Kapotaksha Express

Kapotaksha Express
Overview
Service typeIntercity
First service1 May 1986 (1986-05-01)
Current operator(s)West Zone
Route
TerminiKhulna
Rajshahi
Stops15
Distance travelled263.2 km (163.5 mi)
Average journey time5 hrs & 25 min
Service frequency6 days a week (closed on Friday)
On-board services
Class(es)AC chair cars, non-AC chair cars
Seating arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes
Entertainment facilitiesYes
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Route map
Khulna-Rajshahi line
Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Legend
 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

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

History

The first inaugural run of Kapotaksha Express was on 1 May 1986. In 1988 the service was temporarily stopped. In late 1989 the service started again from Khulna to Rajshahi. Initially this train halted only in Jessore, Chuadanga and Ishwardi. Now it has 15 stoppages in between the routes.

This train was named after the Kapotaksha River.

Schedule

This train departs Khulna at 6:15 am and reaches Rajshahi at 12:20 pm. The returning journey starts at 2:30 pm by departing Rajshahi. This train reaches Jessore, Jhenaidah, Chuadanga, Kushtia, Pabna and Natore district.[1] Its weekly off day is Sunday.[2]

Facilities

The rake of Kapotaksha Express consists of 11 LHB COACHES. It has one AC chair car and eight8 non-AC chair cars with two power cars.[3] It usually gets Class 6500 locomotives.

Stoppages

See also

References

  1. ^ "Khulna Schedule". Bangladesh Railway.
  2. ^ বাংলাদেশ রেলওয়ে. Bangladesh Railway.
  3. ^ লাল সবুজে কপোতাক্ষ বর্ণিল সাজে রাজশাহী স্টেশন. The Daily Inqilab (in Bengali).