Passenger trains will begin operating on the new Dhaka-Khulna route via the Padma Bridge from December 24, significantly reducing travel time. Two new pairs of passenger trains will officially launch service on the Dhaka-Jessore-Khulna-Benapole route.
This information was shared in a press release signed by Rezaul Karim Siddiqui, the Public Relations officer of the Ministry of Railways, on Wednesday.
Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, the adviser to the Ministry of Railways, will inaugurate the two new trains on December 24.
The trains are the Jahanabad Express on the Khulna-Dhaka-Khulna route and the Ruposhi Bangla Express on the Benapole-Dhaka-Benapole route, both operating with a weekly break, according to the Ministry of Railways.
With the new route, travel time has drastically reduced. The journey from Dhaka to Khulna or Benapole via these new trains will now take only three hours and forty-five minutes, compared to the current nine hours and thirty minutes via Tangail-Ishwardi or seven hours and thirty-five minutes via Rajbari-Benapole.
Train Schedules
- Jahanabad Express (825): Departs Khulna at 6:00am, arrives in Dhaka at 9:45am.
Jahanabad Express (826): Departs Dhaka at 8:00pm, arrives in Khulna at 11:40pm.
Stops: Noapara, Singia Junction, Lohagada, Kashiani Junction, and Bhanga Junction. - Ruposhi Bangla Express (828): Departs Dhaka at 10:45am, arrives in Benapole at 2:30pm.
Ruposhi Bangla Express (827): Departs Benapole at 3:30pm, arrives in Dhaka at7:10pm.
Stops: Jessore Junction, Narail, Kashiani Junction, and Bhanga Junction.