi line
Track gaugeBroad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Rajshahi
to Chilahati
Abdulpur
to Sirajganj Bazar
Ishwardi
Hardinge Bridge
Poradah
to Goalundo Ghat
Chuadanga
to Darshana
Darshana Halt
Kotchandpur
to Benapole
Jessore
Phultala
to Mongla
Khulna

History

First inaugural run of Kapotaksha Express was ran on 1 May 1986. In 1988 the service was temporary stopped. In late 1989 the service starts again from Khulna to Rajshahi. Primarily this train halted only in Jessore, Chuadanga & Ishwardi. Now it has 15 stoppage in between the route. This train was named after the river Kapotaksha.

Schedule

This train departs Khulna at 6:45 am and reaches Rajshahi at 12:20 pm. The returning journey starts on 2:10 pm by departing Rajshahi. This train touches Jessore, Jhenaidah, Chuadanga, Kushtia, Pabna and Natore district.[1] Its weekly offday is Saturday.

Facilities

The rake of Kapotaksha Express consist with 11 PT Inka Coaches. It has 1 AC chair car and 8 non AC chair cars with 2 power cars.[2] It usually gets Class 6500 locomotives.

Stoppages
  • Nowapara
  • Jessore Junction
  • Mobarakganj
  • Kotchandpur
  • Safdarpur
  • Darshana Halt
  • Chuadanga
  • Alamdanga
  • Poradaha Junction
  • Mirpur
  • Bheramara
  • Paksey
  • Ishwardi Junction
  • Azim Nagar
  • Adbulpur Junction

See also

References
  1. Bangladesh Railway. "Khulna Schedule".
  2. The Daily Inqilab. "লাল সবুজে কপোতাক্ষ বর্ণিল সাজে রাজশাহী স্টেশন(Bengali Edition)".

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