Shonar Bangla Express (Train no. 787/788) is an intercity train of

Bangladesh Railway Bangladesh Railway ( bn, বাংলাদেশ রেলওয়ে) is the state-owned rail transport agency of Bangladesh. It operates and maintains all railways in the country, and is overseen by the Directorate General of Bangladesh Ra ...

which runs between

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

(capital of Bangladesh) and

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

. Along with Suborno Express, Shonar Bangla Express has been considered one of the prestigious trains in Bangladesh. The train connects capital Dhaka with port city

of Bangladesh.

History

Shonar Bangla was introduced as a non stop inter-city train which offers quality food and fast service. Since its inauguration, the train had started from

Dhaka Railway Station Kamalapur Railway Station, officially known as Dhaka Railway Station, is the central railway station in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. It is the largest station and the busiest infrastructure for transportation in the country that acts as a gatew ...

. Shonar Bangla gets the top priority on

network. It only gives stoppage at Dhaka Airport Station. The fare of the train is higher than

Subarna Express Suborno Express (Train no. 701/702) is an intercity train of Bangladesh Railway which runs between Dhaka (capital of Bangladesh) and Chittagong. Suborno Express has been considered one of the prestigious trains since it is considered the first l ...

. The Fare includes food price supplied by Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation.

Schedule

The train departs Dhaka railway station at 07:00 AM (

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) and arrives Chittagong at 12:20 PM. In return trip, it departs Chittagong at 05:00 PM and arrives Dhaka at 10:10 PM. Tuesday is the weekly holiday of this train from Chittagong and Wednesday is from Dhaka

Carriages

The train currently runs with 14 Indonesia made red-green PT INKA air-brake coaches. However, sometimes the train pulls up to 18 coaches if there is compelling demand. These coaches were imported on 2016.

Locomotive

Shonar Bangla Express is hauled by a Class 2900 of

. The train needs an air-braked locomotive which is mandatory.

Stoppages

* Dhaka Bimanbandor

References

External links

{{Railways in Bangladesh Named passenger trains of Bangladesh Railway services introduced in 2016 Transport in Chittagong Transport in Dhaka