''Simanta Express'' (train No. 747/748) is an intercity train from

Chilahati Chilahati ( bn, চিলাহাটি) is a border railway station in Bangladesh, situated in Nilphamari District, in Rangpur Division. It is an active railway transit point on the Bangladesh-India border. Important track in the British per ...

Khulna Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...

. The train is conducted by Bangladesh Railway. The train serves from South-Western Bengal to

North Bengal North Bengal ( bn, উত্তরবঙ্গ/উত্তর বাংলা) is a term used for the north-western part of Bangladesh and northern part of West Bengal. The Bangladesh part denotes the Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division. Gen ...

. Apart from the ''Simanta Express'', the '' Rupsha Express'' also runs on this route.

Routes

The route from Chilahati to Khulna is the longest route of Bangladesh Railway.

Timing

The train starts its journey from Khulna at 9:00 am and reaches the destination of Chilahati at 6:20 pm. Again it starts from Chilahati at 7:00 am and reaches at 4:30 pm to Khulna.

Halts

Simanta Express departs at the following stations: * Jessore railway station * Kot Chandpur station * Darshan Holt railway station *

Chuadanga railway station Chuadanga ( bn, চুয়াডাঙ্গা) is a prosperous city in the western part of Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Chuadanga Sadar Upazila and Chuadanga District. Chuadanga was the first capital of Bangladesh. It was the sub-dis ...

* Alamdanga railway station * Torada railway station * Veramara railway station * Pakshi railway station * Ishwardi railway station * Natore railway station *

Ahsanganj railway station Ahsanganj railway station ( bn, আহসানগঞ্জ রেলওয়ে স্টেশন) is a railway station in Naogaon District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. Jamindar Munshi Ahsanullah Mollah M.L.C established the station and the ...

* Santaher railway station * Akkelpur railway station *

Joypurhat railway station Joypurhat railway station is a railway station in Joypurhat, Bangladesh. It was established 1884 in the British Raj period and is situated in the central point of Joypurhat City. Joypurhat railway station is a very important station in the northe ...

Birampur railway station Birampur ( bn, বিরামপুর) is an upazilla of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Birampur is an important city near India Border. This upazila is 256 km away from Capital Dhaka and nearly 56 km away from Di ...

* Phulbari railway station * Parbatipur railway station * Saidpur railway station * Nilphamari railway station * Domar railway station

References

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