The Crime Desk: Train services on the Dhaka-Khulna route are set to officially begin under the Padma Bridge rail link project. Two new pairs of passenger trains will run on the Dhaka-Jessore-Khulna-Benapole route via the Padma Bridge.
Railways Advisor Muhammad Fawzul Kabir Khan will inaugurate train services on this route at Dhaka’s Kamalapur Railway Station at 9:30 am on Tuesday. Railways Secretary Md. Fahimul Islam will preside over the inaugural ceremony.
The Railways Ministry said in a press release on Monday that advance ticket sales for these two trains started last Saturday. Tickets can be purchased online and from designated station counters. Both trains will have a weekly break on Monday.
The Ministry of Railways has informed us that the ‘Jehanabad Express’ on the Khulna-Dhaka-Khulna route and the ‘Ruposi Bangla’ Express on the Benapole-Dhaka-Benapole route will run regularly with a one-day break every week. With the launch of this route, the travel time has been reduced. The new train will be able to reach Khulna or Benapole from Dhaka in just four and a half hours. Currently, it takes 9 hours and 30 minutes to go from Dhaka to Khulna via Tangail-Iswardi and 7 hours and 35 minutes to go from Dhaka to Benapole via Rajbari.
Among the new trains, the Jehanabad Express (825) will leave Khulna at 6 am and reach Dhaka at 9:45 am. And train number 826 will leave Dhaka at 8 pm and reach Khulna at 11:40 pm.
The train will stop at Noapara, Singia Junction, Lohagada, Kashiani Junction, and Bhanga Junction stations along the route.
On the other hand, the Ruposhi Bangla Express (828) will leave Dhaka at 10:45 am and reach Benapole at 2:30 pm. And train number 827 from Benapole will leave Benapole at 3:30 pm and reach Dhaka at 7:10 pm.
The train will stop at Jessore Junction, Narail, Kashiani Junction, and Bhanga Junction stations along the route. There will be a total of 768 seats in 12 coaches in the two trains.
