New passenger train service between Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri set to start from 26th March

A- A A+

Last Updated : Apr 11 2021 10:25PM Screen Reader Access

News Highlights

'Teeka Utsav' is the beginning of 2nd big war against Corona Pandemic: PM Modi India becomes fastest vaccinating country in world; Administers over 10 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 85 days Centre prohibits exports of injection Remdesivir & Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients of Remdesivir Delhi govt bans all gatherings except marriages & funerals till 30th April Campaigning in full swing for 5th phase of assembly elections in West Bengal along with by-polls in different states

International News

Mar 02, 2021

7:51PM

New passenger train service between Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri set to start from 26th March

AIR Pics

A new passenger train service between Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri is set to start from 26th of March marking the 50th Anniversary of the liberation of Bangladesh. According to an official release by the Bangladesh Rail Ministry, the direct train between Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri will run through the Chilahati-Haldibari cross border rail route. However, other details like the schedule of the train, fair and immigration and its name will be decided later through discussion between the officials of the two countries.

There are two passenger trains currently running between Bangladesh and India. The Maitree Express runs between Dhaka and Kolkata and Bandhan Express links Khulna with Kolkata.

At present, five rail routes connect Bangladesh and India namely Petrapole-Benapole, Gede-Darshana, Singhabad-Rohanpur Radhikapur-Birol and Haldibari-Chilahati.

The Haldibari-Chilahati train route was opened in December last year for the operation of the goods train after a gap of 55 years during the virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The passenger train will also run on the same route.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are expected to flag off the new passenger train on the occasion of the Birth Centenary Celebration of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib and 50 years of Liberation of Bangladesh on this day.