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Tista Express

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Tista Express
Overview
Service typeIntercity Express
StatusWeekly 6 Days (Monday OFF)
First service16 March 1986; 37 years ago
Current operator(s)Bangladesh Railway
Route
TerminiKamalapur railway station
Dewanganj Bazar Railway Station
Stops8
Distance travelled212 K.M.(132 Mile)
Average journey time5 Hours, 10 Minutes
Train number(s)707-708
Line(s) usedMetre Gauge
On-board services
Class(es)CHAIR, AC, FIRST CLASS
Seating arrangementsAC_S, SNIGDHA, F_SEAT, S_CHAIR
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesYes
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesOverhead Rac
Other facilitiesPrayer Place, Canteen
Technical
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Track owner(s)Bangladesh Railway

The Tista Express (train numbers 707/708) is a high-speed inter-city train of the Bangladesh Railway, operating between Dhaka and Dewanganj Upazila every day of the week except Monday.[1] It runs from Kamalapur railway station in Dhaka to Dewanganj railway station.[2] The train is a red-green Indonesian air brake. The load of the train is 18/36. This train connects the 3 districts of Dhaka, Mymensingh and Jamalpur on a journey and sometimes Gazipur. Dhaka to Dewanganj train schedule Tista Express takes 5 hours and 10 minutes from Dhaka to Dewanganj.[3]

Schedule

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Tista Express Train Time Table Dhaka to Dewanganj[4]
Train No Train Name Off Day Departure Arrive Off Day
707 Tista Express Dhaka to Dewanganj 7.30 AM 11.29 AM Monday
708 Tista Express Dewanganj to Dhaka 2:55 PM 8:25 PM

Tista Express Stoppage:

  • Airport Railway Station
  • At Joydevpur Junction Station
  • At Gafargaon Railway Station
  • At Mymensingh Junction Station
  • At Pierpur Railway Station
  • At Jamalpur town Junction Station
  • At Melandah market
  • At Islampur market
  • and Dewanganj market

References

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  1. ^ বাংলাদেশ রেলওয়ে-গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার.
  2. ^ "Trains services from Kamalapur rail station restored". Daily Sun. 30 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Train schedule collapse agonises home-goers". Prothom Alo. 11 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Train schedule collapse agonises home-goers". The Daily Observer.
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